Cengage Learning - Burlington, VT

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Manager
Remote - Burlington, VT
501-1,000 employees
Publishing Industries

About the position

At Cengage Group, we believe in the power and joy of learning, and as the Manager of Customer Success for the West region, you will play a pivotal role in helping students discover this power. This remote position is centered around fostering a customer-centric culture within your team, driving customer retention, and achieving sales goals. You will be responsible for staffing and developing a successful team that is focused on customer satisfaction and sales growth. This involves setting clear performance expectations, providing ongoing coaching, and engaging in talent development opportunities to build a culture of continual learning and skills growth. In this role, you will implement campaign strategies to achieve customer retention and sales growth goals. This includes strategic territory planning, tracking team activity, and proactively addressing at-risk adoptions. You will oversee and cultivate customer relationships, ensuring effective communication and collaboration, while partnering with your team to understand customer needs and provide strategic guidance to retain customers and achieve upsells. Collaboration is key in this position, as you will work with various internal and external partners, including sales, marketing, and product teams, to address customer needs and drive product enhancements. You will leverage key metrics to measure team performance and customer outcomes, regularly analyzing and reporting on customer success metrics to provide insights for continuous improvement. Additionally, you will lead customer success initiatives focused on operational effectiveness and strategies to retain customers and grow sales. Your role will also involve performing other duties as needed to achieve organizational goals, ensuring that you contribute to the overall success of Cengage Group and its mission to empower learners through education.

Responsibilities

  • Staff and drive a successful culture and customer-centric team.
  • Implement change successfully through preparing the team and communicating effectively.
  • Set clear performance expectations and provide ongoing coaching and support.
  • Engage in sales programs and talent development opportunities.
  • Implement campaign strategies to achieve customer retention and sales growth goals.
  • Oversee and cultivate customer relationships, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners to address customer needs and drive product enhancements.
  • Leverage key metrics to measure team performance and customer outcomes.
  • Regularly analyze and report on customer success metrics, providing insights for continuous improvement.
  • Lead customer success initiatives focused on operational effectiveness and strategies to retain customers.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in customer success or account management roles; bachelor's degree preferred or minimum of 5 years of experience without a college degree.
  • Prior leadership experience leading initiatives, projects, or teams.
  • Results-driven mentality with a focus on customer satisfaction and sales growth.
  • Ability to build a successful culture where the team is supported and motivated.
  • Record of leading change effectively.
  • Experience with eLearning and online homework digital solutions/platforms highly preferred.
  • Experience with CRM systems and ability to grasp technical concepts.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams.
  • Analytical skills to measure and report on team performance and customer success metrics.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with digital platforms and systems related to education technology.
  • Familiarity with sales data and systems optimization.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive salary and incentive compensation.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
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