Client Success Manager - State & Local Government (West)
Pega provides innovative technology to the world's most innovative organizations. As a recognized industry leader in strategic business applications, we challenge companies to rethink the way they do business and empower them to become more efficient, smarter, and most importantly, customer-centric. Our Client Success team is an integral part of our rapid growth trajectory, as you will partner with internal and external stakeholders to drive our client's success.
The Customer Success Manager is responsible for maintaining and expanding relationships and providing technical expertise, where applicable, within a set of defined accounts that are of critical importance to Pega. These accounts will also require a high level of program adoption management and leadership.
What You'll Do at Pega :
- Develop a trusted advisor relationship with multiple people in the account to expand engagement with stakeholders across the customer organization
- Establish a metrics framework to realize and measure business value through use of Pega software, coproduce a strategic roadmap for transformation, and encourage adoption of best practice through enablement and governance.
- Serve as the account's advocate within Pega, managing escalations quickly and effectively and coordinating with other organizations at Pega to take action on behalf of the customer
- Use discrete and aggregate measures of customer health to drive insights, to identify and mitigate areas of risk, and to take proactive action
- Leverage industry and product knowledge to share insights about how customer can maximize license to drive business benefits.
- Collaborate with sales and services to ensure renewals and identify expansion opportunities.
Who You Are :
BA / BS Degree or equivalent business experience5+ years relevant work experience, 2+ years in a client success or account management roleExecutive-level communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively navigate and mediate conflict and foster honest dialogStrong consulting skills and proven results working as a trusted advisor to drive business value for clients or stakeholdersAbility to prioritize, multi-task, and perform effectively under pressureStrong knowledge of business processes (Sales, Marketing, Service, Support), business applications and automationWhat You've Accomplished :
A proven customer satisfaction and revenue driver. The Customer Success Manager leverages data and relationships to help our customers achieve their business objectives after the initial sale and continuing through the customer lifecycleComfortably engages with front-line teams and C-suite leaders, employing the Challenger model to drive business insights. They understand Pega best practices and how to adapt them within each customer's environment to achieve faster time to valueHas an analytics orientation. Customer Success requires analysis of available data to determine customer health and identification of new data to drive proactive outreach, which in turn increases customer satisfaction and lowers sales and delivery risksDrives for results. Contribute to account plans, and organize resources required to execute the plans and achieve desired outcomes. They measure progress against KPIs, successfully balancing the customer's needs and value to PegaIs a thought leader. They leverage their deep domain experience, product knowledge, and industry trends to home in on quantifiable benefits and focus intently on realizing themIs service-oriented. They are the primary post-sale point of contact for the customer. They address root causes of dissatisfaction, and proactively coordinate with specialists in Pega to smooth the customer journey and help ensure that Pega's applications are best in classPega Offers You :
A rapidly growing yet well-established businessThe world's most innovative organizations as reference-able clientsGartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of productsContinuous learning and development opportunitiesAn innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environmentCompetitive global benefits program inclusive of pay + bonus incentiveEmployee equity in the companyBase salary range for this role is 119600 - 182200 USD annually. This role may also be eligible for annual bonus OR commission, as well as benefits and other incentives. The final compensation will be determined during the offer process based on the candidate's education, experience, skills, and qualifications, as well as market conditions and may vary from the posted range. We will share information on benefits, bonus / commission, and other pay components for this role at the relevant recruitment stage.