Lead Customer Success Manager

Energy Exemplar

$100K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Strategy, Engineering, or Communications.
  • 8+ years of experience in Customer Success or Account Management, preferably in enterprise software.
  • Strong track record of customer adoption, retention, and expansion in technical environments.
  • Exceptional relationship-building skills with senior and executive stakeholders.
  • Proficiency with CRM and customer success tools (Salesforce, HubSpot).
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary post-sales relationship owner for enterprise-level customers, ensuring engagement and satisfaction.
  • Act as a strategic partner, aligning customer business goals with outcomes.
  • Collaborate with Account Executives to develop strategic account plans and support expansions.
  • Lead executive business reviews, showcasing value and identifying growth opportunities.
  • Monitor customer health scores and adoption metrics using Salesforce and HubSpot.
  • Identify and mitigate renewal risks early, mobilizing internal resources as needed.
  • Drive successful renewals by maintaining knowledge of customer usage and business objectives.
  • Keep Salesforce records accurate and up-to-date, including renewal opportunities and customer health.

Benefits

  • Impactful role working with strategic customers in a fast-growing company.
  • Opportunity to shape and improve processes in the Customer Success function.
  • Engaging with a cross-functional team to deliver seamless customer experiences.
  • Exposure to enterprise-level customer challenges in simulation software.
Full Job Description
About the Role

As aLead Customer Success Manager at Energy Exemplar, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the post-sale experience for our most strategic customers. Acting as a trusted advisor, you'll guide organizations through their journey with our simulation software, maximizing adoption, accelerating time-to-value, and fostering long-term partnerships that lead to renewals and growth.

This is a high-impact, customer-facing role that requires strong strategic thinking, cross-functional leadership, and a proactive approach to value delivery. You will be responsible for a portfolio of key accounts, ensuring they achieve measurable success through their investment in Energy Exemplar's technologies.
  • Serve as the primary post-sales relationship owner for a portfolio of enterprise-level customers, ensuring strong engagement and satisfaction throughout the customer lifecycle.
  • Act as a strategic partner to your customers, understanding their business goals and proactively driving outcomes that align with those goals.
  • Collaborate closely with Account Executives to build strategic account plans, support expansion opportunities, and deliver seamless customer experiences.
  • Lead regular executive business reviews to showcase value delivered, align on strategic priorities, and identify new growth opportunities.
  • Monitor and manage customer health scores, adoption metrics, and sentiment using tools like Salesforce and HubSpot.
  • Identify and mitigate renewal risks early by driving engagement strategies, surfacing concerns, and mobilizing internal resources as needed.
  • Drive successful, timely renewals by maintaining deep knowledge of your customers' usage, licensing, and business objectives.
  • Keep Salesforce records and dashboards accurate and up to date, including renewal opportunities, customer health, and stakeholder mapping.
  • Share product updates, feature releases, and best practices regularly to ensure customers are fully enabled and informed.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Customer Success function through mentoring, process enhancements, and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Strategy, Engineering, Communications, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in a Customer Success or Account Management role, preferably supporting enterprise software customers.
  • Proven track record of driving customer adoption, retention, and expansion in complex, technical environments.
  • Exceptional relationship-building skills, with experience engaging senior/executive stakeholders.
  • Strong proficiency with CRM and customer success tools such as Salesforce and HubSpot.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Desired but not required
  • Experience managing enterprise customers in the energy, utilities, or simulation software space.

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