Instructure
Customer Success Manager (CSM)
CRM
Gainsight
SaaS
Edtech.com's Summary
Instructure is hiring a Customer Success Manager to manage and nurture relationships with a portfolio of high-volume members. The role involves developing strategic account plans, driving product adoption, ensuring customer retention, and collaborating with product management to enhance user experience.
Highlights
- Manage and grow a portfolio of high-volume customer accounts with strategic plans and executive business reviews.
- Monitor customer health metrics, mitigate risks, and act as the primary contact for key members.
- Drive product adoption and tailor success plans based on customer business objectives and workflows.
- Collaborate with Product Management to convey member feedback and support feature adoption through training.
- Responsible for renewals, minimizing churn, identifying upsell opportunities, and coordinating with Sales.
- Required bachelor's degree in Business, Education, Technology, or a related field and 5 years of SaaS customer success or account management experience.
- Proven record of managing portfolios worth $3M+ annually, preferably in EdTech or credentialing environments.
- Proficient in Salesforce, Gainsight, JIRA, Tableau, and MS Office Suite.
- Compensation ranges from $80K to $85K base salary plus $35K commission, with on-target earnings up to $120K annually.
- Ability to travel 10-15% for customer engagements, conferences, and team events.
Customer Success Manager (CSM) Full Description
Application
US-REMOTE
US-REMOTE
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Client Services
Customer Success
Customer Success
Compensation
- $80K – $85K • $35K Commission
We expect most new hires to fall within this range, though actual pay may vary based on experience, skills, location, and business needs.
On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this role are up to $120,000 annually. Actual earnings vary based on performance and other job-related factors.
At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.
We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome.
We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome.
And that's where you come in:
Customer Success is central to Parchment’s growth, retention, and long-term market leadership.
Our ability to remain the industry’s preferred credentialing partner depends on delivering
measurable impact and a consistently exceptional experience.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Customer Success Manager (CSM) to
join our team. This role is crucial for managing and nurturing relationships with our
high-volume members. The ideal candidate will possess a high-caliber skill set, a proven
track record in strategic customer success, and the ability to drive engagement, adoption,
and retention for a large base of key accounts. This individual will act as a trusted advisor,
leveraging data and strategic planning to ensure our high-volume members achieve
maximum value from our platform.
What you’ll do:
Strategic Account Management
- Develop and execute strategic account plans to secure the health, growth, and retention of a portfolio of high-volume members.
- Conduct regular strategic executive business reviews (EBRs) with key stakeholders to align on goals, review performance, and identify expansion opportunities.
- Proactively monitor customer health metrics, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies before issues escalate.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for high-volume members, ensuring seamless communication and a consistently positive customer experience.
Driving Product Adoption and Value
- Deeply understand each high-volume member's business objectives, workflows, and desired outcomes to tailor success plans.
- Drive product adoption and utilization across member organizations by providing strategic guidance and best practices.
- Collaborate with Product Management to relay member feedback and advocate for improvements that benefit high-volume users.
- Facilitate training sessions and create resources to support new product feature adoption.
Retention and Growth
- Be accountable for renewals and minimizing churn within the assigned portfolio.
- Identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling within existing high-volume accounts and partner with the Sales team to drive these opportunities.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of all member interactions, success plans, and forecasts in the CRM.
What you will need to know/have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Education, Technology, or related field.
- 5 years of progressive experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or Sales within a SaaS environment; EdTech experience strongly preferred.
- Proven success managing a substantial book of business and driving revenue outcomes through renewals, upsells, and expansions (e.g., portfolios of $3M+ annually).
- Deep passion for the education ecosystem and familiarity with the credentialing or student information landscape
- Exceptional communication, executive presence, and ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior university leadership.
- Strong proficiency with key operational tools (Salesforce, Gainsight, JIRA, Tableau, MS Office Suite).
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, balancing strategic thinking with tactical execution.
- Ability to travel 10–15% for customer engagements, conferences, and team events.
We believe in hiring great people and treating them right. The more diverse we are, the better our ideas and outcomes.
Instructure is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws in every country where we operate.
All employees must pass a background check as part of the hiring process. To help protect our teams and systems, we’ve implemented identity verification measures. Candidates may be asked to verify their legal name, current physical location, and provide a valid contact number and residential address, in accordance with local data privacy laws.
Any attempt to misrepresent personal or professional information will result in disqualification.
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