Customer Success Account Manager

• Build, maintain, and expand strong relationships with key customer stakeholders and technical professionals to enable high-quality, secure solution delivery and overall account health, orchestrating internal and external teams to support customer priorities.
• Lead strategic program planning and customer-facing reviews, prioritizing engagements and managing stakeholder expectations to deliver on agreed customer outcomes, account priorities, and operational health.
• Engage customers in business value and technology conversations that align Microsoft solutions and services to their goals, promoting security, resiliency, and digital transformation across cloud and modern work scenarios.
• Partner with account teams to develop and execute customer success plans, linking them to broader account strategies and industry-specific transformation programs, and translating them into bookable programs of work.
• Proactively identify, monitor, and mitigate blockers to customer consumption and adoption through data analysis and customer feedback, mobilizing resources to address issues and uncover new opportunities for growth, optimization, and retention.

• Master's Degree in Business, Sociology, Psychology, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years customer success, solution delivery, practice management, customer-facing consulting, or portfolio management experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Sociology, Psychology, Computer Science or related field AND 6+ years customer success, solution delivery, practice management, customer-facing consulting, or portfolio management experience OR equivalent experience.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with senior customer executives in large, complex or strategically important accounts.
• Experience managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships and building alignment around customer solutions, programmes or engagements.
• Experience planning and managing a portfolio of customer engagements, including cross-team collaboration, resource coordination, communication and progress tracking.

• Master's Degree in Business, Sociology, Psychology, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years customer success, solution delivery, practice management, customer-facing consulting, or portfolio management experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Sociology, Psychology, Computer Science or related field AND 8+ years customer success, solution delivery, practice management, customer-facing consulting, or portfolio management experience OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years relevant work experience within customer industry.
• Microsoft or competitor equivalent (e.g., AWS) certification in relevant technologies (e.g., Azure, 365).
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation certification or equivalent service management certification.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent Project Management certification.
• Prosci or equivalent certification.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid technology environments, including Microsoft Azure, Modern Work, Dynamics 365, Security or related platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to influence strategic decisions, constructively challenge customer thinking and build consensus across executive, business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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