Appian Corporation is a leading provider of process automation technology, and they are seeking a Customer Success Manager to empower organizations through their software platform. The role involves serving as a strategic advisor, ensuring customer success by aligning Appian's capabilities with business strategies and driving customer adoption of their applications and solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Uncover and shape each customer's business goals, translating them into prioritized, actionable plans and driving execution in close partnership with stakeholders
- Lead customer adoption by empowering clients to become self-sufficient in building, managing, and scaling Appian applications and solutions
- Establish yourself as a strategic partner and trusted advisor by aligning Appian's capabilities to customers' evolving business strategies
- Identify opportunities to expand Appian's footprint and articulate clear, data-backed business value cases for additional investment
- Monitor overall account health, proactively address risks, and remove barriers to successful adoption and long-term growth
- Develop joint roadmaps and success plans that deliver measurable outcomes and sustained impact
- Build deep expertise in Appian's products, implementation methodology, and best practices to guide customers effectively
- Recommend process improvements and technology solutions, including AI, that drive efficiency and business value
- Communicate confidently across technical teams, business stakeholders, and C-level executives
- Collaborate effectively with internal and external partners, mentor colleagues, and advocate for agile practices
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree, ideally in a technical field
- 10+ years of combined experience in technology or technical consulting
- Proven ability to act as a trusted advisor and drive measurable business value for customers
- Demonstrable understanding of enterprise platforms and systems and how they can be used to solve business problems
- Excellent consulting, communication, and presentation skills with executive and technical audiences
- Strong organization and project management skills with close attention to detail
- Experience with agile software development practices
- Expected travel averages around 25%, with higher travel demands during select months
- 5+ of experience within success management, program management, account management or advisory services
- Experience implementing, configuring, deploying, or testing enterprise technology solutions (SaaS/PaaS)
- Strong understanding of system integration, data architecture, or enterprise architecture