Posted 1mo ago

Sr. Manager, Global Customer Success - Hyperscale - EMEA

@ Digital Realty
London, England, United Kingdom
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Owns the overarching post-sales health of assigned global strategic accounts, Leads the customer engagement rhythm, including executive business reviews and strategic planning dialogues, Oversees end-to-end service delivery including SLA compliance and implementation coordination
Requirements Summary:Bachelor's degree in business, IT, engineering or related field; 7+ years customer-facing experience in service industries; ITIL familiarity; proven multi-regional enterprise support; strong stakeholder influence.
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Your role

  • Owns the overarching post-sales health of assigned global strategic accounts, ensuring strong engagement, satisfaction, stability, and retention

  • Leads the customer engagement rhythm, including executive business reviews, operational service reviews, and strategic planning dialogues

  • Evaluates and manages risk across operational, financial, and product adoption indicators, escalating and aligning teams as needed

  • Oversees end-to-end service delivery including SLA compliance, implementation coordination, and ongoing operational performance. 

  • Validates contractual SLA performance and associated service credits, ensuring accuracy and alignment with customer expectations. 

  • Provides guidance to global teams on customer-specific operational requirements and success criteria, supported by detailed Customer Playbooks.  

  • Acts as a liaison and advocate between customer stakeholders and internal teams, ensuring unified execution across Operations, Implementation, Sales, and Finance.

  • Partners with Implementation teams to ensure seamless onboarding and successful introduction of Digital Realty products and services post-sales. 

  • Drives coordinated management of customer escalations, ensuring transparent communication, root-cause clarity, and timely resolution. 

  • Identifies early indicators of risk, including renewal concerns, operational instability, or financial issues (e.g., aged debt). 

  • Engages internal leaders to develop mitigation strategies that preserve and strengthen long-term relationships. 

  • Ensures consistent follow-up on all customer feedback mechanisms, including surveys and listening posts. 

  • Leads the identification and delivery of service improvement initiatives across accountable teams. 

  • Coordinates customer audits from initiation through closure, ensuring thorough preparation, response, and validation. 

  • Supports awareness and adoption of new products, organizational changes, systems, processes, and policies across global accounts.

  • Actively contributes to the Global Customer Success community, sharing expertise, leading initiatives, and mentoring peers. 

  • Partners with Operations leadership to strengthen cross-functional collaboration and elevate standards of service across regions

What you’ll need

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, IT, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience considered.

  • Minimum 7+ years in customer-facing roles within service-focused industries such as data centers, utilities, IT, or telecommunications.

  • Proven expertise supporting complex, multi-regional, or global enterprise customers.

  • Strong familiarity with service management frameworks; ITIL certification preferred.

  • Demonstrated ability to influence without authority across diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

  • Owns the overarching post-sales health of assigned global strategic accounts, ensuring strong engagement, satisfaction, stability, and retention

  • Leads the customer engagement rhythm, including executive business reviews, operational service reviews, and strategic planning dialogues

  • Evaluates and manages risk across operational, financial, and product adoption indicators, escalating and aligning teams as needed

  • Oversees end-to-end service delivery including SLA compliance, implementation coordination, and ongoing operational performance. 

  • Validates contractual SLA performance and associated service credits, ensuring accuracy and alignment with customer expectations. 

  • Provides guidance to global teams on customer-specific operational requirements and success criteria, supported by detailed Customer Playbooks.  

  • Acts as a liaison and advocate between customer stakeholders and internal teams, ensuring unified execution across Operations, Implementation, Sales, and Finance.

  • Partners with Implementation teams to ensure seamless onboarding and successful introduction of Digital Realty products and services post-sales. 

  • Drives coordinated management of customer escalations, ensuring transparent communication, root-cause clarity, and timely resolution. 

  • Identifies early indicators of risk, including renewal concerns, operational instability, or financial issues (e.g., aged debt). 

  • Engages internal leaders to develop mitigation strategies that preserve and strengthen long-term relationships. 

  • Ensures consistent follow-up on all customer feedback mechanisms, including surveys and listening posts. 

  • Leads the identification and delivery of service improvement initiatives across accountable teams. 

  • Coordinates customer audits from initiation through closure, ensuring thorough preparation, response, and validation. 

  • Supports awareness and adoption of new products, organizational changes, systems, processes, and policies across global accounts.

  • Actively contributes to the Global Customer Success community, sharing expertise, leading initiatives, and mentoring peers. 

  • Partners with Operations leadership to strengthen cross-functional collaboration and elevate standards of service across regions

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, IT, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience considered.

  • Minimum 7+ years in customer-facing roles within service-focused industries such as data centers, utilities, IT, or telecommunications.

  • Proven expertise supporting complex, multi-regional, or global enterprise customers.

  • Strong familiarity with service management frameworks; ITIL certification preferred.

  • Demonstrated ability to influence without authority across diverse stakeholder groups.