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Manager, Client Success at bazaarvoice: London, United Kingdom; On-site; Lead; Customer Support & Success. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.
- Location and workplace: London, United Kingdom, On-site
- Role classification: Customer Support & Success, Lead
- Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-05-30.
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Bazaarvoice is seeking a visionary, growth-oriented leader to spearhead our Customer Success organization across the Central European region. In this pivotal regional leadership role, you will champion client value, maximize net revenue retention (NRR), and accelerate product adoption through a relentless focus on best-in-class User Generated Content (UGC) and Social Commerce strategies.
As the Manager of Customer Success, you will own the regional portfolio’s health, commercial growth, and overall satisfaction. You will lead a high-performing team of Customer Success Managers, transforming regional market insights into actionable customer outcomes.
Strategic Team Leadership & Talent Development
- Lead & Inspire: Manage, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of Customer Success Managers (CSMs), fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and excellence.
- People Architecture: Oversee strategic capacity planning, resource allocation, and utilization modeling to ensure optimal portfolio coverage and team well-being.
- Career Pathing: Act as a dedicated coach to your team, designing professional development roadmaps and preparing high-potential talent for advancement within Bazaarvoice.
- Market Evangelism: Serve as the regional voice of Bazaarvoice, articulating our corporate vision, market positioning, and the strategic value of our platform to the broader ecosystem.
Drive Strategic Customer Outcomes & Revenue Growth
- Lifecycle Innovation: Lead the continuous evolution of our regional client experience framework, optimizing customer journey maps and segmentation models based on data-driven market insights.
- Commercial Rigor: Spearhead robust portfolio reviews and strategic account planning sessions to uncover expansion opportunities, mitigate churn risks, and maximize lifetime value (LTV).
- Feedback Loop: Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams, translating regional client feedback into impactful product roadmap recommendations.
Executive Relationship Management & Advocacy
- Enterprise Alignment: Cultivate trusted-advisor relationships with key decision-makers and C-suite executives across our client portfolio, ensuring long-term relationship stability and partnership continuity.
- Strategic Counsel: Serve as a senior escalations point and subject matter expert, advising enterprise clients on cutting-edge UGC, AI technologies, and e-commerce optimization trends.
What We Are Looking For
- Commercial & Analytical Acumen: Strong business literacy with experience leveraging data analytics (Salesforce, Gainsight, etc.) to drive internal business performance and consultative client strategies.
- Executive Presence: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the gravitas required to command a room, influence senior stakeholders, and navigate complex client dynamics.
- Operational Agility: The ability to assess operational protocols critically, design scalable workflows, and champion change management across interdependent global functions.
Qualifications & Experience
- Experience: 8+ years of experience in a customer success, account management, strategic consulting capacity, or previous management experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- Domain Expertise: Deep familiarity with digital marketing, e-commerce ecosystems, CRM systems, social technologies, or AI-driven enterprise solutions.