Customer Success Manager

Why You'll Love This Role: As a member of our Enterprise Customer Success team, you’ll have the opportunity to directly influence how administrators engage with Newsela. You’ll monitor the health of your portfolio and every step of the client life cycle, while working closely with our internal teams to ensure clients are engaging with and getting the most out of Newsela’s solutions. You will also manage customers as they go through the Newsela Customer Journey, and will ensure they have the necessary support and resources at each step in the process to create an exceptional experience from the pre-sale team introduction throughout the full lifecycle. You will have the opportunity to partner closely with members of our Sales, Marketing, and Support teams. Your work will directly impact the expansion and adoption of Newsela products in K-12 classrooms nationwide, and will ultimately help bring engaging, culturally responsive learning content to students and teachers. What You'll Be Doing: Manage 25 to 35 enterprise accounts, including some of the largest district accounts in the country. Utilize data, our tech stack (including Gainsight, Salesforce/SFDC, and Gong), and customer insights to drive company results in product adoption, renewal, and expansion. Leverage frameworks for your work while still maintaining autonomy and discretion to personalize your approach to partnership with each district based on their goals and needs. Drive successful business reviews with clients and manage an assigned portfolio of clients and related OKRs. Own client success planning for your accounts; you'll ask discovery questions, employ active listening skills, and synthesize client goals for successful renewal. Have a direct impact on the expansion and adoption of Newsela products, which will ultimately scale Newsela’s ability to bring engaging, culturally responsive learning content to K-12 classrooms nationwide. This role requires significant autonomy, representing the company in the market, making recommendations that impact strategy and results, and managing priorities independently. Exercise discretion and independent judgment on matters of significance, including evaluating customer needs, structuring tailored solutions, negotiating within established guidelines, and influencing revenue and business outcomes. About You: 3+ years of experience as an enterprise level Customer Success Manager (CSM) in K-12 Educational Technology (EdTech). Demonstrated history of hitting and exceeding company OKRs (may include renewal, health scores, product adoptions OKRs, etc). Proven success driving customer retention and forecasting accurately. Proactively manage a portfolio of clients and build a strategic plan to maximize results. Monitor account health to identify areas of risk and opportunity, and leverage data and insights to drive product and partnership action. Quickly become a product expert, understanding the nuances of your company’s products and acutely aligning them to solve for customer pain points Ability to leverage your experience in client success planning, and are able to ask discovery questions, actively listen, and synthesize client goals, to effectively uncover hidden needs and get to the root of the problem. Experience partnering with the Sales team to achieve revenue goals, and are able to work across teams to galvanize support and ensure clients have the resources they need to get the most out of their partnership. Open to, and excited about, regular travel to meet with customers and prospects (travel requirements depending on business needs). While not required, a background ineducation and/or Gainsight, Salesforce (SFDC), and Gong experience is a plus. Ability to support accounts during Pacific and/or Mountain time business hours; open to candidates located anywhere in the US. Legally authorized to work in the US. All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check as part of our pre-employment process. Why you’ll love working at Newsela: Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as gym reimbursement, pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, Rocket Lawyer and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul. Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs! Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more! Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security. Time Off: Flexible PTO, paid sick time off, company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st). Professional Development: Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela. Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers. About Newsela: Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner. #LI-Remote Compensation Breakdown: Base salary: $85,000 - $90,000 On-Target Commission: $27,500 Total OTE (On-Target Earnings): $112,500 - $117,500 Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s individual skills, qualifications, and experience. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. This role will also will also be eligible for variable compensation. On-Target Earnings (OTE) Range $112,500 - $117,500 USD