Customer Success Manager

Skillsoft•Boston, MA

3h•$80,000 - $90,000•Remote

About The Position

At Skillsoft, we propel organizations and people to grow together through transformative learning experiences. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. Join us in our quest to transform learning and help individuals unleash their edge. Skillsoft is seeking an experienced Customer Success Manager who has a passion for digital learning to enable organizations to take a risk-based approach to learning and measure its effectiveness. They manage a portfolio of more complex customers across all market segments and are responsible for customer retention and satisfaction. As a Customer Success Manager, you will have the opportunity to work closely with the customer’s learning leader(s) after the purchase of Skillsoft solutions to ensure the customer’s desired outcomes are met through onboarding, adoption, expansion, and renewal. The Customer Success Manager plans and drives ongoing account strategy working with the customer to establish critical program goals, or other key performance indicators, and aids the customer in achieving their goals and desired outcomes. The Customer Success Manager teams with Skillsoft Account Executives and other internal partners to ensure high renewal rates.

Requirements

5+ years Customer Success experience or equivalent (e.g., sales, professional services) with a Bachelor's Degree; or equivalent experience
Experience using Salesforce CRM and Customer Success tools such as Gainsight, etc.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills and proficient in Word and Outlook with excellent facilitation and presentation skills for meetings and groups, both virtual and live, demonstrating the ability to guide individuals and groups, listen and question effectively
Solid knowledge of the digital learning industry with the ability to articulate its features and benefits to all levels of the business enterprise, including understanding of the customer's business drivers
Ability to successfully support an account territory with a portfolio of more complex customers
Understanding of the regulatory environment and the relevance to the organization's training needs and risk reduction goals while continually expands knowledge of content areas as they are incorporated into the Skillsoft library
Effective project management and organizational skills, specifically managing a high-volume customer base
Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making that balance data analysis with responsiveness for
Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to act as a strategic partner to the customer and sale team.
Ability to easily adapt to change as it relates to customer strategy, internal/external relationships, and organizational direction

Nice To Haves

Training or consulting experience with account management responsibility
Demonstrated ability to build relationships at many levels across customer teams
Experience in analyzing data, visualizing success, and demonstrating value

Responsibilities

Establish a trusted/strategic advisor relationship with each assigned customer and drive continued value of our products and services
Ensure customer success by consulting during the process of defining, implementing, launching, promoting, and continually evaluating the digital learning program
Provide guidance or advise customers on Skillsoft content, platform solutions, and service offerings using Skillsoft’s Digital Learning Principles and other frameworks
Build relationships by being a customer advocate.
Develop and enhance customer learning initiatives and facilitate the resolution of customer problems and concerns
Guide customers to develop and enhance their digital learning program by providing relevant tools and other resources
Maintain a cadence of communicating with customers about their adoption and usage trends, overall satisfaction, and mining opportunities for deeper engagement
Conduct business review meetings with customers to measure progress, assess key trends and ensure value realization
Stays up to date on new trends and regulations and may make recommendations to Skillsoft development on customer content needs.
Analyze white space and identify up-sell and cross-sell opportunities
Collaborate with Account Team to ensure expansion and renewal
Drive retention and growth among customers by understanding their business needs and helping them succeed by achieving targeted activity and renewal goals on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
Take proactive steps to address potential issues before they become larger setbacks to success and manage resolution and escalation of on-going support issues to relevant stakeholders (internal & external)
Monitor and document account health and identify and mitigate risk within your assigned accounts
Respond to activities and create follow up tasks in a timely manner