Optical Customer Success Engineer

Reposted 15 Days Ago
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2 Locations
Remote or Hybrid
Senior level
Software
The Role
Optical Customer Success Engineers at Nokia provide expert technical support, foster relationships, and ensure customer satisfaction through proactive services and onboarding support.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Nokia, our Optical Customer Success Engineers (CSEs) are based right in the same country as our customers, so they're always close at hand to provide expert support. CSEs are true subject matter experts and are an essential piece of Nokia being able to provide top-tier Technical Support services. CSEs act as proactive advisors, offering recommendations and helping to implement customer-approved action plans. CSEs are responsible for quickly identifying and resolving any technical issues by working closely with our Constant Care Team. CSEs provide our customers with a dedicated, highly technical resource who the customer can rely on for all their technical support issues and needs. If you're passionate about helping customers and have a strong technical background, the CSE role might be the perfect fit for you!

Responsibilities
  • Thoughtfully cultivate and foster customer relationships, developing an in-depth understanding of the customer at both company and individual levels, including operational, engineering, and management personnel.
  • Serve as the single point of contact and liaison between customer and Infinera services and support. 
  • Responsible for the facilitation of “White Glove” Customer Service and Support Delivery 
  • Become the customers “Voice”, including real time capture of feedback, customer performance metrics, representing and advocating for assigned customer within Infinera.
  • Document and operationalize a methodical and proactive customer specific play book comprised of a customer journey map, a success and communication plan, a customer specific de-escalation process and a methodical pre-defined/scheduled engagement plan. 
  • Identify, track, and facilitate continuous improvement for key customer metrics, eliminating risk of churn or customer dis-satisfaction.
  • Develop custom reporting for customer programs including services performance, product quality, overall customer health. 
  • Drive customer growth leveraged by proven & documented positive customer outcomes. 
  • Onboard new customer personnel ensuring a thorough understanding of the pre-defined journey, product and features, introduction of key Infinera personnel, and collaborative finalization of the play book. 
  • Partner with engineering, PLM, and presales teams during New Product/Services Introduction to provide programmatic level support, ensuring a smooth transition to professional services and services and support.  Work with pre-production teams to assist customer in early Time To Value (TTV) and optimal Product / Feature adoption. 

 
 

Qualifications

You have:

  • 7+ years past experience with Customer Success and support, in the networking industry and possess a strong knowledge of Long-haul, Metro, Access and Mobile technologies. Experience supporting content providers is a plus. 
  • Ideal candidate must be self-motivated, and goal oriented with a proven track record in White Glove delivery of services and support and customer onboarding. 
  • Experience with Salesforce CRM, including ability to create internal and customer facing reports and graphs. 
  • The candidate must also be comfortable in the dynamic atmosphere of a technical sales organization. Must possess persuasive communication skills and be able to communicate professionally in written responses to emails, customer inquiries, and when submitting reports to the customer, both at operational and engineering levels 
  • A B.S. level degree preferred, however candidates with demonstrable technical & customer service depth will also be considered. Professional certification in Customer Success a plus

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About Us
Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world. 

Learn more about life at Nokia.


Our recruitment process

We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Our employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.

The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific role's requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates. Discover more about the recruitment process at Nokia. 

About the Team
Some of our benefits in US:
  • Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
  • Health and dental benefits
  • Short-term disability, and long-term disability
  • Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
  • Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
  • Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Assistance Plan
  • Adoption assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.


Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity. Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role.

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

Skills Required

  • 7+ years experience with Customer Success and support in the networking industry
  • Strong knowledge of Long-haul, Metro, Access and Mobile technologies
  • Experience with Salesforce CRM
  • B.S. degree preferred or equivalent experience
  • Professional certification in Customer Success

Nokia Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nokia and has not been reviewed or approved by Nokia.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity programs include a global employee share purchase plan with company matching and multi‑year share awards. These mechanisms broaden participation and tie rewards to long‑term outcomes.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes major medical plans with supplementary options such as vision, legal services, and care navigation. The range of offerings indicates comprehensive support for medical needs.
  • Parental & Family Support A global policy grants paid leave for new parents regardless of gender and provides structured return‑to‑work support. Company‑paid life insurance further strengthens family protection across regions.

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The Company
Dallas, Texas
132,624 Employees

What We Do

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a trusted partner for critical networks, we are committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. We create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. Adhering to the highest standards of integrity and security, we help build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable and inclusive world.

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