Strategic Customer Success Manager

TLDR

Build and nurture strategic relationships with enterprise clients, ensuring alignment with their business goals and driving measurable growth and retention through proactive engagement.

Responsibilities:
  • Build and nurture deep strategic relationships with a portfolio of VIP and enterprise-tier clients, serving as their trusted advisor and primary point of contact at the executive level.

  • Understand each partner's business goals through structured discovery and continuous dialogue, ensuring our solutions consistently align with and accelerate their success.

  • Maintain a forward-looking view of each partner's health - identifying risks and friction points early and driving swift internal action to resolve them before they escalate.

  • Own escalation management with urgency and professionalism, deploying rapid response to protect the integrity of the relationship when issues arise.

  • Serve as a proactive partner advocate internally, ensuring the voice of the customer is represented across product, sales, engineering, and support teams.

  • Own end-to-end execution of partner deliverables, ensuring internal stakeholders are aligned and accountable.

  • Identify and support upsell, cross-sell, and expansion opportunities, contributing to revenue growth through long-term relationship development.

  • Propose new products, features, and solutions that drive measurable value, aligned to each partner's strategic objectives.

  • Conduct Executive and Quarterly Business Reviews to assess partner health, review KPI progress, and surface actionable strategic insights.

  • Track and analyze customer success metrics across your portfolio, translating data into strategic recommendations at a senior leadership level.

  • Maintain accurate records of all partner interactions, health signals, and opportunities.

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    Qualifications & Skills:
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

  • 5+ years in Strategic Customer Success, Enterprise Account Management, or a related senior client-facing role managing high-value accounts.

  • Executive-level communication and presence - able to engage and influence C-suite stakeholders externally and internally.

  • Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a demonstrated ability to identify risks early and act decisively to mitigate them.

  • Ability to manage a complex, high-demand portfolio with a high degree of autonomy and ownership.

  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across product, engineering, sales, and support teams.

  • Data-driven approach to relationship management - able to translate customer health metrics and KPIs into actionable insights.

  • High emotional intelligence - able to navigate difficult conversations and de-escalate high-pressure situations with composure.

  • Proficient in Salesforce; familiarity with JIRA & Confluence.

  • Experience in the gaming industry is a strong plus.

  • Benefits:
    We are passionate about fostering a supportive environment for our team, so we prioritize the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our employees and their families through a comprehensive Benefits Program. This includes 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision plans, unlimited Flexible Time Off, and a personalized career roadmap for each employee. By investing in professional development through training and educational opportunities, we ensure that our team thrives both personally and professionally. Together, we’re not just building a business; we’re cultivating a community that values creativity, collaboration, and the transformative power of play.
     
    Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
    Xsolla is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
    We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the Fair Chance Act.
     
    Criminal History Consideration:
    For the Strategic Customer Success Manager role, we will conduct a background check that may include the following:
    Criminal history check
    Employment verification
    Education verification
     
    Relevance to Job Responsibilities:
     
    The background check is relevant to this position because of the following role responsibilities:
    Accessing confidential company data
    Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
     
    Rights Under the Fair Chance Act:
     
    Applicants are encouraged to inquire about their rights under the Fair Chance Act. If you have questions regarding our hiring practices, please contact [email protected].
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    We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

    Xsolla is a global commerce company that empowers game developers by providing tools and services to tackle the complexities of the video game industry. Catering to both indie and AAA developers, Xsolla partners with them to enhance funding, distribution, marketing, and monetization of their games. With a mission to connect opportunities and innovate resources, Xsolla has supported over 1,500 game creators in expanding their reach and growing their businesses worldwide.

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    $90,000 per year
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