Associate Customer Success Area Lead

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Job Category

Customer Success

Job Details

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Role Description

We're looking for an Associate Customer Success Area Lead who is passionate about helping our clients maximize the value and potential of their Salesforce products. In this pivotal role, you'll drive customer success and minimize attrition by proactively engaging with customers and strategically managing our SMB Proactive Customer Success program. You'll be responsible for vetting, engaging, and providing tailored solutions to targeted at-risk customers, ultimately enhancing their experience and promoting successful renewals.

The ideal candidate is highly organized and deeply committed to proactive customer success management. You're genuinely enthusiastic about delivering engaging presentations and connecting with audiences virtually. With a natural curiosity for technology, you excel at identifying customer pain points and business challenges. Leveraging your expertise and exceptional communication skills, you consistently deliver outcomes aligned with customer needs and objectives. Your greatest satisfaction comes from fostering a deep appreciation for Salesforce within clients, reflecting your passion for the platform.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive "wellness checks" with at-risk customers to assess their status, identify concerns, and gather information for resolution.

• Uncover customer issues, identify risks to adoption, and provide tailored plans of action.

• Collaborate seamlessly with sales, customer success, and renewals teams to ensure comprehensive customer support and swift issue resolution.

• Clearly articulate product and business value, demonstrating how these values drive customer decisions.

• Offer tailored advice and insights to help customers maximize their current ROI and make them aware of the added value of other Salesforce products.

• Translate complex business needs into actionable solutions, partnering effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Commit to continuous learning through certifications and online courses to stay at the forefront of Salesforce innovation.

Required Skills & Experience

• Excellent customer-facing communication and presentation skills.

• Proven ability to handle objections, prioritize customer issues, and effectively drive resolution and program success.

• Strong collaborative skills, capable of working with diverse teams while also demonstrating self-direction and independent learning.

• Exceptional organizational skills and a proven ability to work effectively to deadlines.

• Demonstrated ability to manage time, prioritize activities, perform effectively under pressure, and employ solution-focused problem-solving.

• Working knowledge of core business processes (Sales, Marketing, Service, Support).

• Working knowledge of the overall Salesforce platform suite and applications.

• Proven success leading customer-facing presentations and engagements.

• A consultative and customer-focused approach and engagement style.

• Ability to navigate, escalate, and lead efforts on complex customer requests.

Note: This role is office-flexible, and the expectation is to be in-office a minimum of three (3) days per week.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $72,500 to $99,700.

For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $72,500 to $99,700.