CAE Inc

Customer Success Manager - Airline Operations

CAE Inc$90K — $120K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, aviation management, computer science, or a related field
  • 7-10 years of experience in customer success, account management, or a related field
  • Minimum of 2 years in a leadership or people management role
  • Proven track record in driving customer satisfaction, retention, and growth
  • Strong leadership and team management abilities
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Familiarity with software products and the software development lifecycle

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of customer success professionals
  • Set performance goals and conduct evaluations for team members
  • Allocate resources to maintain high-quality customer support
  • Serve as the main point of contact for key clients
  • Analyze customer needs and align solutions with their business objectives
  • Engage customers proactively through regular review meetings
  • Drive product adoption and develop effective customer success strategies

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and EAP plans
  • 401(k) and employee stock purchase programs with CAE match
  • Generous paid time off, including vacation and parental leave
  • Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability
  • Optional benefits including legal coverage and pet insurance
  • Programs supporting employee well-being and work-life balance
Full Job Description
Flightscape, a CAE company, delivers innovative flight operations and optimization software that helps airlines improve efficiency, safety, and profitability. Our solutions are trusted by aviation professionals worldwide to make data-driven decisions in a complex and dynamic environment.

We are seeking a Customer Success Manager - Airline Operations, to lead and develop a high-performing team while building strategic partnerships with key customers in the aviation software industry. This role will focus on driving customer value, adoption, retention, and growth through data-driven insights and proactive engagement.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of customer success professionals, with a focus on evolving customer relationships into strategic partnerships
  • Set clear performance goals, conduct regular evaluations, and provide ongoing coaching and feedback
  • Allocate team resources to ensure consistent, timely, and high-quality customer support
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients, building and maintaining long-term relationships
  • Understand customer business needs, challenges, and strategic objectives related to aviation software
  • Proactively engage customers through regular reviews to maximize value and identify improvement opportunities
  • Drive product adoption by developing and executing customer success strategies
  • Partner with product teams to ensure solutions meet customer requirements and usability expectations
  • Develop and implement strategies to improve customer retention and mitigate churn risks
  • Identify at-risk accounts and take proactive measures to improve engagement and satisfaction
  • Collaborate with sales to identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities and support the sales cycle with customer insights
  • Analyze customer success data (e.g., satisfaction scores, support metrics, case trends) to generate insights and recommendations
  • Present data-driven findings to senior leadership to support business decisions and product improvements
  • This is a hybrid role with up to 20% travel required
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, aviation management, computer science, or a related field
  • 7-10 years of experience in customer success, account management, or a related field
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in a leadership or people management role
  • Demonstrated experience driving customer satisfaction, retention, and growth
  • Strong leadership and team management skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Knowledge of software products and the software development lifecycle
  • Experience using customer support systems and data analysis tools
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Ability to travel up to 20%
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in a relevant field
  • Experience in the aviation software industry
  • Knowledge of airline operations
  • Experience working with customer success analytics and reporting tools
Benefits

We've designed flexible policies to promote well-being and growth, based on role-specific eligibility and requirements:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and EAP plans
  • 401(k) and employee stock purchase programs with CAE match
  • Generous paid time off, including vacation and parental leave
  • Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability, and caregiver support
  • Optional benefits including legal coverage, dependent life insurance, pet insurance, and flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
  • Programs supporting employee well-being and work-life balance


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Position Type
Regular

About CAE Inc

CAE Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer of simulation technologies, modelling technologies and training services to airlines, aircraft manufacturers, healthcare specialists, and defense customers. CAE was founded in 1947, and has manufacturing operations and training facilities in 35 countries. CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on training solutions for defense forces across the world. CAE's Civil Aviation Training Solutions business unit provides training solutions for civil aviation organizations worldwide, including airlines, aircraft manufacturers, training centers, and aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations. CAE's Healthcare business unit designs and manufactures simulators and offers audiovisual and simulation center management services for medical schools, nursing schools, hospitals, defense forces, and other medical organizations. CAE is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.
Learn more about CAE Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Founded
1947
5 Year Trend
+4.5%
NASDAQ

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