Customer Success Manager - Denver, United States - Contentful

Description

About the opportunity

As a Customer Success Manager, you will work directly with Contentful customers in your region, to ensure they maximize value from our platform and deliver a stellar customer experience as their trusted advisor. You will help our customers achieve both their technical and business goals while driving retention and growth for Contentful. You will partner closely with our sales, partner organization, and professional services teams and amplify the voices of the customers internally by driving continuous feedback into our product and customer teams.

What to expect?

Build and own relationships across a full book of business and embody the trusted advisor role, managing a book of business of around 25-30 enterprise accounts.

Monitor and guide new customers to ensure value expectations are aligned and achieved from the beginning

Understand and advise customers' priorities with Contentful, capture and communicate KPIs and outcomes through a defined path to maturity and success

Drive product adoption, customer satisfaction, and overall influence on customer health scores

Lead effective and consistent customer Business Reviews based on the defined Business Review rubric

Flag and proactively mitigate risks within a book of business

Drive the renewal conversations to close with Contentful's largest and most strategic logos.

Confidently negotiate pricing and contract terms with procurement teams in the Fortune top 20.

Close renewals on time and forecast them accurately to leadership weekly

Create and drive customer close plans for renewal

Translate customer insights into actionable feedback for our product and go-to-market teams and follows up on progress and collaboration with PMs

Prepare to travel ~25% annually for customer onsite meetings

What you need to be successful?

College / University Degree is highly preferred

5+ years of experience in a customer-facing role with renewals experience; Renewals Management, Customer Success Management, or Key Account Management experience.

Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding sales or performance goals

Ability to think strategically about a customer's goals and drive renewal and expansion opportunities to close independently

Excellent oral and written communication skills: shows excellence in previous customer and internal engagements

Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including sales, product, and support

Ability to understand Contentful APIs, as well as the modern content management and digital experience stack. Independently uses Contentful data tools to engage in meaningful, proactive customer discussions and in some instances, crafts custom queries and reports (in data tools).

Well-developed attention to detail and organization skills ie: follow processes, updating the relevant systems diligently, and make suggestions on improvements where required

Technical proficiency and a keen interest in technology. Ability to communicate high-level technical concepts to customers.

Demonstrate a commitment to prioritizing customer success and aligning it with company goals

What's in it for you?

Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences

Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company

Comprehensive health/dental/vision care package covering 100% of monthly premiums for employees

We value Work-Life balance and You Time A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, education days, and volunteer days

16 weeks of paid parental leave to care for and focus on your growing family

Use your personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career

Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties

Use your physical fitness budget to get away from your desk and support your physical wellness

A monthly phone/internet stipend and phone upgrade reimbursement after 2 years

New hire office equipment stipend. Get the gear you need to work at your best.

Colorado Salary Statement: The salary range displayed is specifically for those potential hires who will work or reside in the state of Colorado if selected for the role. Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications (e.g. JD/technology), for example.

Colorado Salary Range: $120,000 - $131,000

[This position is eligible for equity awards, annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards, where applicable, in accordance with the terms of Contentful's variable compensation plans.]

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Contentful focuses on SaaS, Cloud Computing, Apps, Content, and Developer Tools. Their company has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Berlin, and Remote. They have a large team that's between employees. To date, Contentful has raised $334.6M of funding; their latest round was closed on July 2021 at a valuation of $3B.

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