Dataiku is The Universal AI Platform™, giving organizations control over their AI talent, processes, and technologies to unleash the creation of analytics, models, and agents. Providing no-, low-, and full-code capabilities, Dataiku meets teams where they are today, allowing them to begin building with AI using their existing skills and knowledge.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Customer Success Manager to join our Customer Success team in Japan. Your primary focus will be to drive customer adoption, retention, and growth, while ensuring an exceptional customer experience. You will personally manage a portfolio of key customer accounts, ensuring direct engagement and tailored support for each.

The candidate should be based in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Responsibilities:

Actively serve a portfolio of assigned accounts based in Japan, including some of the world’s leading organisations in industries such as manufacturing, financial services, CPG, telecommunication, transportation and technology
Gain an understanding of clients’ use cases and desired business outcomes, and help a large number of licensed users achieve these goals via Dataiku & associated professional services
Leverage Customer Health analytics to identify customer expansion opportunities & churn risks
Provide guidance to customer organisations on how to leverage Dataiku to implement data science projects from design to production
Collaborate with Dataiku’s Sales team to expand customer relationships & ensure renewals
Implement customer engagement strategies, including adoption plans, value assessments, and Executive Success Reviews
Collaborate with Marketing to grow a library of customer testimonials
Inform customers of Dataiku’s Product roadmap & provide continuous customer feedback to Dataiku’s Product team
Oversee the management of a portfolio of customers, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex customer issues
Identify and pursue upsell and cross-sell opportunities
Plan and execute 1:many programs for scalable coverage
Strategy and Operations:
- Develop and implement strategies to optimise customer success processes and workflows
- Analyse customer data to identify trends, opportunities, and challenges
- Collaborate with product and marketing teams to inform product roadmap and marketing strategies

Requirements:

10+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or a related field
Native-level proficiency in Japanese and business-level proficiency in English are required
Strong understanding of customer success principles and best practices
Strong natural and intellectual curiosity, especially around the application of technology to solve all kinds of problems, with the confidence to ask deep questions to understand prospective customers’ current and desired future state.
Experience in technical pre-sales or post-sales, preferably in a high-growth environment
Experience in the data science, analytics, or big data markets is preferred
Familiarity with data storage and computing infrastructure for data of all sizes (SQL, NoSQL, Kubernetes, Spark, etc)
Comfortable talking to all levels of customer teams, from individual contributors to C-level executives
Experience in Analytics/AI or other enterprise software
Nice to Have:
- Experience with customer success platforms and tools
- Familiarity with data analysis and visualisation tools

What are you waiting for!

At Dataiku, you'll be part of a journey to shape the ever-evolving world of AI. We're not just building a product; we're crafting the future of AI. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your personal growth, we can't wait to welcome you to Dataiku! And if you’d like to learn even more about working here, you can visit our Dataiku LinkedIn page.

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Senior Customer Success Manager (Japanese native)