Senior Manager, Customer Success - Emea

Vanta · Enterprise · London, United Kingdom · Revenue

Vanta is seeking a Senior Manager, Customer Success to lead their upmarket Customer Success motion in the EMEA region. This role involves shaping the customer experience, driving strategic engagement, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to ensure customers maximize value from Vanta's products. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in enterprise customer success, strong leadership skills, and a strategic mindset. While not an AI building role, the position encourages the use of AI tools to enhance efficiency and impact.

What you'd actually do

  1. Set the Standard for the Upmarket Customer Experience in EMEA: Develop and implement best practices for the upmarket customer experience.
  2. Drive Strategic Engagement: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, proactively identifying opportunities to expand adoption and drive value.
  3. Influence Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Product, and other teams to align on customer needs and advocate for customer requirements.
  4. Lead and Mentor a Team: Build and manage a team of Customer Success professionals, providing guidance and support.
  5. Analyze and Optimize Customer Success Metrics: Track and measure key metrics, using data-driven insights to identify areas for improvement.

Skills

Required

  • Enterprise customer relationships
  • Customer success outcomes
  • Team leadership
  • Effective communication
  • Relationship building
  • Strategic thinking
  • Complex problem-solving
  • Data-driven decision making
  • SaaS business models
  • English fluency

Nice to have

  • EMEA market familiarity
  • Additional European languages

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven Experience in Enterprise Customer Success
  • Strong Leadership and Communication Skills
  • Strategic Mindset and Problem-Solving Skills
  • Deep Understanding of SaaS Business Models
  • Fluency in English