Customer Success Architect enhancing customer and partner success through collaboration and strategic guidance in SaaS context. Defining business outcomes and optimizing onboarding processes.
Responsibilities
Customer Onboarding and Early Engagement: Collaborate closely with customers and partners to define key business outcomes (PBOs) and success metrics, facilitating quick wins and showcasing the value of Workiva from the start
Customer Success Strategy: Develop and execute Customer Success Plans that ensure customers achieve key milestones early in the journey. Leverage playbooks to ensure consistency across customer engagements
Strategic Guidance and Partner Collaboration: With partner-led implementations, build and maintain strong relationships with partners, ensuring alignment with customer success objectives and facilitating smooth coordination between internal teams
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Advocate for customers internally by working with Workiva teams (Partner experience, Solution consulting, Customer Success, Professional Services) to enhance customer experiences
Customer Graduation to CSM: Work closely with customers to assess their readiness to transition to a CSM, ensuring smooth handoffs and continuous engagement post-onboarding. Create structured documentation and transition materials for downstream CSMs, reducing friction and duplication of effort
Customer Advocacy: Identify risks and proactively take appropriate actions to manage and/or escalate to an efficient resolution
Record keeping and Data: Maintain accurate records in customer engagement tools (e.g., Salesforce, Gainsight) to ensure visibility and continuity across the customer journey
Requirements
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in Consulting, Engagement Management, Delivery Management, Account Management, or related fields
2+ years of related experience in Customer Success, Implementation or Professional Services within a SaaS environment
Fluency in Italian and English
Experience with enterprise SaaS platforms, particularly those involving workflow automation or regulatory reporting
Proven track record managing onboarding projects or delivery engagements, ideally involving or through partners
Strong business acumen and ability to quickly understand complex business processes, particularly in connected reporting, data visualisation or complex data solutions
Expert observation, communication, and presentation skills with a high level of comfort and ability to convey complex concepts clearly
Proven experience delivering consultative guidance to customers, including executive stakeholders, to drive business value
Experience operating in a matrixed environment with distributed teams and multiple stakeholders
Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritise multiple initiatives effectively.
A data-driven mindset, with the ability to analyse customer metrics and adjust strategies accordingly
Ability to work in ambiguous environments and demonstrate flexibility in problem-solving
Strong consultative skills, with experience delivering recommendations that drive business outcomes
Deeply committed to customer success - not just satisfaction.
Must be able to travel up to 10% annually for customer and internal meetings.
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