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Engagement Manager - Public Sector - Higher Educat

at Salesforce in Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Job CategoryCustomer Success

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The Engagement Manager (Engagement Director) plays a meaningful role in setting customers up for Success by prescriptively crafting and then leading the execution of large and transformational engagements for our most strategic Public Sector State & Local customers. Engagement Managers serve as a trusted advisor to Salesforce customers, providing mentorship to Sales & Professional Services teams, ensuring synergies across each customer's projects, and ensuring the highest levels of customer happiness. They are Salesforce platform experts who are accountable for ensuring customer success, business value, and leading the Salesforce Services team assigned to their Public Sector State & Local accounts to deliver the expected outcomes of the engagement and are internally and externally recognized as a business contributor, industry, and product specialist!

Responsibilities:
Deliver high client satisfaction (CSAT) by consistently meeting/exceeding goals and metrics
Ensure business value is realized (directly and indirectly) for each customer engagement that concludes with fully satisfied clients that are willing to be referenced for new potential clients
Bring standard processes to each engagement through your deep platform expertise by providing the Professional Services team with Subject Matter Expertise related to the proposed solution and client needs in order to ensure successful project delivery
Positively impact client Services renewals (when applicable) by aligning customer success with professional services roadmap
Align closely with Account and Services Sales team by leading pre-sales activities such as the development of client-specific proposals, SOWs, staffing plans, and engaging with SMEs across the organization to gain consensus on an acceptable proposal
Where appropriate and required for Customer Success, providing direct oversight to the project team during the full lifecycle of the engagement, acting as the escalation point for both the customer and Salesforce delivery teams
Successfully lead multiple strategic client engagements simultaneously
Recognized as a valuable and trusted advisor by our customers and other members of Salesforce and continue to build a reputation for excellence in professional services
Encourage people to do the best work of their careers, being a multiplier, amplifying the knowledge and capability of the people around you while continuing to provide an inclusive workplace as one of Best Places to Work
Show continued professional growth and development
Act as an advisor on complex issues and engagements, exercising discretion and latitude in reaching critical goals
Lead cross-functional teams and mentor others
Lead to a minimum billable utilization target
Partner with the Go-to-Market Team (Services Sellers) to drive continued growth of services
Proactively mitigate and run critical escalations and at-risk accounts; communicate effectively and appropriately with internal and external leaders and executives
Coach, mentor, and develop a team

The ideal candidate will have:
A successful track record of working effectively in a highly matrixed and fast-growing organization
A passion and belief in the unique value of professional services in a cloud software company
The consistent track record to develop customer relationships, understand their businesses, and develop a shared vision for accelerating their business success with Salesforce
The ability to mobilize and encourage a... For full info follow application link.

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Job Posting: 11880551

Posted On: May 09, 2024

Updated On: May 09, 2024

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