Sprout Social is seeking a talented Customer Success leader to oversee a team of Customer Success Managers. Sprout Social is used by 30,000+ brands worldwide including Make-A-Wish Foundation, Chicago Bulls, Subaru and Edelman. These businesses rely on Sprout to create stronger relationships with their customers through social media.
The Manager of Customer Success will contribute to the development of a world-class Customer Success team that ensures our customers achieve desired outcomes through the adoption of Sprout Social's software. The Manager will lead this team across a portfolio of assigned accounts and be responsible for achieving churn quotas, hiring and developing, directly engaging with customers, and collaborating with other teams across Sprout Social.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in sales and customer relations/account management. You are highly motivated, possess outstanding communication skills and are willing to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and growing environment. You are passionate about problem solving, and actively seek out ways to drive continuous improvement. The Manager of Customer Success draws on their experience when coaching direct reports, analyzing data, evaluating workflow processes and working with various operational tool sets.
We're looking for an enthusiastic and creative leader with the ability to inspire others and has a demonstrated desire for continuous learning and improvement. If you have a deep understanding of value drivers in recurring revenue business models and a strong empathy for customers, we'd love to talk to you!
Qualifications
These are the minimum qualifications that our hiring team is looking for in this role:

• Experience managing a customer success team or other customer facing team.
• Demonstrated track record of exceeding retention quotas

Additionally, these are the preferred qualifications that would indicate a particularly strong candidate:

• Customer facing experience within the SaaS/Software industry

Within 1 month, you will...

• Complete Sprout Social's new hire training & onboarding program alongside other new Sprout team members. You'll gain a broader understanding of our products and how your role fits into the organization.
• Partner with the Head of Customer Success to define key success metrics for your role and how you will measure against them.
• Meet your team in 1:1s to understand each individual's current challenges and areas of opportunity.
• Educate yourself on the current team structure, goals and overall strengths/weaknesses.

Within 3 months, you will...

• Meet with leaders throughout the Sales & Customer Success organization that share responsibility for obtaining similar targets and identify areas of opportunity.
• Establish a strong understanding of sales enablement, create/analyze team reports, and identify coaching opportunities.
• Create an early concept of a future plan for your team and begin prioritizing.
• Begin coaching and mentoring your team with call shadowing and role plays to help them improve, both professionally and personally.

Within 6 months, you will...

• Meet agreed-upon goals and targets relating to net revenue retention and team productivity.
• Measure initial process improvements and make adjustments where appropriate.
• Have built strong cross departmental relationships.
• Demonstrate personal leadership perspective and share learnings and best practices across the organization.
• Continue to develop your team, both personally and professionally.
• Become a Sprout Social and social media expert to confidently speak to ever-changing industry trends and product vision to help our customers identify their needs and accomplish their goals.

Within 12 months, you will...

• Consistently meet and exceed quarterly net revenue retention targets.
• Obtain (solicited and unsolicited) and act upon peer, customer, and leadership feedback.
• Be recognized as a subject matter expert and leader at Sprout.
• Establish and begin executing against long term plan for your team.
• Promote members on your team and begin creating bench of new talent.

Of course what is outlined above is the ideal timeline, but things may shift based on business needs and other projects and tasks could be added at the discretion of your manager.
About Sprout Social
Sprout Social powers open communication between individuals, brands and communities through elegant, sophisticated software. We are relentless about solving hard problems for our customers and committed to both customer and team success.
Team Sprout is a group of very talented, smart and passionate people with broad interests and backgrounds. We believe that true employee engagement cannot happen if you can't bring your whole self to work, so we're committed to building a diverse team, embracing an inclusive culture and investing in equity across our organization. That dedication is core to Sprout. We want all candidates, particularly those coming from traditionally underrepresented groups in the technology industry, to know they are welcome at Sprout.
We're proud to regularly be recognized for software, product and company culture achievements. Our team's shared belief in Sprout's mission promotes a culture of openness, empowerment and fun. We have built a benefits program to match the strength of our team. This program includes:

• Insurance and benefit options that are built for both individuals and families, including generous company contributions
• Progressive benefit offerings like our parental leave program
• High-quality and well-maintained equipment - your computer will never prevent you from doing your best whether you are in an office or working remotely
• State of the art offices in cities where Sprout has physical locations (Chicago and Seattle) for those that prefer an office setting
• Solid programs in some of the staples: medical coverage, disability and life insurance
• Wellness initiatives to ensure both health and financial well-being of our team
• Growing corporate social responsibility program that is driven by the involvement and passion of our team members

Sprout Social is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and an Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please click here (1) Equal Opportunity Employment Poster (2) Sprout Social's Affirmative Action Statement (3) Pay Transparency Statement.
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Whenever possible, Sprout wants to provide our team with the flexibility to work in the location that makes the most sense for them. For those that prefer an office setting, this role may be based in our Chicago or Seattle locations. If you prefer to work from your home, we can accommodate that for many locations across the United States. We are not set up in all states, however, so please take a look at the drop down box in our application. If your state is listed, we're good to move forward. If not, we're not able to hire in your state at this time. If you'd like to stay in touch with us in case that changes in the future, please apply and we'll save your application for possible future consideration.