Customer Success Manager/Director (Altium)

About the Position

We are seeking a Customer Success Manager/Director (Altium) to join our team at Renesas in Shanghai, China. As a key player in ensuring our customers achieve their desired outcomes through the use of our SaaS-based industrial software solutions, you will be responsible for building strong relationships, understanding customer needs, and providing exceptional support and guidance to help them maximize the value of our integrated SaaS product.

Responsibilities

• Build long-term relationships with clients, responsible for renewal and upselling revenue of existing clients.
• Develop and execute customer success plans that drive adoption, retention, and expansion of our SaaS product.
• Create and maintain a deep understanding of customer business objectives and translate these insights into strategic account plans and management KPIs.
• Optimize the customer success operating model and process to ensure high-quality customer service and seamless customer experience.
• Drive customer adoption through product demos, training, workshops, and webinars.
• Respond to customer inquiries and resolve issues in a timely and efficient manner, leveraging internal resources as needed.
• Proactively monitor customer usage and health metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and upsell/cross-sell.
• Conduct regular check-ins and surveys to gather feedback, understand customer needs, and identify areas for product enhancement.
• Stay informed about global product updates, industry trends, and competitor activities to provide valuable insights to customers.
• Collect customer success stories and consolidate client credentials to support sales/marketing activities.
• Drive product improvement through structured customer feedback and collaboration with product teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in customer success, account management, or a related role, preferably in the SaaS or software industry.
• Strong understanding of SaaS products and the customer lifecycle.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with customers.
• Proven ability to work effectively across teams and at all levels of an organization.
• Strong analytical skills with a customer-centric approach to problem-solving.
• Must be a fast learner and adapt to changes.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and customer success tools.
• Experience with technical products and the ability to understand customer technical requirements.
• Ability to travel occasionally for customer meetings and events.
• Knowledge of the electronics design automation (EDA) industry and Altium Designer is a plus.

Nice to Have

• Certification in customer success or project management methodologies.
• Experience with SaaS products in the industrial or electrical manufacturing sector.

We Offer

• Competitive benefits package alongside salary.
• Opportunity to work in a global software company accelerating the pace of electronics innovation.
• Be part of a team that is empowered to innovate, collaborate globally, and help create the future of electronics development.

About the Company

Altium Limited, a part of the Renesas Group and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a global software company accelerating the pace of electronics innovation. We are redefining electronic product creation in a software-defined world with our industry-first cloud-based platform that unites every stakeholder and phase of electronics development.

From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before. At Altium, our teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate globally, and help create the future of electronics development.