Customer Success Manager

Overview Customer Success Manager (Ireland - Remote) Your AI strategy is only as strong as the data behind it. Quest Software builds the foundation for enterprise AI with solutions in data governance, cybersecurity, and platform modernization. More than 45,000 companies — including 90% of the Fortune 500 — trust Quest to solve their most critical challenges. From securing identities and modernizing platforms to preparing data for AI, we help enterprises unlock their full potential. The Customer Success Organization focuses on our most strategic customers. As a Strategic Customer Success Manager at Quest, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring these customers realize maximum value from their investments through comprehensive adoption and value engagements. The CSM will manage a portfolio of accounts and lead engagement throughout the customer lifecycle—from deployment and adoption through value realization and renewal—ensuring satisfaction and long-term success. You’ll leverage your expertise to guide customers through their journey, maintain consistent engagement, and ensure they achieve their goals and derive measurable value from Quest solutions. You’ll also surface Customer Success Qualified Leads (CSQLs) and coordinate with Account Management for follow-up. CSMs support renewal contracting processes and are expected to stay informed on Quest’s evolving product portfolio, demonstrating the ability to quickly learn and communicate the value of new offerings. Above all, this role is accountable for retention—sustaining business growth and profitability by maximizing value, driving usage and adoption, supporting services, and reducing churn. Responsibilities - Owns the customer relationship of a global or large-scale strategic account and actively manages the stakeholder relationship at all levels (i.e., executive, management, technical leaders) including strategic roadmap discussions - Develops and nurtures relationships and adjusts value and adoption messaging according to the levels and interests of customer stakeholders - Coaches peers on strategic approaches, provide mentorship for Enterprise CSMs to help them grow their knowledge and provide premium customer experience - Identifies and creates solutions to address Customer Success needs, improve effectiveness and efficiency, and delivery to or exceed key customer metrics. - Develops and maintains strategic Success Plans that align to value milestones and customer-defined business outcomes. - Partners with the customer to build a joint plan for success, maintaining a detailed understanding of the customer’s business to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction, engagement, and adoption of Quest technologies. - Monitors customer analytics and KPIs to reinforce the value of the customer solution, identify areas to improve customer experience, and optimize the solution. - Facilitates Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) in collaboration with Account Management, using the Success Plan and business case to demonstrate impact, value delivered, and opportunities for growth. - Delivers an outstanding customer experience to support our brand promise of delivering superior outcomes and to support and identify cross-sell and upsell of services and products. - Actively monitors customer engagement signals and sentiment; log risks and opportunities in CRM and trigger internal playbooks where applicable. - Supports collaboration across Sales, Support, Product, Renewals, and Professional Services to ensure continuity and strategic alignment. - Acts as an escalation point for high-impact customer issues when necessary, ensuring appropriate teams within Quest are engaged for quick resolution. - Works within the wider CSM team to implement scalable programs and process improvements to drive efficiency of internal customer success processes and improve customer experience. Qualifications What We’re Looking For - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent experience)