Customer Success Manager- German Speaker

Must be fluent in German and English. Additional languages an advantage

The SailPoint customer success team take responsibility for our customer journey and value realised from our platform, striving for positive business results for our customer and continued loyalty for SailPoint. Due to continued growth in our business, we have a new opening for a Customer Success Manager (CSM) in the UK!

A CSM is responsible for overall client retention and advocacy, building and sustaining long-term business relationships between SailPoint and assigned client accounts. This role serves as an advisor and business consultant for multiple accounts by helping our clients achieve success through the use of SailPoint's product and services.

This role is all about ensuring tangible value realisation through verified outcome delivery, and is not a quota carrying sales

position, and represents a great opportunity for the right candidate to join our business, and grow as a professional in line with our wider strategy.

Description:

Manage a successful business relationship between SailPoint and assigned client accounts; benchmarked on the achievement of a fixed number ofVerified Outcomes and Retention

Compile clear, time-boxed plans/engagement models to ensure delivery of a successful identity security program over time

Monitor accounts for change in solution/product usage, personnel, goals, mission, financial conditions, competitor involvement and other areas that could have an effect on the clients' ongoing use and/or satisfaction with SailPoint's products and services

Provide coaching and advice to clients on the use of SailPoint's solutions for identity management, compliance, role management, and access request management; develop insights into the challenges faced by client organisations and provide recommendations based on an in-depth understanding of how the SailPoint platform solves those problems

Interfacing with delivery partners on project statuses, compiling mutual plans in advancement

Provide strategic updates on clients' performance to SailPoint Senior Management, plus additional functions

Identify new opportunities for expanding SailPoint product/service usage to maximise client success and SailPoint revenue growth

Ensure customer renewal and retention for SailPoint

Cultivate additional SailPoint Advocates within assigned customer base

Requirements:

Must be fluent in German and English. Additional languages an advantage

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Strong customer facing skills, with a highly professional demeanour

Strong consulting skills. Ability to gather and analyze information and produce strategic insights into clients' organisational and technical challenges

Ability to communicate technical details to a non-technical audience

Ability to set and communicate expectations, skill in mediation

Must be highly organised and able to define structure with multiple stakeholders

Ability to build lasting relationships based on trust

Takes ownership of challenges, aligning with necessary subject-matter expertise to mitigate

Self-motivated, strong work ethic, creative, customer-centric personality

Advantage: Any experience in outcome/requirements formulation, or project management/delivery planning

The path to success

Within the first 30 days:

SailPoint Overview: Learn about the company's history, mission and core values

Product / Service Offering: Learn the SailPoint pitch

Meet the team: Introduce yourself to key stakeholders such as regional leaders, your team, AEs, marketing, channel, support, professional services,etc

Mentorship: Meet your onboarding buddy and set up regular meetings & 1:1s with your manager

Tools: Familiarize yourself with the tools provided, such as Salesforce, Gainsight, Tableau, ServiceNow, etc.

60 days:

Enablement: Complete revenue org onboarding enablement, role specific enablement, SailPoint certifications, and all assigned compliance / security tasks

Shadowing: Shadow CSMs on customer meetings

Portfolio: Review your assigned customer portfolio, familiarise yourself with the customer success plans, conduct internal handovers with AEs/CSMs to understand each customer's objectives and opportunities

Customer Meetings: Conduct introduction sessions & schedule regular meetings with your customer base

90 days:

Renewals: Accurately forecast renewals, identify & mitigate risk, and work with Renewals Managers, AEs and Partners to close renewals on time

Revenue Generation: Uncover opportunities for upsell/cross-sell based on customer utilisation and expanded use cases

Customer Advocacy: Build customer champions through the SailPoint Admirals Program, case studies, and customer speaking opportunities foruser groups

Continuous Learning: Stay up to date on new information distributed to the team, product roadmaps, thought leadership and industry trends

Feedback: Actively seek and incorporate feedback from peers, mentors and management

Travel:

Estimated from 10% to 25%

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

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