SEMrush

Strategic Customer Success Manager (Customer Success Enterprise, US Team)

SEMrush$115K — $140K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in Customer Success or Account Management focused on enterprise customers
  • Strong relationship-building skills at all seniority levels
  • Experience creating customized success plans linking processes to results
  • Excellent problem-solving skills for tailored customer solutions
  • Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
  • Understanding of digital marketing technologies (SEO, SEM, CRM)
  • Experience in upselling and generating leads

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key marketing stakeholders
  • Drive high customer retention by ensuring ongoing value
  • Collaborate with customer teams to link workflows to Semrush's value
  • Conduct quarterly business reviews to demonstrate ROI and offer customized strategies
  • Advocate for customer needs within Semrush and stay informed on market changes
  • Develop and execute tailored onboarding and implementation plans
  • Identify growth opportunities by evaluating customer needs and collaborating with sales

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Low cost medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Life insurance and AD&D insurance
  • Dependent Care Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Account
  • Short-term and long-term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Travel coverage
Full Job Description
About the role

  • Strategic Account Management:Build and nurture strong relationships with key stakeholders, including marketing operations teams & senior marketing executives. Be their trusted advisor, offering strategic recommendations on how to leverage Semrush for maximum impact
  • Renewals & Retention: Drive high customer retention and renewal rates by ensuring customers see ongoing value. Work closely with account teams to identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities. Lead efforts in contract renewals and negotiations
  • Drive Customer Value:Collaborate closely with different customer stakeholders to understand and link key workflows within their marketing operations to the business value Semrush drives. Ensure customers understand how specific features and tools directly enhance their marketing objectives and performance
  • Quarterly Business Reviews: Conduct regular business reviews to demonstrate how Semrush tools are delivering ROI. Offer customized strategies and insights to help customers meet their specific business goals, in addition to discussing new, relevant products and solutions
  • Customer Advocacy: Act as the voice of the customer within Semrush, advocating for any improvements or enhancements based on customer needs and feedback. Stay informed about customer strategic objectives, relevant market conditions in the customers' industry, and competitive intelligence to identify opportunities and threats
  • Create & Execute Onboarding, Implementation, & Success Plans: Develop detailed, customized onboarding and implementation plans tailored to the customer's specific needs and business objectives. Ensure timely and efficient execution of these plans by coordinating with cross-functional teams and managing resources effectively, focusing on driving time to value and ensuring the customer sees immediate impact
  • Identify Growth Opportunities:Consistently evaluate your customer's unique needs and identify opportunities for Semrush tools to meet them. Collaborate closely with Sales & Marketing to create expansion opportunities & product/platform upgrades


About you

Move together. Raise the bar. Learn fast-grow faster. That's the default. And here's what else is needed to succeed in this role:

Required Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or a related role, with a focus on enterprise customers, preferably in the MarTech or SaaS space
  • Proven track record of building strong relationships with different levels of seniority
  • Proven experience creating customized success plans, ensuring customers see clear connections between their processes and the results Semrush delivers
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to provide tailored solutions to meet enterprise customers' needs
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with an ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Overall understanding of digital marketing technologies such as SEO, SEM, content marketing, analytics, CRM, and marketing automation
  • Experience with upselling customers and generating qualified leads
  • Ability to use customer data to provide insights and drive decision-making

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with BrightEdge, Conductor, SimilarWeb, or other enterprise-level marketing and SEO platforms
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity, and adapt in a rapidly changing global business environment
  • Previous experience with pipeline management in a sales or renewal context
  • You share our common values: Trust, because we prefer to speak up and be our true selves; Sense of Ownership, because it's not worth wasting time on something you don't believe in; and enthusiasm for Constant Changes, because we are always looking to make things better


The annual Total Cash Compensation range for this position is $115,000 to $140,000. This includes an annual variable compensation component that consists of commissions which is typically between $23,000 and $28,000 based on target performance.

Compensation ranges for the same role in other countries may differ based on local market conditions, compensation philosophy, and regulatory requirements.

*International Locations*

Compensation ranges for this role outside of the United States may differ and will be determined based on local market benchmarks, compensation practices, and applicable regulations.

About the perks

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Low cost medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Life insurance
  • Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
  • Dependent Care Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Saving Account
  • Short-term and long-term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Paid parental leave
  • Relief Fund
  • Travel coverage

About SEMrush

SEMrush is a software company that provides search engine optimization (SEO) and online marketing tools for businesses. The company's software platform is designed to help businesses improve their online visibility and increase their website traffic. SEMrush's tools include keyword research, site audit, backlink analysis, and competitor analysis. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Learn more about SEMrush
Size
1,000 employees
Market Cap
$1 billion
Industry
Founded
2008
NASDAQ

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