About Freshworks

Freshworks makes it fast and easy for businesses to delight their customers and employees. We do this by taking a fresh approach to building and delivering software that is affordable, quick to implement, and designed for the end user. More than 50,000 companies -- from startups to public companies -- around the world use Freshworks software-as-a-service to enable a better customer experience (CRM) and employee experience (ITSM, HRSM).
Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Freshworks has a dedicated team operating from 13 global locations to serve 50,000+ customers including Bridgestone, Chargebee, DeliveryHero, ITV, Klarna, Multichoice, OfficeMax, TaylorMade and Vice Media.

Freshworks transforms the way world-class organizations collaborate with customers and co-workers. The suite includes Freshdesk (omni-channel customer support), Freshsales (sales automation), Freshmarketer (marketing automation), Freshservice (IT service desk), Freshteam (HR management system).
Freshworks has received numerous accolades including 2019 Startup of the Year form Economic Times, #16 ranking on the Forbes’ Cloud 100 list and #22 on the Battery Ventures/Glassdoor Best Places to Work in 2020. Our suite of products has also been recognized by analysts including the Gartner Magic Quadrants for CRM Customer Engagement, IT Service Management and Sales Force Automation.

While Freshworks has had incredible organic growth over the last few years, the company also has made targeted acquisitions that add critical capabilities to the portfolio including Natural Language Processing, Chatbots, Machine Learning, Social and Messaging Transformation.
Freshworks has raised over $400 million in capital and is funded by Accel, CapitalG, Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global Management. More information is available at www.Freshworks.com.

At Freshworks, we are creating a global workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose and passion, irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion or ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, our communities and our business.

As a Enterprise Customer Success Lead, your primary responsibility will be to engage with our clients, build strong relationships, and ensure they get the most value from our suite of products.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Relationship Management: 

Build and nurture customer relationships with a portfolio of assigned accounts, post onboarding through the entire customer lifecycle.

Retention Excellence: Focus on ensuring high customer retention rates and meeting retention goals.

Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain trusted working relationships with key decision-makers and power users within client organizations.

Client Understanding: Gain a deep understanding of your assigned clients' needs, objectives, and processes to facilitate successful adoption of Freshworks products.

Value Maximization: Collaborate closely with the sales team to identify opportunities for upselling additional services, integrations, and features that enhance client success.

Proactive Risk Mitigation: Identify and proactively address risks to client success, engaging clients whenever retention issues are identified.

Retention Planning: Develop and execute retention plans for clients at risk of churn, ensuring their continued satisfaction.

Issue Resolution: Drive the resolution of escalated account issues, working closely with Billing, Support, and other departments. 

Product Expertise: Maintain an expert level of knowledge regarding Freshworks products and services.

Client Advocacy: Represent client interests internally, communicating product concerns, shortcomings, and missing features that may pose retention risks to senior leadership.

Contract Management: Manage inquiries, questions, and issues related to contracts from clients and other departments.

Desired Candidate Profile

This is an individual contributor role, not a people manager role

Proven success in a Customer Success or Account Management role for a SaaS/product company, with 7 to 12 years of experience.

Expertise in account portfolio planning, management, and prioritization. Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

In-depth knowledge of customer success best practices. Experience driving client adoption of technology or software products.

Exceptional communication and relationship management skills. If you are passionate about customer success, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are ready to make a significant impact as an Individual Contributor in our team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

This is an individual contributor role, not a people manager role

At Freshworks, we are creating a global workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.