Gong.io

Engagement Manager

Gong.io$149K — $175K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of Project Management experience with an emphasis on time, cost, risk management; PMP certification is advantageous.
  • 4+ years of professional consulting experience, ideally in Enterprise software environments.
  • Strong attention to detail with excellent prioritization and planning skills.
  • Proven ability to influence change within customer organizations.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to interface with senior-level stakeholders easily.
  • Familiarity with SaaS applications, especially those that support Enterprise business processes.
  • Experience with CRM systems, preferably Salesforce.com or Dynamics.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation processes for Enterprise Gong customers.
  • Manage multiple projects, ensuring schedules are met and milestones are achieved.
  • Effectively handle competing priorities across various customers and SOW-based projects.
  • Coordinate and conduct meetings as per Gong's Professional Services standards.
  • Facilitate discovery workshops to align customer use cases with the Gong platform.
  • Maintain clear communication with leadership, project teams, and clients.
  • Identify and address engagement risks, managing and controlling project scope.

Benefits

  • Diverse medical, dental, and vision plans tailored for employees and their families.
  • Wellbeing Fund providing a flexible stipend for health-related expenses.
  • Mental health benefits including covered therapy and coaching services.
  • 401(k) program for future financial security.
  • Stipend for educational and personal development growth.
  • Flexible vacation time to enhance work-life balance.
  • Paid parental leave to support family needs.
  • Quarterly company-wide recharge days for relaxation.
  • Remote work stipend to support home office setup.
Full Job Description
As an Engagement Manager on our Professional Services team, you will be responsible for all aspects of successful engagements for Gong prospects & customers across our most strategic accounts. Your ability to work independently while keeping commitments to time, cost, and scope while juggling multiple concurrent activities is essential. Based predominantly on custom Statements of Work ("SOW")'s, you will manage the entire engagement lifecycle for our Customers. This includes but is not limited to project kickoffs, workshops, testing, go-lives, risk management, and overall project management to ensure Customers are #ravingfans of Gong. We are seeking someone that is located in the New York City, Chicago, Austin or Lehi hub location. RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead all aspects of implementations for Enterprise Gong customers. • Ability to manage multiple projects to schedule, meet milestones, forecast work according to project plans, and ensure deadlines are met. • Manage competing priorities effectively across multiple customers and SOW-based projects. • Conduct & coordinate meetings onsite and remotely according to the Gong Professional Services methodology standards. • Execute discovery workshops to map customer use cases to the Gong platform. • Provide regular communications (verbal and written) to leadership, project teams, and customers. • Identify and mitigate engagement risks. Handle and control project scope. • Challenge, recommend, and redirect teams as well as client expectations when needed for successful program delivery • Ability to gather requirements and issue change orders as appropriate. • Partner with Sales & Customer Success to ensure a seamless transition from presales to post sales. • Facilitate identification, internal communication, and remediation for product issues. • Ideate and develop new program deliverables that help improve existing team process • Opportunistically present with sales on positioning Professional Services packages • Contribute and provide feedback to the Gong implementation methodology QUALIFICATIONS • 6+ years of Project Management experience (time, cost, scope, risk management); PMP certification is a plus. • 4+ years of professional consulting experience, preferably in Enterprise software. • Attention to detail and ability to prioritize and plan effectively. • Proven ability to influence change within customer organizations. • Excellent instincts and ability to interface at a senior level with ease. • Understanding and experience in sales strategy. • Experience with SaaS applications that support Enterprise business processes. • Strong CRM experience or knowledge (Salesforce.com or Dynamics preferred). • Solid ability to optimally coordinate and work across functional & technical teams - both internally and with partners, both in-person and virtually. • Understand business and organizational complexity at large strategic firms • Familiarity working with cross-functional teams, including: Sales, Customer Success, Product, Enablement, and Engineering. • Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and eloquent writing skills. • Bachelor's Degree. • Willingness to travel. PERKS & BENEFITS • We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family's needs. • Wellbeing Fund - flexible wellness stipend to support a healthy lifestyle. • Mental Health benefits with covered therapy and coaching. • 401(k) program to help you invest in your future. • Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development. • Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend. • Paid parental leave to support you and your family. • Company-wide recharge days each quarter. • Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment. The annual salary hiring range for this position is $149,000 - $175,000 USD. Compensation is based on factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, qualification, education, experience, and location. At Gong, we have a location-based compensation structure, which means there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. The total compensation package for this position, in addition to base compensation, may include incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits. Some of our sales compensation programs also offer the potential to achieve above targeted earnings for those who exceed their sales targets. We are always looking for outstanding Gongsters! So if this sounds like something that interests you regardless of compensation, please reach out. We may have more roles for you to consider and would love to connect. We have noticed a rise in recruiting impersonations across the industry, where scammers attempt to access candidates' personal and financial information through fake interviews and offers. All Gong recruiting email communications will always come from the [redacted].io domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Gong via other sources should be ignored.

About Gong.io

Gong.io is a software company that provides a platform for sales teams to improve their performance through data-driven insights. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to analyze sales calls and meetings, providing insights into what works and what doesn't. Gong.io's platform is designed to help sales teams improve their communication skills, identify areas for improvement, and close more deals. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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500 employees
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2015

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