Principal Customer Success Manager

Ping Identity

90d • $124,500 - $132,750

About The Position

At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise. We call this digital freedom. And it's not just something we provide our customers. It's something that inspires our company. People don't come here to join a culture that's built on digital freedom. They come to cultivate it. Our intelligent, cloud identity platform lets people shop, work, bank, and interact wherever and however they want. Without friction. Without fear. While protecting digital identities is at the core of our technology, protecting individual identities is at the core of our culture. We champion every identity. One of our core values, Respect Individuality, reminds us to celebrate differences so you are empowered to bring your authentic self to work. We're headquartered in Denver, Colorado and we have offices and employees around the globe. We serve the largest, most demanding enterprises worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100. At Ping Identity, we're changing the way people and businesses think about cybersecurity, digital experiences, and identity and access management.

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of related experience in Customer Success / Experience.
• Experience in consulting and implementation of IT systems, preferably cloud service and/or identity management.
• A strong technical aptitude to learn customer use cases and architectural requirements for Ping solutions.
• Proven track record of driving issues to resolution and advocating on behalf of a customer.
• Experience working with enterprise-level customers.
• Knowledge of the software development process and design methodologies.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• The ability to analyze technical concepts and translate them into business terms, as well as explain complex technical concepts to customers.
• A strong combination of technical and leadership skills.
• A naturally curious and proactive approach to uncovering adoption blockers and risks.
• Experience with SFDC, Gainsight, or equivalent CRM systems.
• Solid technical understanding of Cloud Solutions.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a point of contact for any major customer incidents, being responsible for managing expectations and communications through resolution.
• Analyzing customer data such as support cases, survey responses, and renewal behaviors to identify technical trends and risks.
• Acting as the voice of the customer internally to advocate for their needs.
• Monitor and identify adoption and utilization trends, providing recommendations based on risk and customer needs.
• Providing proactive guidance on Ping's features based on the customer's interests and business objectives.
• Own the ultimate responsibility for the customer's onboarding, adoption, and advocacy across a portfolio of customers.
• Developing and delivering 'success plans' that identify technical stakeholders, milestones, metrics, and risks for key customers.
• Leading technically complex customer issues from start to finish and identifying opportunities for new solutions.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (including Product and Engineering) to help resolve customer needs or projects.
• Driving business value for customers by partnering with them to define desired business outcomes, focusing on maximizing value realization across the Ping platform.
• Leveraging multiple Ping solutions to provide high-level technical advisement to customers.
• Discussing IAM best practices within on-premise, hybrid cloud, and on-premise infrastructures where deployment complexity is high.
• Engaging with technical and business owners at all levels on the customer side.
• Communicating and influencing effectively at all levels of the organization, including C-level.
• Occasionally traveling to customer sites and being available for some after-hours or weekend coverage as needed.
• Willingness to be a hands-on contributor.

Benefits

• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
• Parental Leave
• Progressive Healthcare Options
• Retirement Programs
• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
• Commuter Offset (Specific locations)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree