Customer Success Manager - Public Sector

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Customer Success Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. The Experience The Customer Success Manager is a strategic and experienced individual contributor responsible for driving quantifiable business impact across our most complex, often multi-org Signature customers. As a primary strategic partner focused on the customer’s business goals, this role improves their adoption, technical health, and expertise to realize the maximum value out of their Salesforce investment. We are looking for candidates who have experience supporting customers in one or more of the following industries: • Federal Civilian (FedCiv) – Work with non-defense federal agencies (such as Health & Human Services, Commerce, and Transportation) to drive digital transformation initiatives that improve citizen services, requiring knowledge of federal procurement processes and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. What You'll Actually Be Doing Strategic Accountability and Account Leadership • Engage clients based on calculated ROI, and craft a clear engagement charter with specified goals and metrics to align internal and external teams. • Own the Signature experience across complex, multi-org customers, integrating customer priorities and timelines into comprehensive success plans. • Act as the central resource for the team and the customer, proactively taking ownership of customer needs and drawing expert resources into customer situations as needed. Trusted Advisory and Executive Influence • Cultivate relationships with customer IT and business executive leadership, and drive consensus among key internal and external stakeholders. • Combine expert Salesforce knowledge with deep business insight to deliver effective recommendations that advance the customer’s core business goals. Domain Expertise and Risk Mitigation • Identify problems early and use the Red Accounts Escalation Play and Case Oversight & Incident Management processes when high-value renewals or Go-Live dates are at risk, questioning assumptions to uncover root causes. • Guide customers through AI governance frameworks, Trust Layer best practices, and safety-by-design principles. You're Our Person If... • Experienced business professional, preferably with 5-6 years of relevant industry expertise in Customer Success, SaaS platform use, or related strategic consulting fields. • Exceptional communication and presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to influence effectively at all levels, including executive and C-level. • Ability to handle objections, navigate complicated discussions, and drive alignment. Must demonstrate persistence in the face of adversity and disappointment. Cloud/Platform Requirements: • 5-6 years experience supporting customers using Sales Cloud and Service Cloud. • Working knowledge of core features:Sales Cloud: Leads, Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities, Forecasting, Reports & DashboardsService Cloud: Cases, Knowledge, Queues, Service Console, Omni-Channel routing Even Better If... • Addit