Customer Success Manager

ASailPoint is the leader in Identity Security. SailPoint customers represent half of the Fortune 500 and half of the ASX 50.  This customer strength provides us with a great community of customers, partners and analysts who trust SailPoint and our team to solve complex challenges. The SailPoint Customer Success team champions helping our customers get maximum value out of any SailPoint products or services, so the business gets maximum lifetime value and loyalty from the customer.

We are recognised by Analysts such as Gartner, Forester and Kuppinger Cole as the leader in the market and we continue to push ourselves to define the market and provide innovative solutions to our customers. Organizations struggle to understand who has access to what applications and data and we help them answer these key questions. Identity security is the central control point for risk management for the enterprise.

We are proud of our team and the culture we have built which has led to our employees voting us “best places to work” – 10 years in a row. SailPoint continues to grow globally and expanding our global presence creates opportunities for talented individuals to become a part of our awesome culture.
 

About the role:

The role of the CSM is to ensure customers get the maximum value and achieve their desired outcome(s) when using our products and services while having a great customer experience with SailPoint. It involves increasing retention, preventing churn, consulting, building loyalty, and expanding revenue. The CSM will act as a liaison to the various business units at SailPoint, monitor project milestones and provide visibility on key concerns. They also work closely with our partner community toward the common goal of successful customers.

This role can be based in either Auckland or Wellington NZ.
 
 Description:

·        Manage the business relationship between SailPoint and assigned client accounts; responsible for protecting and growing the revenue base of your portfolio

·        Provide thought leadership to clients on best practices of SailPoint’s solutions for identity management, compliance, role management, and access request management; develop insights into the challenges faced by client organizations and provide recommendations based on an in-depth understanding of how the platform solves those problems.

·        Monitor accounts for change in solution/product usage, personnel, goals, mission, financial conditions, competitor involvement and other areas that could influence the clients’ ongoing use of SailPoint’s products and services

·        Create and implement customer success plans that outline business objectives, success metrics, potential challenges, tasks, owners and timelines. 

·        Act as the liaison for technical inquiries, issues or escalations. This will include working with Support, Engineering, Professional Services, Product Management and others as needed. 

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

·        Identify renewal risk and collaborate with internal teams to remediate and ensure successful on-time renewal.

About you:

·        Strong customer facing skills (executive presence, writing skills, phone skills). Demonstrates a highly professional demeanour

·        Strong consulting skills. Ability to gather and analyse information and produce strategic insights into organizational and technical challenges

·        Ability to communicate technical details to a non-technical audience. Ability to foster credibility with both technical and executive audiences

·        Ability to set and communicate expectations; skill in mediating and resolving problems

·        Must be highly organized and able to prioritize and process several tasks concurrently

·        Ability to build lasting relationships based on trust

·        Takes ownership of customer issues and drives to resolution

·        Self-motivated, proactive, strong work ethic, creative, customer-centric mindset

·        Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (technical degree or master’s degree a plus) 

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

90 days:

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

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

·        Revenue Generation: Create 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 for user 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

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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