Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Position Summary

We are looking for an Enterprise Customer Success Manager to join our growing Customer Success Team. As an Enterprise Customer Success Manager, you will report to the Manager of Enterprise Customer Success and will be focused on our largest and most strategic customers' product adoption, utilization, and overall satisfaction.

We're looking for people who bring both nonprofit expertise and SaaS experience , ideally in nonprofit technology. Whether you've spent years serving the sector from inside a tech company or you're a nonprofit leader who's fallen in love with software, your blended background is exactly what makes this role exciting.

In this role, you will work closely with teams across the company including Marketing, Sales, and Revenue Enablement to help maximize our growth. Your responsibilities will include supporting strategic enterprise-level customers in strengthening their donor relationships, selling upgrades and add-ons to our current customers, and working on renewals of annual contracts. You will serve as the primary point of contact for our nonprofit customers, collaborating closely with them to understand their unique needs, goals, and challenges. By leveraging your expertise in both our platform and the nonprofit industry, you will drive adoption, retention, and expansion initiatives, ultimately contributing to the long-term success and growth of our customers.

Responsibilities

• Customer Relationship Management: Serve as a dedicated point of contact, accompanying customers on their journey from sales closure through the entire lifecycle. Cultivate deep, meaningful multi-threaded relationships, ensuring customer loyalty and trust with all key stakeholders for optimized product adoption.

• Proactive Issue Resolution: Anticipate customer issues and proactively address them before they escalate. Your proactive approach distinguishes you from traditional customer service, turning potential problems into opportunities for customers and Virtuous alike.

• Strategic Account Expansion: Understand each customer’s unique needs, allowing you to suggest innovative solutions that enhance their success with our products. Identify organic upsell opportunities by comprehensively understanding their use-case, ultimately driving business growth.

• Advocacy and Collaboration: Advocate for Virtuous by generating excitement about upcoming product launches and updates. Collaborate with internal teams including customer success, sales, support, and product, voicing customer concerns and needs and ensuring a customer-first approach company-wide.

• Product Expert: Provide strategic product support and comprehensive guidance on best practices. Your expertise ensures customers seamlessly adopt our products, enhancing their overall experience and deepening customer trust.

• Issue Identification and Resolution: Handle complex customer issues with efficiency and professionalism. Offer tailored product and service solutions to address customer pain points, demonstrating Virtuous’ commitment to customer satisfaction and project manage resolution strategies through completion.

• Strategic Vision: Adopt a bird’s eye perspective on customer interactions, focusing not only on immediate gratification but also long-term stability and proactive forward thinking. Leverage this high-level view to identify potential challenges and convert them into cost-saving solutions for both customers and Virtuous.

• Renewals Management and Upsell Strategy: Take ownership of customer renewals and upsell cycles, meticulously managing the process from initial outreach through contract close. Demonstrate a deep understanding of Virtuous contracts, ensuring compliance and favorable terms for both parties. Engage in strategic negotiation discussions, leveraging your knowledge of customer needs and our product offerings. Display creativity in pricing strategies, tailoring solutions to meet customer requirements while optimizing revenue for Virtuous. Your ability to navigate the renewal and upsell process contributes significantly to customer retention and revenue growth, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes for Virtuous and our valued clients.

You Must Have

• Customer-Centric Focus: Deep understanding of customer needs and a passion for ensuring their success with Virtuous products.

• Nonprofit Tech Experience: Direct experience working with nonprofit customers in a B2B SaaS environment , with a real understanding of how nonprofits operate and fundraise.

• Relationship Building: Strong propensity for relationship building, enjoying forming and maintaining meaningful customer relationships.

• Proactive Problem-Solving: Proven ability to identify and address customer issues before they escalate, demonstrating a proactive and solution-oriented approach.

• Collaborative Mindset: Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless communication and a unified customer-centric approach.

• Technical Proficiency: Strong technical acumen to provide product support and guidance.

• Sales Acumen: Ability to identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities based on a deep understanding of the client’s use-case and needs.

• Project Management: Organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively along with critical thinking abilities to balance customer needs with Virtuous' objectives.

• Proficiency in working with CRMs , email marketing, and other technology.