Customer Success Manager - Mid Market & Enterprise - Southeast

GoGuardian is an outcomes-focused learning company providing K-12 learning solutions that help schools promote effective teaching, equitable engagement, and student safety. The Customer Success Manager will retain and grow a portfolio of mid-market and enterprise accounts by driving renewals, onboarding, product adoption, expansions, cross-sells, and customer advocacy.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure a high rate of renewals by managing and nurturing customer relationships, proactively identifying and addressing any challenges, and securing contract renewals before expiration
• Recognize opportunities for account growth by upselling and cross-selling GoGuardian’s products to meet evolving customer needs, contributing to both customer success and revenue targets
• Lead new customers through implementation and onboarding, ensuring a smooth transition to GoGuardian’s platform and supporting product adoption through monitoring, guidance, and ongoing best practices
• Track customer usage and engagement, leveraging product usage and analytics tools to forecast risks of churn and opportunities for growth. Take proactive steps to maintain and improve customer health, providing personalized support as needed
• Build trusted advisor relationships by understanding customer goals and acting as their advocate within GoGuardian. Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver on customer needs, providing feedback to Product and other departments to continuously improve the customer experience
• Manage your pipeline within Salesforce, maintaining high accuracy in opportunity forecasting and reporting. You will be responsible for meeting or exceeding a renewal, expansion, and cross-sell quota on a quarterly, and annual basis
• Aim to provide a delightful experience in every interaction by being responsive, knowledgeable, and proactive, continuously working to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Work closely with New Business Managers to develop and execute Strategic Growth Plans for your designated region. Facilitate seamless transitions from Sales to Customer Success, ensuring alignment on customer needs and objectives
• Own and nurture customer relationships, ensuring that GoGuardian products and services consistently meet and exceed expectations
• Act as the main point of contact for assigned accounts, fostering a trusted advisor relationship that positions GoGuardian as an essential partner in achieving customer goals
• Provide regular communication, strategic guidance, and best practices to help customers maximize their use of our platform
• Collaborate with New Business Managers to develop and execute Strategic Growth Plans for assigned regions
• Proactively manage contract renewals, ensuring agreements are secured before expiration, and identify areas for account expansion to support customer needs
• Track and monitor customer usage, engagement, and health, addressing any risks of churn with timely, targeted interventions
• Identify and pursue opportunities to upsell and cross-sell additional GoGuardian products, driving growth within your existing accounts
• Actively manage and maintain your sales pipeline within Salesforce, with impeccable hygiene and a high level of accuracy in opportunity forecasting and management
• Meet or exceed your ARR targets on a quarterly and annual basis through proactive account management, focusing on retention, expansion, and cross-sell opportunities
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure a seamless customer experience, from onboarding through the entire customer lifecycle
• Act as an advocate for your customers within GoGuardian, sharing product feedback and insights with the Product team to inform future developments
• Partner with internal stakeholders to quarterback customer risks and escalations, creating and executing action plans to resolve issues and enhance customer satisfaction

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or a client-facing sales role
• Deep understanding of GoGuardian's full product suite and ability to align solutions to district needs
• Proficient in Salesforce, including managing forecasts and building reports to inform account strategy
• Skilled in navigating customer objections and negotiating toward value-based outcomes
• Owns renewal and expansion motions, consistently delivering against ARR targets
• Able to work cross functionally with channel and sales
• Practice detailed sales data hygiene in salesforce and other sales tools
• Eager to take initiative in a fast-paced, ever-changing, dynamic environment
• Fueled by the opportunity to truly impact the education landscape