Customer Success Specialist - Buyside

The Customer Success Specialist will be responsible for increasing user adoption, driving retention rates, promoting processes, and developing relationships with key stakeholders across the buyside credit investing space, while also helping support the wider team. The Customer Success Specialist will possess strong communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.

This position is based in our New York office, on a hybrid schedule (3 days in office/week).

Responsibilities

• Become an Octus expert with an understanding of the Buyside segment, our products, services, and the financial restructuring industry/process, along with the sub-investment grade market
• Manage a book of buyside accounts to understand their business drivers and goals and ensure they are sticky with the Octus product suite
• Develop key relationships and drive usage with a wide range of subscribers through understanding each of their different workflows, educating them on best practices on how to use their subscription, gathering feedback, and providing updates on new functionalities/databases
• Leverage existing customer relationships and expand the network of relevant contacts within each client to become the partner of choice for their needs
• Monitor key performance indicators across accounts and strategize outreach efforts through emails, phone calls, and in-person meetings to maximize usage and adoption
• Act as the voice of the customer when collaborating with various internal teams across sales, editorial, product, and tech to ensure our client’s needs are met
• Work closely with the sales team to develop account strategy, monitor client’s platform usage, and share findings from client interactions, including but not limited to relaying new firm knowledge and potential expansion opportunities to ensure customer growth

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, finance, or a related field
• 1+ years of working experience in a customer-facing role, ideally in financial services or with subscription-based services; this may include relevant internships
  
  • Or a relevant degree and internship experience for new graduates
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A self-starter who is diligent and organized, but adaptable and creative
• Experience in financial services and/or familiarity with credit a plus

At Octus, we consider a range of factors in connection with compensation decisions, including experience, skills, location, and our business needs and limitations. As a result, compensation may vary within and across similar roles and positions. Please note that the salary range information below is a good faith estimate for this position and actual compensation for any individual may fall outside this range if warranted by the circumstances applicable to that individual. If we identify a role that would be suitable for a broader range of skills and experience such that we would consider hiring at multiple levels then the range listed below may reflect that breadth.

The base salary range estimate for this position is $67,000-$75,000, plus a performance-based annual bonus.

The actual compensation will be at Octus’ sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors.