Customer Success Manager

• Maintain monthly recurring revenue for our most valued customers by employing proven strategies which drive product adoption
• Responsible for on-time contract renewals
• Quarterback internal and external initiatives through strategic account plans, customer business reviews and cross-functional partnerships with sales, support, professional services, product management and other teams
• Develop strong multi-threaded customer relationships and serve in the role of trusted advisor to 8x8 customers
• Analyze health metrics and provide leadership and/or execution of adoption and retention plays thru both internal and external resources
• Effectively employ multi-channel communication strategies that leverage our most effective customer touch-points including video, e-mail, phone, channel partners, and internal & external champions
• Contribute to lifetime revenue expansion by identifying upsell opportunity organically via stakeholder consultations and proactively addressing renewal risk
• Represent the voice of the customer within 8x8, serving as the customer advocate cross-functionally and closing the loop with the customer with results

• Proven experience leveraging AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency, problem-solving, and collaboration.
• 5+ years direct and verifiable enterprise-level customer success experience
• Proven track record of success with a verifiable history of exceeding sales and customer satisfaction goals
• Driven by personal, team and company achievement with a commitment to excellence
• Possess that rare blend of technical expertise and sales acumen wrapped in a strong customer-centric mentality
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and dot-connecting skills with the ability to develop quick, accurate situational awareness
• Enterprise-ready, solution-oriented mindset to understand and solve complex customer issues
• Experience and comfort interacting with and influencing C-level executives
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, with understanding of situational best practices
• Excellent presentation skills from small to large audiences
• Ability to lead, manage or influence both internal 8x8 resources as well as customer resources to achieve successful outcomes
• SaaS experience required
• Experience in Video, Contact Center or Web Collaboration desired
• BS or equivalent education and relevant experience

Experience in Video, Contact Center or Web Collaboration desired