Head Of Customer Success- Apac

Head of Customer Success- APAC Job Summary This role manages the retention function of Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting APAC portfolio within a complex, global or high-profile territory/account, products/services, sales or account management processes. Primary focus is the retention of existing customers and re-engaging of lapsed customers with higher customer volume than traditional account management/inside/outside sales and provides strong customer and product support. Improves short- and long-term business relationships and generates sales leads with frequent contact. Maintains an ongoing business relationship with current industry clients to facilitate future sales. Has broad authority/opportunity to set and negotiate product/service terms with discretion. Manages own and provides leadership for the retention team. Customers depend on Wolters Kluwer information, software and services to successfully move through the complex layers of data and regulation that define modern business and government.
Purpose of role This is a leadership role in the Customer Success team within Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting business unit supporting and overseeing the software subscription retention function and ensuring the delivery of extraordinary customer experiences throughout the customer lifecycle. The position plays a lead role in managing and driving our customers' product utilization across the APAC product portfolio and is responsible for the preparation of the retention budget in APAC and subsequent forecast accuracy. Managing the Retention business in line with forecast is integral to this role, including driving and measuring key performance metrics such as volume trends, pipeline management and the overall health of the Retention business. Setting a strategic business development plan for 'at risk' accounts, as well as developing strong cross functional stakeholder relationships will drive success in the role.
Key Responsibilities: Drive a successful renewals process for subscription life cycle and account management. Execute change management & customer migration strategies to new products as needed, in strong collaboration with product and marketing. Drive a shift to proactive digital customer engagement channels to enabling high value exchanges with clients. Influence key stakeholders, sales, marketing, product management, software development and finance leaders, to ensure operational plan synergies. Drive continual improvement in people capability and testing new strategies to achieve increased performance. Develop and maintain a culture with an agile mindset that fosters high colleague engagement, trust, collaboration within and between teams, empower people and developing skills and knowledge. Ensuring a continuous focus on driving improved productivity and efficiency without compromising agreed KPIs. Responsible for the preparation of the renewals and retention budget in APAC and subsequent forecast accuracy. Manage the renewals business and deliver service in line with budget / forecast. About You: 5+ years of experience as a Customer Success/Sales Manager or similar role; Previous sales/business retention-leadership experience; as well as experience working within a global matrix organisation; Skilled at identifying and forging relationships with decision makers and influential stakeholders; Able to effectively balance competing priorities and make decisions that best support the team, and the customer; Previous experience managing a book of high-value customer relationships in post-sales or deployment services, ability to drive customer success and align within complex customer environments at executive and department levels; Self-motivated, proactive team player; you take action and work effectively in a highly ambiguous, ever-changing environment; Exceptional organisational and operational skills and a proven track record of delivering retention outcomes through effective process rigour and streamlining; Strong organisational skills, with the ability to oversee and manage complex projects and reporting requirements to completion; Experience using Salesforce and analytics like PowerBI. Personal Attributes An excellent people leader, with a strong 'team player' mindset and collaborative approach; A willingness to work flexibly outside of standard APAC hours to meet with global teams when required; A love for helping customers to optimise their use of technology and information, so that their businesses succeed. You are customer-centric to your core; You're devoted to ensuring our customers' success and adoption of our product; Strong analytical skills, geared at identifying opportunities and risks; Able to communicate confidently & concisely via email, over the phone, or in person, with all audiences (from cross-functional team to executive stakeholder); Polished communication skills as well as the confidence to deal with difficult customers; Resilience and problem-solving skills, as this is a fast-paced role with multiple conflicting priorities; An appetite to work within a growing software business as part of a huge multinational organisation with many development opportunities; International experience is preferred, with a strong understanding of core APAC markets. Our Values Wolters Kluwer continuously strives for an inclusive company culture in which we attract, develop, and retain high-performing, productive, engaged, and diverse talent to deliver on our strategy. As a global company, having a diverse workforce from different backgrounds, nationalities, races, genders, gender identities, ages, sexual orientations, physical disabilities, religions, expertise, and talents is of the utmost importance.
We pride ourselves on our culture, which promotes inclusion, accessibility and flexible working arrangements.
Culture and Benefits We care for our people and a part of that we offer: Flexible Working Arrangement – promoting work life balance Learning and Development opportunities Access to health and wellness programs Insurance Options Parental leave benefits that exceed legislative requirements The opportunity to work within a global organization with experienced leaders If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us.
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About Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of €5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide. Our customers work in industries which impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the information, software solutions, and services they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and save time.
Our expert solutions combine deep domain knowledge with technology to deliver both content and workflow automation to drive improved outcomes and productivity for our customers.
We are committed to helping professionals improve the way they do business and solve complex problems with our range of digital solutions and services, which we continuously evolve to meet their changing needs. Our 188-year legacy and portfolio represent thousands of customers worldwide.
Equal Opportunity Employer Wolters Kluwer and all 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 any other protected status.
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