Customer Success Manager leading teams that drive adoption, loyalty, and retention for D2L’s Brightspace learning platform. Coaching staff and managing strategic higher-education customer relationships.
Responsibilities
Coach, lead, and develop team members by setting strategy and prioritizing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
Hire, train, and continuously develop a high-performing team
Align Customer Success activities to growth initiatives and revenue goals that drive adoption, loyalty, and retention of Brightspace
Develop risk management and mitigation initiatives
Develop account planning and document engagement activities
Support team members in identifying risks to revenue retention and aligning programmatic interventions to mitigate those risks
Develop and foster executive-level relationships with key accounts
Foster a culture of customer empathy, partnership, and continuous value creation
Support Account Management teams in identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities
Advance initiatives to build long-term customer advocacy
Manage a team of D2Lers and champion a high-performing culture
Set clear objectives and performance expectations aligned with D2L’s mission
Coach, provide regular feedback, and provide career path and development opportunities
Collaborate through cross-functional teams to accomplish corporate and team goals
Support vision, planning, and defining team objectives, and lead execution
Support coaching and professional development opportunities to maintain domain expertise
Drive productivity and efficiency, and hold the team accountable for high-quality outcomes
Interview, hire, onboard, coach, and mentor new team members
Produce and participate in knowledge sharing and professional development initiatives
Requirements
5+ years’ experience in a Customer Success (or equivalent) role, with experience leading teams in the adoption of educational technology
Experience hiring, onboarding, managing, and developing high-performing teams while still contributing to the team’s deliverables
Extensive knowledge and experience in educational technology, with a focus on supporting scaled growth and adoption initiatives
Previous experience and focus on customer advocacy, risk management, retention and adoption programs
Ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders at all levels of the organization, with excellent written, oral, and presentation skills
Ability to quickly establish rapport with all levels of personnel up to and including C-Suite executives
Model high energy level, demonstrated drive to succeed, with a sense of urgency
Ability to anticipate and adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced and rapidly growing organization
Experience within a growth-oriented SaaS companies is ideal
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Education, Business, or related industry or field
At least 5 years’ experience in related industry
Benefits
Wellness Subsidy
Equity Grants
Variable Incentive
Flexible work arrangements
Learning and Growth opportunities
Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our SkillsWave Program
2 Paid Days off for SkillsWave-related activities like exams or final assignments
Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning and more)
Retirement planning
2 Paid Volunteer Days
Competitive Benefits Package
Home Internet Reimbursements
Employee Referral Program
Wellness Reimbursement
Employee Recognition
Social Events
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