Customer Success Manager (CSM) - SAP Academy for Customer Success - Newport Beach (HYBRID) (Newport Beach, CA, US, 92660)

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At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed. 

 

Candidate(s) will be required to work 3 days a week in office/client site as per our Pledge to Flex return to office policy.

SAP is not offering relocation benefits for this role at this time.

SAP is not offering current or future visa sponsorship for this role at this time.

 

The SAP Academy for Customer Success is a global development program designed for talent who are early in their career. 

 

Who You’ll Become 

The Customer Success Manager (CSM) works directly with customers to guide them through their business journey with our solutions. The CSM works to increase customer satisfaction, retention, renewals, references, and upsells for Cloud products within their assigned solution portfolio. The CSM oversees key customer milestones throughout the customer lifecycle, from deal signature through system provisioning, monitoring implementation progress, and business case achievement. The CSM is expected to serve as the strategic point of contact for the customer within the assigned solution portfolio and to leverage appropriate resources across SAP functions to maintain overall customer health. 

 

What You’ll Do 

As a CSM within the SAP Academy for Customer Success, you will be responsible to:  

• Successfully complete a 10-month learn-apply program, which includes classroom phases and field phases with your CSM team, that enhances your support in the CSM role, a critical customer-facing function within our dynamic Customer Success board area.  
• Immerse yourself in multi-dimensional, experiential learning with a focus on digital transformation, global intelligence, human skills, business and technology acumen, solution/industry knowledge, and strategy/tools/process. 
• Enhance skills around your solution portfolio, managing customer retention, and driving value realization.
• Receive onboarding in your local market with on-the-job training and mentoring by a senior CSM professional in the field. You will have the opportunity to work both behind the scenes and directly with customers. 

 

The program will enrich your knowledge of SAP and the Customer Success board area and give you the professional experience to be ready to serve our customers. We offer full-time employment from day one with practical learning application for your role.  Upon successful completion of the program, you will move into a direct customer-facing CSM role in your market and continue to receive mentoring and coaching support to accelerate your growth. 

 

CSM focus areas: 

 

SAP Finance & Spend Management (F&S) – Knowledge in key areas such as accounting, procurement, and supplier management, focused on boosting visibility, cutting costs, and improving efficiency. 

• S/4HANA Finance
• Finance & Quote to Cash(Q2C)
• Procurement 

 

SAP SuccessFactors (Human Capital Management - HCM) - Knowledge in core HR and payroll, talent management, employee experience management, HR analytics, workforce planning, and sales performance management.

 

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.  

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

 

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 78,000 - 180,700 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

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Requisition ID: 440554  | Work Area: Sales  | Expected Travel: 0 - 50%  | Career Status: Graduate  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid

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