Senior Manager, Success Plans Portfolio Strategy

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · New York, NY +8

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Manager for their Success Plans Portfolio Strategy team. This role will drive strategic decisions for the company's Customer Success Plan portfolio, focusing on how to evolve offerings in a rapidly changing technology landscape, particularly with the rise of AI and agents. Responsibilities include developing strategic frameworks, designing governance models, conducting analysis, supporting go-to-market strategy, and providing thought leadership on AI trends in customer success. The role requires strong analytical, strategic, and communication skills, with a preference for candidates familiar with AI and automation technologies.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and refine frameworks, models, and methodologies used to evaluate portfolio evolution opportunities and offer differentiation.
  2. Establish and lead a robust portfolio governance model to oversee the lifecycle of Success Plan offers and the broader product adoption team. This includes defining decision-making frameworks, clear roles and responsibilities (RACI), drive governance forums and approval workflows for offer enhancements or new launches.
  3. Conduct deep-dive analyses on key strategic questions facing the Success Plans portfolio. Synthesize findings into clear, executive-ready recommendations with well-supported points of view.
  4. Contribute to the development of go-to-market strategy for Success Plans, with a particular focus on positioning in an AI- and agent-driven future.
  5. Proactively identify emerging trends, risks, and white space opportunities at the intersection of AI, automation, and Customer Success. Help shape the team's external and internal point of view.

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years in strategy consulting, with deep understanding of Professional Services or Customer Success organizations
  • Proven experience designing or managing business governance models, including the ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups and implement structured decision-making processes.
  • Experience in strategic framework development, with a proven track record of building and refining methodologies
  • Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills — able to break down ambiguous problems and build rigorous, insight-driven recommendations.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams
  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with AI, automation, and agent technologies and their application in customer service or success.
  • Experience in the SaaS or enterprise software industry.
  • Advanced degree (e.g., MBA).

What the JD emphasized

  • AI CRM
  • AI agents
  • AI and agent-driven future
  • AI, automation, and Customer Success
  • agents and related technologies