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Principal Customer Success Manager
Location
New York + 4 moreAll locations: New York | Rhode Island | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas
Posted
164 days ago
Salary
$155K - $165K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Customer Success Manager
Gainsight
• Manage approximately five clients in Gainsight's Strategic Accounts segment • Proactively manage risks and foster adoption and outcomes • Provide mentorship and leadership to team members • Develop and lead strategic client partnerships • Quantify and communicate ROI for clients throughout their lifecycle • Act as a trusted advisor on Customer Success best practices • Cultivate deep executive-level relationships within client organizations • Drive cross-functional initiatives to identify strategic opportunities • Represent Gainsight as a recognized industry expert
Job Requirements
- Over 10 years of progressive experience in Customer Success
- Expert-level knowledge of Customer Success best practices
- Extensive experience with highly complex, enterprise-level products
- Prefers C-level engagement with strong relationship-building skills
- Exceptional skill in navigating and leading through ambiguity
- Proven leadership in cross-functional collaboration
- Demonstrated thought leadership in the Customer Success industry
- Experienced in developing and delivering executive-level presentations
Benefits
- fully covered medical premiums (employee-only)
- flexible PTO
- 401(k) plan
- dental and vision coverage
- remote work options
- $10,000 lifetime fertility stipend
- access to coworking spaces around the globe
- dedicated Recharge Holidays - one long weekend each quarter
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