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We are seeking a Customer Success Manager to join our team. You will serve as a strategic advisor to empower leading organizations to transform their work through process applications built on Appian's software platform with AI, robotic automation, Data Fabric, and other innovative technologies. You will gain a deep understanding of our customers' business goals, cultivate impactful relationships with stakeholders at different levels, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor and catalyst for their success.

Combining your understanding of customer needs, your business and technical aptitude, and deep expertise you will develop about Appian capabilities, you will enable customers to achieve their unique objectives through collaborative engagement with internal and external partners. As a Customer Success Manager, your task will be to ensure progress against key customer outcomes, identify and mitigate various types of risks to customer success, including: business, program, implementation, technical, project, adoption, engagement.

In this role, you will: 

• Uncover and shape each customer's business goals, translating them into prioritized, actionable plans and driving execution in close partnership with stakeholders.
• Lead customer adoption by empowering clients to become self-sufficient in building, managing, and scaling Appian applications and solutions.
• Establish yourself as a strategic partner and trusted advisor by aligning Appian's capabilities to customers' evolving business strategies.
• Identify opportunities to expand Appian's footprint and articulate clear, data-backed business value cases for additional investment.
• Monitor overall account health, proactively address risks, and remove barriers to successful adoption and long-term growth.
• Develop joint roadmaps and success plans that deliver measurable outcomes and sustained impact.
• Build deep expertise in Appian's products, implementation methodology, and best practices to guide customers effectively.
• Recommend process improvements and technology solutions, including AI, that drive efficiency and business value.
• Communicate confidently across technical teams, business stakeholders, and C-level executives.
• Collaborate effectively with internal and external partners, mentor colleagues, and advocate for agile practices.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, ideally in a technical field.
• 10+ years of combined experience in technology or technical consulting.
• Experience with agile and software development.
• Proven ability to act as a trusted advisor and drive measurable business value for customers.
• Demonstrable understanding of enterprise platforms and systems and how they can be used to solve business problems.
• Excellent consulting, communication, and presentation skills with executive and technical audiences.
• Strong organization and project management skills with close attention to detail.
• Expected travel averages around 25%, with higher travel demands during select months.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 5+ of experience within success management, program management, account management or advisory services.
• Experience implementing, configuring, deploying, or testing enterprise technology solutions (SaaS/PaaS).
• Strong understanding of system integration, data architecture, or enterprise architecture.

The base salary for this role is between $125,000-$250,000 per year and represents a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant work experience, qualifications, internal peer equity, and market and business conditions that exist when extending an offer. A discretionary bonus may be awarded in recognition of individual and company performance.
In addition, Appian provides generous benefits offerings that include a 401(k) plan with company match, flexible time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, disability insurance, wellness programs, flexible spending accounts, health savings account contributions, an employee referral bonus program, and learning and development resources. Certain positions may be eligible for equity awards. 
Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation, commission, bonus, or benefit plans.