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IMPLAN enables consultants, governments, academic researchers, economic development organizations, and companies to understand economic impacts – and most importantly, how to leverage them. We have been around for over 40 years and are entering the next phase of growth fueled by our cloud software platform. Reception has been exceptional, we have an excellent lead investor, and we are ready to accelerate!

We are currently looking for a Customer Success Manager (CSM) with a passion for providing hands-on software and economic analysis support to clients. IMPLAN has a team of CSMs that are individually assigned clients and who personally serve as their primary support resource. CSMs play a pivotal role in ensuring clients' success and satisfaction with IMPLAN as both a product and a company on a daily basis. This person is expected to deliver customer outcomes by developing a clear adoption and retention strategy for the clients in the verticals assigned to them.

The Customer Success Manager will be required to develop a deep understanding of IMPLAN data and all IMPLAN products. The position requires a passion for supporting our product and fostering relationships with clients, while effectively promoting sales retention and encouraging revenue growth. Their commitment to customer success is evidenced by their attention to clients' needs, their provision of accurate and relevant solutions, and their fostering of meaningful business relationships. This candidate is also a flexible individual who excels in an open and fast-paced team environment, can work on multiple concurrent projects across the organization, and is an excellent communicator.

• Become a subject matter expert on the application and the analytical needs and challenges of clients
• Onboard all new customers by providing thorough and personalized orientation with regards to using the IMPLAN software
• Establish and maintain relationships with clients in the including from the individual contributor to the senior management
• Achieve and maintain the target renewal retention
• Provide ongoing analytical support to clients across multiple communication platforms, including phone, e-mail, video conferencing, and the IMPLAN support ticketing system
• Successfully balance taking incoming orders and managing a high rate of renewals
• Identify expansion opportunities (upsell/cross sell) to grow customer spend
• Partner with the Education, Product, Marketing, and Data teams and serve as the voice of the customer

The Customer Success Manager will need the following skills and experience:

• Ability to multi-task and work with multiple software platforms simultaneously
• Strong skills in logic and problem solving, conceptual thinking, and deductive reasoning
• Strong research skills and experience with complex analytical problem solving
• Comfort with sales and upselling techniques
• Ability to communicate easily with professors, researchers, and university staff
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Comfort and familiarity with a team-based work environment
• Ability to self-direct and prioritize with minimal supervision
• Willingness to adapt and be challenged
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suites
• Fluency in English

Required Education:

• Completion or nearing completion of a master's degree in Economics, Business, Economic Development, Planning, Public Policy, Urban Studies, or a closely related field

At IMPLAN, we have crafted a collaborative and welcoming workplace focused on achieving the specific goals laid out by our community. We are always seeking agile, engaged, and high caliber people to join our team. We are a fully remote company with the option to work from our Huntersville, NC office. We offer company social outings and a workweek that ends at 3 p.m. on Fridays. Benefits offered include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and Basic Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement 401k plan with Company Match
• Gym Membership Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off and 10 Company Paid Holidays

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Other:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veterans' status, or other legally protected status.