Customer Success Manager 1

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Success team ensures our partners in educational technology achieve their desired outcomes, serving as champions of our customers' needs. Through collaboration, strong relationships, and advocacy, the Success team positively impacts customer retention through proactive engagement and delivering excellence to our customers.

Description

The Customer Success team focuses on ensuring customers achieve their desired outcomes with our products through satisfaction, retention, and growth.

Your day-to-day job will consist of:

• Cultivating and nurturing strong relationships with customers, serving as the trusted advisor in their journey with PowerSchool 
• Collaborating with customers to maximize the adoption and utilization of PowerSchool products, ensuring they derive maximum value from our solutions 
• Developing and implementing tailored Success Plans for strategic customers, aligning their goals with PowerSchool's solutions to drive mutual success 
• Conducting regular EBRs to review overall relationship health, address challenges, and identify opportunities for enhancement. 
• Working closely with internal teams, including Sales, Support, Professional Services, and Product to ensure value  delivery for customers. 
• Proactively leading discussions with internal stakeholders to mitigate risk and improve the overall health of the customer relationship. 
• Acting as a customer advocate within PowerSchool, providing insights and feedback to contribute to the continuous improvement of our products and services. 
• Strategizing on renewals working closely with the rest of the Account Team 
• Effectively forecasting customer health and risk of attrition. 
• Collaborating with sales teams to ensure growth attainment and increased footprint 

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years' prior experience in a Customer Success, Account Management, or technical support role.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Attention to detail and a strong bias for action 
• Strategic thinking with the ability to align solutions to customer goals. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite  
• Mastery level of delivering difficult messages when necessary  
• Ability to handle a heavy workload and multiple projects with frequent interruptions and schedule changes 

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce experience preferred  
• Understanding of K-12 education systems and technology preferred 
• Software-as-a-service (SaaS) experience preferred 
• Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience

EEO Commitment

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accommodations@powerschool.com.