Cision

Customer Success Manager

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About the role

At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you'll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate. 
 
Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you're solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow. 
 
Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen, be understood, be you. 

The Role

We're currently hiring Customer Success Managers across several teams, including our Enterprise, SMB, and MENA customer portfolios. While the core responsibilities remain the same, each role supports a different customer segment and market. Some opportunities require fluency in an additional language, including Arabic or Danish, depending on the region and customer portfolio.

As a Customer Success Manager, you'll own the long-term success, retention, and growth of a portfolio of customer accounts across a range of industries, including both brands and agencies. Working closely with our Account Managers and Onboarding team, you'll build trusted relationships, drive product adoption, and ensure customers achieve measurable business outcomes and long-term value from their partnership with Brandwatch. Retention is your primary measure of success.

Duties and Responsibilities

The role includes, but is not limited to:

Own retention across your customer portfolio, managing renewals and working closely with Account Managers on Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), retention plans, and growth opportunities.

Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, ensuring Brandwatch's solutions are aligned with the customer's business goals and long-term strategy.

Drive customer adoption by overseeing the onboarding journey—delivered in partnership with a dedicated Onboarding Specialist—and leading training and best practice initiatives to maximise value and return on investment.

Grow each account by increasing adoption, expanding the value customers realise from the platform, and embedding Brandwatch more deeply into their teams, workflows, and business processes.

Act as the customer's voice by identifying and escalating product feedback and managing expectations around product enhancements and roadmap priorities.

Foster a community of Brandwatch customers by sharing best practices, success stories, and lessons learned.

Maintain accurate customer records, opportunities, and renewal information in CRM and customer success systems.

Partner with Product Support to ensure customer issues are resolved effectively and in a timely manner.

Orchestrate the wider account team by collaborating closely with Onboarding Specialists, Account Managers, and the Professional Services team to deliver a seamless customer experience.

Act as a trusted advisor, helping customers achieve their business objectives and realise the full value of Brandwatch.

Essential Skills and Experience

3+ years' experience in a customer-facing role, ideally within SaaS or a similar technology environment.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.

Strong understanding of social media platforms and social listening or monitoring tools.

Experience working with global customers across multiple teams and regions.

Proven ability to develop and execute strategic account plans, with a track record of strong retention and renewal outcomes.

Experience building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and executive sponsors.

Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

A proactive, commercially minded approach with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Comfortable working independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.

Familiarity with Boolean search logic and data analysis.

Experience using CRM and customer success platforms such as Salesforce, Gainsight, Zendesk, Zuora, or JIRA.

What We Offer 

Upon joining Cision, you will immediately have access to a range of benefits that are fully or partially funded by the company and form part of your overall benefits package. These benefits include:

Cision Group Personal Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Healthcare cash plan

Dental Insurance

Private Medical Insurance (For directors and above only)

Gym Subsidy

Cycle to Work

Discounted Dining

Virtual GP

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Eye Care Test

Cision Global Charitable Giving Program

BenefitHub (Retail discounts)

If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, we’d love to hear from you! Please note that for this role, we are only able to consider candidates who are already based in the country of employment.

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Cision is the global leader in consumer and media intelligence, engagement, and communication solutions. We equip PR and corporate communications, marketing, and social media professionals with the tools they need to excel in today's data driven world. Our deep expertise, exclusive data partnerships, and award-winning products, including CisionOne, Brandwatch, and PR Newswire, enable over 75,000 companies and organizations, including 84% of the Fortune 500, to see and be seen, understand and be understood by the audiences that matter most to them.
 
Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.
 
Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.
 
Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]

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Please review our Global Candidate Data Privacy Statement to learn about Cision’s commitment to protecting personal data collected during the hiring process. 
 
 

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  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Customer Success Manager role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Cision?
  3. Which of Business Development, CRM and Excel have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you stay organised and communicate clearly when working remotely?

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  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
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I am interested in the Customer Success Manager role because I can bring practical experience in Business Development, CRM and Excel, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Cision needs from this hire.

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