Customer Success Operations Manager: SMB Segment
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ROLE OVERVIEW
Benchling is seeking a Customer Success Operations Manager to join our Customer Experience (CX) Operations organization and partner closely with SMB Customer Success Team. Your role is critical to enhance our customer experience and scale our Customer Success organization.
You will report to our leader of Customer Success Operations and be responsible for designing, implementing, and improving our digital Customer Success strategy and service offerings. Your initial focus will be to define the ideal customer journey for our fastest-growing SMB segment and enhance our service models with digital engagement. But, over time, you will be tasked with enhancing all of our Customer Success service models through digital programs.
Our ideal candidate has previous Customer Success Operations experience, but welcome enthusiastic CSMs with previous SMB segment experience or marketing and/or communication professionals that have partnered with SMB CS teams.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
Workflow Solution Design & Implementation
- You’ll partner with CS leaders to define, design, and implement new Customer Success Management workflows (e.g., annual business reviews, risk management, NPS follow-up) in our Customer Success Platform and other tools.
- You’ll adapt and optimize existing workflows (e.g., health scoring, reference management, reporting) to meet the needs of our digital-led service model.
- You’ll consult with customers in the pool and analyze feedback to identify how to improve the model and/or will directly support customers in the pool to get first-hand exposure to the customer experience.
- You’ll partner with Product Operations and Sales Operations to ensure we have the required data and to design solutions that are efficient and effective for our Customer Success Managers.
Digital Customer Success Strategy
- In partnership with CS, PS, and Sales leaders, you’ll define the ideal customer journey by user persona for our SMB segment.
- You’ll translate the ideal customer journey for our SMB customers into a CS service model, digital-touch strategy, and roadmap that supports the expectations for business KPIs (e.g., Net Retention, NPS) for the segment.
Digital Program Design & Implementation
- You’ll design and implement digital customer journeys for specific user personas via automated, triggered, and multi-step emails, in-application communications, and/or in-application guides and walk-throughs.
- You’ll set success criteria for digital programs and conduct beta tests to ensure the effectiveness of each program.
- You’ll work with internal SMEs, Enablement, and Marketing to develop the content for the digital customer journeys.
- You’ll own the administration and roadmap for our In-app Engagement Platform.
Program Evaluation
- You’ll be responsible for generating the reports and dashboards that Customer Success leaders and CSMs need to manage their book of business.
- You’ll evaluate the success and impact of each digital program and identify opportunities for improvement.
- You’ll analyze customer feedback and research industry best practices to help evolve our digital programs.
ABOUT YOU
- 3-5 years experience in Enterprise SaaS, with previous experience with low-touch, tech-touch or digital-led Customer Success models, preferred or previous experience with Customer Success Operations. and/or customer engagement and advocacy, marketing operations, product operations,
- Direct experience designing workflows in CS Systems and owning/administering CS Systems including Customer Success Platforms (e.g., Catalyst, Gainsight) and In-app Engagement tools (e.g., Pendo, Gainsight, WalkMe), preferred.
- Experience implementing workflows that scale; a willingness to “roll up your sleeves” to get work done when workflows are not yet in place; and forward-thinking to solve for future growth and changes in the business.
- Intellectual curiosity, a passion for defining and solving problems, and a customer-first orientation, a must!
- Ability to influence decision-making of leadership stakeholders.
- Education in a Life Sciences discipline, and/or direct experience working with Life Sciences organizations, highly recommended. Being comfortable with and excited about science and scientific topics will be paramount to your success!
- MBA or equivalent experience, a plus.
Benchling welcomes everyone. We believe every member of our team enriches our diversity and inclusion by broadening our ways of problem-solving for future challenges. Even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications for this job, we strongly encourage you to apply.
LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
- Admit mistakes and shortcomings
- Deliver results
- Disagree and commit
- Obsess over customers
- Rely on work ethic
- Show empathy
- Recruit and develop the best
- Sweat the details
- Think and communicate clearly
- Unite around the mission
PERKS AND BENEFITS
- Work with a talented yet humble team
- Competitive compensation & equity package
- Weekly virtual social events, and annual company retreats
- 401k, Medical, dental, and vision insurance (US Employees Only)
- Monthly health & wellness stipend
- Yearly educational stipend
- Flexible & Generous Vacation Policy: If you feel you need a break, you can talk directly with your manager to find coverage and support while you are out of the office. Need time off to vote? We've got you covered.
- Quarterly company-wide mental health days off
- Holiday Shut-down: company-wide holiday shut-down between Christmas Eve and New Years
- Major US and EMEA holidays observed
- To support remote work conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Benchling provides each employee a one-time stipend of $1,000(USD) upon commencing employment, and additional discounted employee purchase plans for home-office equipment.
Protecting the health of our employees and the candidates interested in a role at Benchling is our top priority. We appreciate your understanding and being open and flexible with any changes related to our interviewing process.
For applicants for U.S.-based roles only: All new hires in the United States are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide proof of vaccination prior to their first day of employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons, we will explore potential reasonable accommodations; however, Benchling may not be able to grant such accommodations in all cases if doing so would cause an undue hardship.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.