Customer Success Manager

Nexthink is the leader in digital employee experience management software. The company provides IT leaders with unprecedented insight allowing them to see, diagnose and fix issues at scale impacting employees anywhere, with any application or network, before employees notice the issue. As the first solution to allow IT to progress from reactive problem solving to proactive optimization, Nexthink enables its more than 1,500 customers to provide better digital experiences to more than 25+ million employees. Dual headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland and Boston, Massachusetts, Nexthink has 9 offices worldwide. 

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This role is to support growth and customer retention across DACH region and will be responsible for a portfolio of our strategic enterprise customers. The primary objective of the role is to help guide Customers along their DEX journey, following Nexthink’s DEX Methodology, to drive growth and adoption throughout the entire customer lifecycle.  

Key pillars to the Customer Success Team are: (i) Customer Success Plan, (ii) Value Tracking and (ii) Executive Business Reviews. 

You will be expected to lead the customer to success in their DEX Journey. This means providing support and best practices on getting started with DEXOps, developing a plan for adoption of DEX into the Customer’s ecosystem, and ensuring positive outcomes for your customers while solidifying their long-term partnership with Nexthink. 

This is a key position within the Technical Services team and the successful candidate will be expected to work collaboratively with Sales, Solution Consulting, Professional Services, Customer Support and Product teams to drive positive customer outcomes, operational success, renewals and upsell opportunities. 

Main functions: 

• Aligned to up to 20 Nexthink Enterprise customers, you will own and execute a comprehensive customer success plan that emphasizes the critical pillars of people, processes, technology, communication and value, all aimed at effectively integrating Nexthink solutions and building a DEX journey.  
• Be a Trusted Advisor to the Customer: Build relationships with key leadership contacts within the CIO organization and other influential stakeholders. Have a POV on the customer industry, competitive landscape, and the DEX market. Understand the customer’s technical challenges and dependencies. 
• Deliver Value for the Customer: Identify, define, track, measure and share the overall impact and value of Nexthink. Guide the Customer on their journey and hold them accountable. Evangelize the customer’s success (internally, and with Customer stakeholders).  
• Deliver on-time Renewals & Achieve Renewal Targets: Align on account strategy with the broader account team and work to help deliver an on-time renewal (through extensive value-tracking activities and other CSM efforts) 
• Achieve Expansion Targets: Identify new opportunities for Nexthink, either through Professional Services engagements, or upsell/cross-sell of additional Nexthink services and solutions. Align with the Account Team on expansion strategies and upsells to deliver results. 
• Maintain Customer Health: Have regular cadence with the right Customer contacts and understand current sentiment and issues. Identify and escalate any critical issue or risk of renewals, collaborating with the Account Team including Account Managers, Solution Consultants, Professional Services and Support Teams. 
• Deliver DEX workshops to the customer that support educating and development of the customer journey in the use of the product and how to quantify the value of outcomes. 
• In partnership with the Account manager, participate in quarterly business reviews (Executive Business Reviews) with key customer stakeholders to communicate progress against the success plan and provide thought leadership on the customer journey focused on required outcomes.  
• Act as the voice of the customer and provide feedback to Nexthink Product Management, R&D, Sales and Marketing teams.  
• Foster collaboration within the Nexthink ecosystem (internal and external) and share best practices to enhance the customer experience and business outcomes. 
• Update our CRM database and make sure that customer data is always accurate and reliable.

• 7+ years of experience as a Customer Success Manager working in the Software Industry with Large Enterprise Accounts and successful adoption of SaaS. 
• Ability to drive the DEX Methodology (people, process, technology, communication, value) to ensure adoption and value realization.  
• Strong business acumen with the ability to use business context to generate creative, pragmatic solutions to achieve business objectives.  
• Entrepreneurial mindset that enables you to successfully work independently with little guidance; using good judgment to escalate issues when needed.  
• Technical background or technological savvy to be able to learn Nexthink products and services, technologies and business. (Understanding of the IT project delivery lifecycle and digital transformation initiatives is preferred.) 
• Ability to effectively manage, guide, and build rapport within all parts of the customer’s hierarchy, from the technical teams to the C-suite. Building relationships with our customers is key. 
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills; capable of gaining the respect of and interacting comfortably with senior leaders.  
• Organized and structured, with the ability to facilitate difficult/complex situations.  
• Have a “can do” attitude to own and drive results.   
• Strong understanding of IT Operations, ITSM processes (ITIL), or End User Compute/Client Management practices is preferred.  
• Strong customer-facing and presentation skills. 
• Business-level fluency in English and German is required for customer-facing communication and collaboration. 
• This role might require occasional travelling within the DACH region.

We are the pioneers and trailblazers of a global IT Market Category (DEX) that is shaping the future of how the world works, giving our customers’ IT Teams total digital visibility across their enterprise. Our innovative solutions integrate real-time analytics, automation, and employee feedback across all endpoints. This enables our IT teams to solve complex technical challenges, create ever more productive workplaces, and deliver happy, satisfied employees in the digital workplace.

With over 1200 employees across 5 continents, Nexthink operates as One Team, connecting, collaborating and innovating to continuously grow. We call our employees ‘Nexthinkers’ and our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is second to none. We currently have over 75 nationalities working with us, from all cultures and backgrounds, speaking many different languages.

If you are looking for a change and like a nice atmosphere, lots of challenges, and having fun while working, this is a great opportunity for you! Check what we offer: 

• 💼 Permanent Contract and a competitive compensation package  
• 🏖️ Flexible Hours and unlimited vacation (employees have unlimited paid time off on top of the 30 days of holidays we offer) plus 3 company-paid volunteer days. 
• 🏡 100% remote work with occasional travels to meet with colleagues and customers 
• 📚 Free access to professional training platforms to explore your interests and enhance your skills. 
• 🍼 16 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers, extendable up to 8 additional months unpaid, and 6 weeks of fully paid leave for secondary caregivers. 
• 🏥 Feel protected with 24/7 accident insurance coverage for any accidents at work or during free time. 
• 📣  Bonuses for referring successful hires after three months of continuous employment.