Graduate Customer Success Manager Jobs in Waterloo, IL

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**What We Offer: **

The Customer Success Manager role offers growth potential opportunities, professional development, an engaging small team environment, and amazing benefits.

What You'll be Doing:

The Customer Success Manager (CSM), Professional Services serves as a strategic liaison between customers, Sales Executives, Solutions Consultants, Professional Services, Operations, Product, and other internal stakeholders to ensure successful transitions from sales through project completion and ongoing customer satisfaction.

This role is responsible for supporting complex customer engagements from initial scoping through delivery. The CSM partners closely with Sales and customers to understand business needs, gather requirements, define project scope, and ensure all necessary information is captured to support accurate quoting, order submission, project execution, and successful outcomes.

The Customer Success Manager supports the sales and project lifecycle by responding to inbound customer and sales quote requests, conducting account research, identifying requirements and dependencies, and partnering with internal teams to develop accurate quotes and Statements of Work (SOWs). The CSM also ensures that all order submission requirements and deliverables are thoroughly documented and contain the information needed to execute the project effectively and deliver the desired customer outcome.

As a trusted advisor throughout the customer lifecycle, the CSM facilitates cross-functional collaboration, communicates effectively with Sales and customers, helps resolve issues, and proactively identifies opportunities to improve the customer experience and create additional account value. The role is critical to accelerating the project lifecycle, ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables, and strengthening long-term customer relationships.

A strong understanding of the sales organization, product offerings, professional services, and fulfillment processes is essential. The CSM will also identify opportunities for up-selling and cross-selling that align with customer needs and contribute to revenue growth.

**Key Tasks: **

• Perform activities across the quote-to-order fulfillment lifecycle, including assistance in preparation of price quotes, assistance in drafting Statements of Work, researching customer project history, project management of key engagements and other activities defined as Customer Success Manager responsibilities.

• Partner with Sales, the customer, and other internal departments, coordinating project communications and issue resolutions, fostering strong relationships with sales executives, customer support reps, and fulfillment teams.

• Guide and assist Sales or customers with their initial and/or repeat projects to increase quality, customer satisfaction, expediting the revenue realization process and creating efficiency in the projects and sales teams.

• Assess, research, and address post-project inquiries from customers, Sales, and Client Support.

• Demonstrate self-motivation, enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and the ability to work with minimal instruction, contributing as a proactive team player with a strong focus on attention to detail.

• Facilitate the transition from Sales to the Professional Services team upon the execution of a Statement of Work, providing knowledge transfer and communications with the customer on designated projects. This may include collaboration with other WK functions to ensure a smooth transition and project execution.

• Facilitate discussions with customers on complex or technical requirements in a manner that the customer understands, thereby removing the responsibility from the sales executive.

• Facilitate complex or non-traditional project requests derived from customer or product needs.

• Document processes, identify potential improvements in workflows, and leverage tools and technology to enhance efficiency and maintain customer satisfaction.

• Complete assigned tasks by pre-established deadlines and handle confidential or proprietary content appropriately.

• Utilize a project management skillset to manage multiple day-to-day activities surrounding specific order or project types to mitigate errors, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines to ensure order fulfillment of a high-quality deliverable on time, and maintain customer satisfaction.

You're a Great Fit if You Have:

• Education: 5-7 years post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent related work experience

• At least three years in a similar role (Client Service/Account Management/Customer Success/Sales Support)

• Specialized knowledge of or experience with iLien products and projects related to customer engagement.

• Experience working with the following WKLS internal applications: Pricing Central, Verifile, iLien platform, and Account Tools.

• Strong written and verbal skills to communicate confidently and effectively across several internal teams and other Sales Support team members.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Salesforce.com, effective written and verbal communication, and a collaborative team-oriented attitude are essential. Experience with Smartsheet for project and task management is helpful.

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing multiple requests and deadlines while meeting and exceeding performance metrics.

• Demonstrate a proactive mindset and self-motivation in all tasks and responsibilities.

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally to resolve technical, procedural, service or operational issues.

• Experience with data analysis and providing consulting services.

• Exhibit a passion for learning sales processes and related tools or technologies, including platforms such as Salesforce.com.

• Embrace a collaborative mindset and actively participate in a robust team environment.

• Work collaboratively with Sales team members and other support departments to achieve common goals.

• Show a strong desire to develop expertise in the lead-to-order process.

• Experience in using PowerPoint or other presentation software to create internal and customer-facing materials.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Programs and Certifications completed for professional development such as Lean Six Sigma, Scrum Master, PMP, CPSP, etc. desired.

We are an incredibly supportive team that truly enjoys what we do and who we do it with. We play a key role within WK and assist in driving the daily success. If you have a passion for making a true difference within an organization, while working alongside a genuinely caring and supportive team, we highly encourage you to apply. #BeTheDifference

Additional Information:

Wolters Kluwer offers great benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave . Full details of our benefits are available at https://www.mywolterskluwerbenefits.com/index.html

Diversity Matters: Wolters Kluwer strives for an inclusive company culture in which we attract, develop, and retain diverse talent to achieve our strategy. As a global company, having a diverse workforce is of the utmost importance. We've been recognized by employees as a European Diversity Leader in the Financial Times, as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2022, 2021 and 2020 and as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women in 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. In 2020, we placed third in the Female Board Index, and were recognized by the European Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index. Wolters Kluwer and all of our subsidiaries, divisions and customer/departments is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job. They’re not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities and requirements.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:

$89,600.00 - $157,000.00 USD

This role is eligible for Bonus.

Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

Additional Information :

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.