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Stride, Inc., formerly known as K12 Inc., is a leading provider of personalized online education programs and services, including customized tutoring, online ed
Client Success Specialist
Location
United States
Posted
81 days ago
Salary
$45.5K - $65K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Client Success Specialist
Stride, Inc.
Job Description The Client Success Specialist supports ongoing account needs related to day-to-day K12 Tutoring program planning, implementation, and growth. This role ensures accounts have all their needs met as part of standard operating procedures, implementation, onboarding, launch, training, troubleshooting, skill building, adoption, and consultative services aligned to industry best practices and national standards. This role must be a strong collaborator willing to take a hands-on approach in solving varying account needs and bringing 12 Tutoring and other Stride team members into conversations when needed or appropriate. This role works closely with tutor management, business analysts, product manager, and other team members to maximize account satisfaction and support measured through CSAT and NPS indicators. The ideal candidate must be passionate about building and implementing online and digital learning solutions with an educational strategist mentality who takes a proactive, consultative approach in developing trusted advisor status with program level leaders and staff who are responsible for day-to-day operations at the account level. Success will be measured by customer support and satisfaction levels aligned with implementation timelines. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform their essential duties. - Function as portfolio’s key point of contact for account planning, implementation, and support - Offer superior customer experience proactively addressing ongoing training and support needs in collaboration with other K12 Tutoring team members. - Coordinate resources to ensure customers experience seamless service delivery from marketing/enrollment, operations, tutor operations, support, billing, training, professional development, etc. - Provide regular updates to partners on the progress of K12 Tutoring support, services, platform enhancements and updates, timelines, operations, and campaigns - Develop and maintain an understanding of customer needs, contract terms and conditions, and account requirements - Responsible for providing ongoing training and education about products and services for assigned customer portfolio - Monitor program outcomes providing consultative recommendations with Business Development and other K12Tutoring team members as appropriate - Collaborate closely with cross functional teams including sales, enablement, tutor operations, and other K12 Tutoring team members to ensure customer satisfaction - Escalate technical issues and determines the best resources for remediation Required Qualifications: - Two (2) to Four (4) years of related experience OR - Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency. - Ability to interact with a diverse customer base - Knowledge of the K-12 education industry - Familiarity with education technology and online learning solutions - Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills - Team-oriented with an ability to work effectively across the organization to solve complex issues - Ability to work autonomously and to demonstrate strong time management and organization skills - Ability to manage competing priorities in a results-oriented atmosphere while demonstrating resilience - Ability to respond appropriately to feedback, mentoring and coaching - Ability to travel up to 15% of the time - Ability to pass required background check COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. We anticipate the salary to be $45,516-$65,000. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. Job Type Regular The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
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• Manage a portfolio of customer accounts and support customer success across the full customer lifecycle. • Focus on customer onboarding, adoption, ongoing account management, renewals, and identifying opportunities to expand customer usage of products and services. • Work cross-functionally with internal teams to address customer needs, monitor account health, and support long-term customer retention.



