Senior Customer Success Manager (French Speaking)

Your impact

Your role

• Relationship Management - Owning the core and executive relationships for our key strategic partners. Having a proactive approach with partners and regularly meeting them to understand their current state and how to help them achieve their goals through Handshake - you are willing to try new and innovative ways in order to achieve this 
• Renewals and expansions - Building trust and advocacy with partners which ultimately leads to driving retention. Driving the plan of action internally and externally for key partners
• Owning Customer Journey - act as the main point of contact for your partners, which means you will be accountable for the entire partner lifecycle, from onboarding and implementation to adoption and optimization - knowing when to bring other team members in and working with the support team on improving processes for the day to day questions 
• Internal Collaboration - Communicate key updates to the wider team, secure opportunities for success stories, and collaborate with sales and product teams for effective partnership differentiation and enhancement. As you can see this role will involve wearing multiple hats but also will give you exposure to grow in multiple areas!
• Product Knowledge - Demonstrate a deep understanding of the Handshake product and the ability to consult using best practices and learnings from managing university partners. Expand product adoption, and drive value for university partners. Staying on top of the roadmap and identifying opportunities to excite partners about our vision
• Product Adoption and Best Practices - Expand and deepen product adoption, creating strong action plans with university partners on leveraging our platform to drive student and employer engagement. Actively learn and understand the career services space as well as awareness of student and employer priorities, consulting with partners on adapting workflows to achieve success with the Handshake product.
• Partner Success, Health, and Retention - Track subjective health assessments and collaborate with Handshake’s Product Teams to address partner needs promptly and to escalate key product developments. Utilising data reporting and dashboards to understand trends and take appropriate actions for maintaining account health Ownership of a Region - Acting as the primary liaison between the company and partners in that region by providing crucial insights to internal teams. As we are scaling and we are learning as we are growing in these regions and in this role, you will be responsible for sharing insights through managing your partners to ensure the success of the region
• Mentorship - provide coaching and guidance to junior colleagues and to act as a role model to the team - you will be the one Senior CSM in the team and so it is key that the team can see what “exceptional” looks like and to act as the go to person when support is needed on escalations and pushing internal initiatives
• Customer On-sites - you will be traveling to Universities and so it is key that you will be comfortable with running partner on-sites to hold key milestone meetings and to build relationships with the wider team. This is also a good opportunity to engage with students to see the impact Handshake is having.

Your experience

• An established Customer Success professional (5+ years of experience) who finds satisfaction in helping your partners achieve their goals and helping your team grow.
• Proven experience with SaaS - It’s a bonus if you know the startup space, and can pre-empt the bumps in the road ahead as we scale
• Excellent communicator - written and verbal and also experience with running presentations to key decision makers
• You get energy from being in high pressure situations and fast growth, with the ability to build repeatable, scalable processes
• Ability to prioritise workload while maintaining high attention to detail
• Confident with data reporting and analysing to tell stories and to spot trends 
• Highly curious with high level of intellectual curiosity - you see an opportunity and you act on this! 
• Ability to think critically and empathetically about the customer’s needs
• Add value to a team environment by demonstrating enthusiasm and a collaborative spirit
• Adaptable to evolving business needs and willingness to contribute to process improvement 
• Fluent in written and spoken German and English (Frenchn is a big plus) 

U.S.-based roles

About us

What we offer

Benefits below apply to employees in full-time positions.

• 💰 Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company.
• 🍼 16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents.
• 💝 Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support.
• 💻 Handshake offers $500/£360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home.
• 📚 Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500/€1,850 stipend for you to grow your skills and career.
• 💰 Financial coaching through Origin to help you through your financial journey.
• 🛜 Monthly internet stipend and a brand new MacBook to allow you to do your best work.
• 🚃 Monthly commuter stipend for you to expense your travel to the office (for office-based employees).
• 🥗 Free lunch provided twice a week across all offices.
• 🤝 Referral bonus to reward you when you bring great talent to Handshake.

(US-specific benefits, in addition to the first section)

• 🏦 401k Match: Handshake offers a dollar-for-dollar match on 1% of deferred salary, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year.
• 🏝 All full-time US-based Handshakers are eligible for our flexible time off policy to get out and see the world. In addition, we offer 8 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off. Lastly, we have a Winter #ShakeBreak, a one-week period of Collective Time Off.
• 🍼 Lactation support: Handshake partners with Milk Stork to provide a comprehensive 100% employer-sponsored lactation support to traveling parents and guardians.

(UK-specific benefits, in addition to the first section) 

• 🏦 Pension Scheme: Handshake will provide you with a workplace pension, where you will make contributions based on 5% of your salary. Handshake will pay the equivalent of 3% towards your pension plan, subject to qualifying earnings limits.
• 🏝 Up to 25 days of vacation to encourage people to reset, recharge, and refresh, in addition to 8 bank holidays throughout the year.
• 🤝 Regular offsites each year to bring the team together + opportunity to travel to our HQ in San Francisco.
• 🛍️ Discounts across various high street retailers, cinemas and other social activities exclusively for Handshake UK employees.

(Germany-specific benefits, in addition to the first section)

• 🏝 25 days of annual leave + 5 days of a winter #ShakeBreak, a one-week period of Collective Time Off across the company.
• 🤝 Regular offsites each year to bring the team together + opportunity to travel to our HQ in San Francisco once a year.
• 🧘 Urban sports club membership offering access to a diverse network of fitness and wellness facilities.
• 🛍️ Discounts across various high street retailers, cinemas and other social activities exclusively for Handshake Germany employees.