Senior Customer Success Manager

SUMMARY: Successfully manage the administration of client programs, addressing client needs and growing the business, hold cross-functional responsibilities between Operations and Business Development. As a key member of the leadership team, the Sr CSM will help craft and execute our customer-success strategies, building strong relationships with customers and collaborating with cross-functional leaders internally to deliver consistently excellent customer experiences. The ideal candidate is passionate about using analytical skills to identify problems, find solutions, and improve relationships.

Objectives of this role

• Own the entire relationship with assigned clients, including onboarding, implementation, training, adoption, retention, and satisfaction.
• Establish relationships as a trusted and strategic advisor to help ensure the continued value of our products and services.
• Develop and maintain customer-success strategies and best practices, as well as customer-support content, with help from the creative team.
• Communicate effectively with both internal and external senior managers to better understand customer needs, maximize retention and growth, and share learnings.
• Maintain existing customer-success metrics and data as directed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day contact for assigned accounts, building trust and rapport while identifying areas of opportunity, highlighting best practices, and documenting both.
• Review the customer journey, determine how it’s supported, and use a consultative approach to help clients overcome issues and achieve their goals.
• Facilitate interaction and workflow among project team members, including third-party service providers, to ensure timely deliverables.
• Collaborate, problem-solve, and/or strategize with team members on upcoming client meetings.
• Prepare documentation or visuals of account performance for client; analyze trends in CSAT and NPS scores to identify areas for improvement.
• Work with sales and marketing teams to boost customer referrals and develop case studies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, criminal justice, or related field
• 2+ years Sales/client relationship management
• Law Enforcement or govt employment a plus
• Experienced professional with some sales/client relationship or management experience
• Must be able to travel extensively throughout Louisiana and surrounding states as needed. Both day trips and overnight travel will be required based on business needs.
• Active team player, self-starter, and multitasker who can quickly adjust priorities.
• Preferable in a technology-based company
• Criminal Justice experience either directly or as a vendor is a plus
• MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint)
• Salesforce or other CRM experience a plus

Competencies

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.