Customer Success Manager, EMEA

Customer Success Manager

The 8x8 Customer Success team grows long-term profitable customer relationships by making strategic, operational and measurable contributions to customers' unique business objectives. As the quarterback and driver of account enablement, adoption, and end-user engagement, the Customer Success Team is directly impacting 8x8 revenue with strong customer retention.

As a Customer Success Manager, you will proactively build relationships, identify and mitigate risk and expand product adoption within a specified book of business. The right candidate will be adept at managing multiple priorities without sacrifice to proactive customer delight in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Responsibilities

• Maintain monthly recurring revenue for our most valued customers by employing proven strategies which drive product adoption
• Responsible for on-time contract renewals
• Quarterback internal and external initiatives through strategic account plans, customer business reviews and cross-functional partnerships with sales, support, professional services, product management and other teams
• Develop strong multi-threaded customer relationships and serve in the role of trusted advisor to 8x8 customers
• Analyze health metrics and provide leadership and/or execution of adoption and retention plays thru both internal and external resources
• Effectively employ multi-channel communication strategies that leverage our most effective customer touch-points including video, e-mail, phone, channel partners, and internal & external champions
• Contribute to lifetime revenue expansion by identifying upsell opportunity organically via stakeholder consultations and proactively addressing renewal risk
• Represent the voice of the customer within 8x8, serving as the customer advocate cross-functionally and closing the loop with the customer with results

Qualifications

• Must have relevant, direct and verifiable enterprise-level customer success experience
• Proven track record of success with a verifiable history of exceeding sales and customer satisfaction goals
• Driven by personal, team and company achievement with a commitment to excellence
• Possess that rare blend of technical expertise and sales acumen wrapped in a strong customer-centric mentality
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and dot-connecting skills with the ability to develop quick, accurate situational awareness
• Enterprise-ready, solution-oriented mindset to understand and solve complex customer issues
• Experience and comfort interacting with and influencing C-level executives
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, with understanding of situational best practices
• Excellent presentation skills from small to large audiences
• Ability to lead, manage or influence both internal 8x8 resources as well as customer resources to achieve successful outcomes
• SaaS experience required
• Experience in Video, Contact Center or Web Collaboration desired
• BS or equivalent education and relevant experience

Work Schedule

• This role is based in 8x8 Manila office, hybrid work arrangements
• Working hours : standard EMEA business hours (typically 3pm to 12midnight PH time)