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The Company

Serving the People Who Serve the People

Granicus is driven by the excitement of building, implementing, and maintaining technology that is transforming the Govtech industry by bringing governments and its constituents together. We are on a mission to support our customers with meeting the needs of their communities and implementing our technology in ways that are equitable and inclusive. Granicus has consistently appeared on the GovTech 100 list over the past 5 years and has been recognized as the best companies to work on BuiltIn.

Over the last 25 years, we have served 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers power an unmatched Subscriber Network that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. By simplifying interactions with residents, while disseminating critical information, Granicus brings governments closer to the people they serve-driving meaningful change for communities around the globe.

Want to know more? See more of what we do here.

Job Summary

At Granicus, we understand that public interest technology isn't a one-size-fits-all solution. That's why we developed the Government Experience Cloud - a purpose-built platform to enhance internal and external operations, community engagement, resident services, and trust in government. Acknowledging that technology alone isn't enough to drive change, our skilled experience design agency, efficient technology implementation practices, and robust data-driven insights catalyze meaningful change in communities worldwide. Our unwavering commitment to the power of people, process, and technology sets us apart, enabling us to deliver excellence consistently. Our Experience Partners have strong experience in customer-facing environments. They are CX practitioners and delivery experts across the portfolio of Granicus services, technology, and data solutions, responsible for developing and articulating comprehensive experience proposals. Ideal candidates have experience as a human-centered design practitioner, data-driven analyst, digital content creator, technology strategist, program manager, business development manager, account manager and/or customer relationship manager. Our Experience Partners are involved during pre-sales and support post-sales activities.

They will maintain strong customer relationships and act as a main point of contact for the programs they own, ensuring tight alignment, offering proactive and prescriptive advice, and ultimately resulting in outstanding Customer Success. This may include the following:

• Pre-sales discovery and experience definition.
• Project kickoff.
• Bringing industry expertise and perspective.
• Drive better outcomes through hands-on experience, services, data, and technical expertise.
• Working understanding of Granicus solutions.
• Alignment to and support of customer objectives.
• Regular customer check-ins.
• Ensure project operational compliance.
• Relationship building with client stakeholders.
• Owning their book of business, constituted by programs across an assigned set of mid-tier customers.
• Being customer's primary point of contact for owned programs.
• Protect existing program revenues and prevent/mitigate program and customer churn.
• Grow revenues through direct upsells within the programs and generating cross-selling leads.

What Your Impact Will Look Like

• Develop, grow, and manage strategic customer relationships.
• Serve as an industry subject matter adviser in government CX, public engagement, communications, consultation, or digital services as a client-facing executive of Granicus. 
• Create and deliver effective presentations and proposals to address the specific needs of a customer or prospect.  
• Support delivery team to manage scope, timeline, execution, and acceptance. 
• Empower and guide individual contributors in career-pathing through monitoring and evaluation of performance, alignment to corporate professional development program, and company growth. 
• Help train and elevate internal teams in consultative solutions development, sales, development, strategy, and implementation.
• Work with customers to identify and align programs, agency, or mission objectives to improve CX outcomes. 
• Design & deliver strategic program reviews to infuse CX subject matter expertise and develop relationships with agency's executive stakeholders.
• Identify and develop customer engagement and recognition opportunities.
• Drive organic growth by leveraging our current book of business and relationships.
• Work with customer to create demand for Granicus services and solutions.
• Collaborate with Granicus leadership to shape development of new services based on customer demand and insight.
• Serve as the voice of the customer, bringing their needs and concerns back into the company to inform our solutions and processes.
• Represent Granicus in speaking roles, panel participation, and internal or external engagements as a public sector thought leader on customer experience, digital communications, data, and overall transformation. 

You Will Love This Job If You Have

• 4-6 years' experience in consulting, customer success, or enterprise account management, including scoping, delivery, quality assurance, and growth of programs, preferably with an understanding of human-centered design best practices and approaches.
• Ability to serve as a trusted adviser to government stakeholders; experience collaborating with and managing expectations of government clients a plus.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen and successful track record of customer or project management.
• Passion for public service, citizen engagement, service transformation and communication.
• Strong interpersonal skills for internal and external relationship building at multiple levels of the organization, including cross-departmental colleagues and customers.
• Self-motivated, flexible problem solver, who can manage routine but can also adapt quickly and find alternative ways to get the work done.
• Ability to manage multiple client relationships and competing priorities.
• Commitment to diversity of thought and consideration of different ideas.

Pay RangeUSD $67,000.00 - USD $72,300.00 /Yr.About Us

Don't have all the skills/experience mentioned above? At Granicus, we are trying to build diverse, inclusive teams. We do not have degree requirements for most of our roles. If you don't meet every requirement above but are excited to learn more, we encourage you to apply. We might just be able to find another role that could be a perfect fit!

Security and Privacy Requirements

• Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.
• Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies.

The Team

• We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Culture

• At Granicus, we are building a transparent, inclusive, and safe space for everyone who wants to bea part of our journey.
• A few culture highlights include - Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices
• Coffee with Mark sessions - Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important andsometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work-life balance and current affairs.
• Microsoft Teams communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.
• We bring in special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employeepopulation

The Impact

• We are proud to serve dynamic organizations around the globe that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place - quite literally. We have so many powerful success stories that illustrate how our solutions are impacting the world. See more of our impact here.

The BenefitsAt Granicus, we offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance-starting from day one. Here's what you can expect as a U.S.-based team member:

Flexibility & Balance

• Flexible Time Off - Take the time you need to rest, recharge, and live your life.
• Company-Wide Wellbeing Days - Paid days off to unplug and focus on your mental health.
• Work From Home Reimbursement - Support a productive home office environment.

Health & Wellness

• Multiple Health Plan Options - Including a 100% employer-paid plan.
• Employer HSA Contributions - When enrolled in a High-Deductible Health Plan.
• Fitness Reimbursement Program - Stay active, your way.
• On-Demand Mental Health Support - Access to Headspace and other wellness tools.

Family & Future

• Paid Parental Leave - For both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Traditional & Roth 401(k) - With a generous company match.
• Life & AD&D Insurance - 100% employer-paid coverage for peace of mind.

Growth & Recognition

• Online Learning Platforms - Fuel your professional development.
• Competitive Salary & Bonuses - Your contributions are valued and rewarded.

Equal Opportunity EmployerGranicus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants and employees will be considered for employment and advancement without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, sexual or affectional orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, military or veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.Employment Type: FULL_TIME