Customer Success Manager

About ZeniOur MissionZeni’s all-in-one financial platform is born from the passion of our founders who have weathered the storm of financial chaos. Our mission is simple: to streamline financial operations so founders can get back to what they do best – growing their business. We consolidate everything from bookkeeping, banking, payroll, to bill payments and more onto one intuitive platform.  Powered by a state-of-art AI that grows smarter with every user and a team of human intelligence, we're redefining financial accuracy. Customer Success ManagerThe Customer Success team is responsible for setting Zeni customers up for success. The team serves as primary points of contact for customers, coordinates and conducts all activities throughout the customer’s Zeni experience. Under the general supervision of the Director, Customer Success, the Customer Success Manager will serve as the first point of escalation for customer issues. This role will be responsible for working cross functionally to solve customer issues, upsell, cross sell, and renewing all customers. The Customer Success team will serve as a liaison between the various teams on the customer side, and the matching internal functions within Zeni, including sales, US finance team, and India finance operations. The right candidate for this role will embody entrepreneurial thinking, take an analytical and strategic approach to each customer engagement and the role itself, and will be a master of using good judgment and project management.  This candidate will need to dive head-first into mastering the Zeni product and develop a basic understanding of finance operations within tech startups. While an accounting education or background is not required, the Customer Success Manager should feel confident explaining and conceptualizing how our solutions work to solve a variety of unique customer business needs. This requires relationship management skills as much as technical knowledge. The role also requires experience dealing with conflict management and Customer management. Experience working within a POD like team, handling customer escalations and maintaining customer satisfaction is required. Desired Skills and ExperienceOwn the relationship with our customers post-salesResponsible for proactively engaging, educating, training and onboarding Customers who purchase ZeniLead customer conversations through phone, video, and emailActively monitor activation and adoption of Zeni’s Dashboard while limiting dormancy Advocate internally, primarily with the product team, for your Customers for feature improvements that solve customers business challenges Proactively reach out to customers for upcoming renewals and meet defined renewal ratesWork collaboratively with the marketing, product, sales, financial operations, and customer onboarding teams to develop and promote Zeni  initiativesProactively handle escalations independently; lead and serve as the first point of escalation for your cross-functional partners  Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities, and execute these transactions; lead all pricing discussions post-salesCollaborate in internal portfolio  meetings to ensure we are delivering a world class customer experienceDeliver solution- and value-based Quarterly Business Reviews Ensure we adhere to the agreed upon SOW with customers Required Skills & Experience:Minimum Requirements:  1-2 years of relevant experience in a client-facing project management, onboarding, or customer success role  Desire to build efficient processes and systems and has a continuous improvement mindsetBasic accounting experience or background Thrives when working at a face paced high growth startup Proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects and attaining high client satisfaction.  Excellent verbal, written and communication skillsAttention to detail in driving processes to completion within tight timelinesAbility to multi-task across multiple clients, tracking open items and deliverablesConfidence in driving customer experience, helping to drive customer success  Preferred but not required:Experience at financial tech startupAccounting background with knowledge of current finance tech stack applications (Quickbooks, Stripe, Bill.com, etc.)Basic accounting experience or background Experience working at a startupBenefits & Perks Variable Bonus Compensation package part of OTE Medical, dental and vision with a generous company contribution strategy401(k)Hybrid work environment Employee stock options Flexible PTO Generous sick and parental leave programs Quarterly team offsites geared toward learning and having fun together Travel Requirement: From time to time, the team participates in offsites in various locations across the US to plan, collaborate, learn and celebrate with each other. All standard travel expenses are covered by Zeni. All candidates must be willing to meet these travel requirements. Zeni is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. Zeni is an equal opportunity employer; committed to a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email hr@zeni.ai