As VP, Client Success, you will lead the strategy and execution of client success across a managed services portfolio, driving retention, renewals, expansion, and long-term customer value. You will oversee Client Success Managers and Technical Client Success Managers, building a scalable operating model that strengthens relationships and delivers measurable business outcomes. Working closely with Sales, Operations, Security, Finance, and Professional Services, you will connect technical performance with client priorities and commercial objectives. You will establish consistent standards for client health, executive engagement, risk management, and renewal readiness. This leadership role offers the opportunity to shape the end-to-end client journey, influence strategic decisions, and unlock growth opportunities across cloud, security, and modernization services. You will foster a high-performing team and help create a seamless, accountable, and value-driven client experience in a remote-first environment.
Client Success Strategy and Lifecycle Management: Lead the client journey from service transition and onboarding through adoption, ongoing value realization, renewal, and expansion. Establish consistent processes, executive engagement plans, service reviews, and continuity plans for strategic accounts.
Retention, Renewals, and Revenue Growth: Own client retention performance and renewal readiness across the managed services portfolio. Partner with Sales on commercial strategies, contracting, and expansion opportunities while maintaining accurate forecasts of renewal risks and growth potential.
Value Realization and Executive Engagement: Translate cloud operations, Azure consumption, security performance, FinOps, application modernization, and Data & AI initiatives into measurable business outcomes. Standardize Executive Business Reviews and value discussions to demonstrate impact and strengthen client relationships.
Client Health and Risk Management: Develop a comprehensive client health-scoring framework incorporating service performance, relationship strength, adoption, client sentiment, financial indicators, and outstanding commitments. Lead executive intervention plans for at-risk accounts and ensure corrective actions have clear ownership.
Operating Framework and Governance: Oversee the development and adoption of a consistent Client Success Framework, including portfolio segmentation, success plans, executive coverage, renewal governance, service-review standards, and client feedback mechanisms.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Establish clear responsibilities, handoffs, and escalation paths across Client Success, Client Operations, Security Operations, Sales, Professional Services, and Finance. Collaborate on service improvements and issue resolution while maintaining accountability for technical delivery and incident management.
Team Leadership and Development: Lead, mentor, and develop Client Success Managers and Technical Client Success Managers. Define portfolio coverage, capacity planning, performance standards, account-planning practices, leadership development, and succession plans.
Voice of the Client: Build structured feedback loops that turn client insights into improvements in services, processes, and go-to-market strategies. Use objective evidence to inform leadership decisions and refine the ideal client profile.
Strategic Growth and Partnerships: Identify opportunities within the existing client base across Azure consumption, Microsoft co-selling, cloud security, FinOps, Data & AI, and application modernization. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align client needs with relevant solutions and commercial opportunities.
Performance and Continuous Improvement: Establish measurable success indicators, including Gross MRR Retention, Net MRR Retention, expansion revenue, renewal rates, forecast accuracy, client satisfaction, advocacy, onboarding effectiveness, and time to value. Within the first 90 days, assess portfolio health, renewal exposure, team capabilities, and operating processes; within the first year, deliver a mature, consistent, and measurable Client Success model.