lead a team of Sol Area S-CSMs to develop and implement account strategies and consumption plans that drive customer outcomes; and thus, lead to customer renewing their subscriptions / paying maintenance
Build trusted relationships with customers in order to support value-based consumption focused activities
Monitors SLA performance and maintain high level of customer satisfaction
Engage with Global Customer Success Centers to leverage expertise as needed throughout the customer lifecycle
Leverage data & tools to track and manage targeted adoption and consumption activities, including Relationship Assessments and Outcome Success Plans
Act as primary point of escalation for customers account issues
Contribute to library of success plays and best practices to further grow SAPs ability to drive customer success
Identify opportunities at customer to grow SAP footprint through expansion of licenses or services
Accountability
manages a function or discrete business unit by integrating current and future customer needs, company's business strategic and financial objectives
functional and business strategies and develops specific objectives for the sub function and develops policies/ procedures to support the functional infrastructure
Complexity
is the link between the company's overall strategy and achieving business results
realization of multiple high impact initiatives towards broad corporate goals
Experience
deep managerial and regional skills necessary for management responsibility
broad knowledge of all areas within particular corporate sub-function or a function within division
acts on management responsibilities: create the future; build a team; develop people; manage performance
country and regional directors require a strong industry knowledge in area of responsibility. Thorough understanding of markets and sales opportunities for SAP solutions
Communication
builds and maintains strategic partnerships with key decision makers internally and in partner and customer organization, Represents SAP externally
ensures understanding, trust and open cooperation on management level and below through effective and appropriate communication
optimizes communication style according to different stakeholders, situation and media
formulates clear management objectives and strategies and ensures understanding
communicates unpleasant messages in a timely and constructive manner