Medallia

Client Services, Engagement Manager

Medallia • $94K — $133K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in a high-touch Client Success, Management Consulting, or Account Management role within SaaS.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams for complex enterprise projects.
  • Proven track record in driving account renewals and business growth.
  • Demonstrated strategic advisory skills focusing on product rationale over technical details.
  • Influential leadership ability to guide teams without direct authority.
  • Exceptional communication skills to convey technical concepts to business stakeholders.
  • Industry experience in sectors such as Retail, Software, Hospitality, Financial Services, B2B, or Automotive.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Medallia account team to ensure quality delivery aligned with client objectives.
  • Collaborate with clients to establish a strategic vision for Experience Management programs.
  • Manage relationships at multiple levels within client organizations.
  • Develop and execute project plans while coordinating tasks across teams.
  • Monitor account health and platform adoption proactively using Medallia tools.
  • Advise clients on leveraging insights for operational changes based on best practices.
  • Advocate for clients internally to influence product roadmap based on feedback.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with enterprise clients and drive significant impact.
  • Access to tools and resources to enhance client engagement strategies.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Potential for professional development through exposure to varied industries.
  • Participation in strategic discussions influencing company direction.
Full Job Description
About This Role:

At Medallia, the Engagement Manager (EM) is the strategic architect of the customer relationship. You are responsible for the delivery, health, satisfaction, and long-term value realization of our enterprise clients.

The EM partners with the Account Executive (AE) to ensure the overall success of an account. The AEs manage the commercial contract and renewal negotiations while collaborating with the EM on the partnership lifecycle. The EMs ensure that the client's business goals are met through the Medallia platform, orchestrating a team of Consultants to deliver world-class Experience Management (XM) programs. You are the "Value" lead-making sure the client sees clear ROI every day

Responsibilities

Program Management:
  • The Quarterback: Lead the internal Medallia account team (Consultants, Insights Analysts, and Support) to ensure high-quality delivery that aligns with the client's business objectives through a proactive strategic program roadmap.
  • Vision and Strategic Roadmap: Collaborate with our clients to create a vision for their Experience Management programs. Set the vision for the Experience Management programs. Design and execute strategic program roadmaps that drive optimum value and are rooted in a deep understanding of the customer's corporate and programmatic objectives
  • Client Management: Own and manage multi-level client stakeholder relationships, including cross-functional touchpoints
  • Team Management: Develop and manage project plans while driving the internal coordination and execution of tasks across teams
  • Adoption & Health: Proactively monitor account health, platform adoption and user sentiment. Leverage the latest Medallia Experience Cloud tools, features and functionality to meet your customer's needs.
  • Best Practices: Act as an industry expert, advising clients on how to mine insights and turn customer and employee "signals" into actionable operational changes.
  • Voice of the Customer: Advocate for your clients internally, partnering with Medallia's Product and Engineering teams to influence our roadmap based on client feedback.


Strategic Partnership & Value Realization:
  • Trusted Advisor: Serve as the primary post-sales strategic lead, building deep relationships with client stakeholders to understand their evolving business needs.
  • The "Value Story": Drive the creation and delivery of Executive Business Reviews that demonstrate clear ROI, platform adoption, and program impact.
  • Commercial Support: Partner closely with the Account Executive (AE) to provide the "health data" and success stories needed to secure renewals and identify expansion opportunities.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
  • 3+ years in a high-touch Client Success, Management Consulting, or Account Management role within the SaaS industry
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex, multi-phase enterprise projects
  • Proven track record of owning account renewals and driving business growth.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strategic Advisory: Demonstrated focus on the "why" behind product development over the technical "how" of code implementation
  • Influential Leadership: Proven ability to command executive presence and lead technical teams through influence rather than direct reporting authority.
  • Proactive Problem Solving: Ability to approach business challenges, such as shifts in customer NPS, as puzzles to be solved rather than just metrics to report.
  • Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear "business value" for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Industry knowledge: Experience directly working in one of the following industries: Retail, Software, Hospitality, Financial Services, B2B (any industry), and/or Automotive
  • Advanced degree, PMP certification preferred


This posting is for an existing vacancy. Medallia is committed to equal pay and transparency. The annual base salary range for this position is $94,000-$133,000 CAD. This position is commission eligible. Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline and combines all of the distinct labor markets within Canada. It is uncommon for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on a variety of factors. Medallia considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, candidate's work location, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, external market data, as well as, market and business considerations when making compensation decisions.

About Medallia

Medallia is a software company that provides customer experience management solutions. The company was founded in 2001 by Borge Hald and Amy Pressman and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Medallia's software allows businesses to collect and analyze customer feedback across multiple channels, including email, social media, and mobile. The company's clients include some of the world's largest brands, such as Hilton, Delta Air Lines, and Mercedes-Benz. Medallia went public in 2019 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MDLA.
Learn more about Medallia
Size
2,037 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$148.6 million
Founded
2001
Revenue
$477.2 million
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