Customer Success Manager

Company: Morningstar
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 23, 2020

Job Description:

The Group:

Morningstar's products transform our high-quality data, independent research, and technological expertise into well-designed tools that delight our clients. The product management, product development, and service teams collaborate with our Customer Success group to help provide clients with relevant products and bundled solutions.

The Role:

Morningstar is seeking Customer Success Managers for Morningstar Direct, Morningstar Office, and Morningstar Enterprise teams.

Morningstar Direct

As a Direct Customer Success Manager, you will provide superior service to institutional investment software clients and users. This role will interact extensively with clients at asset management, investment consulting, insurance, wealth management, and plan sponsor companies that use Morningstar Direct and other institutional products. Our client solutions consultants combine a thorough understanding of Morningstar's products with strong investment knowledge and business acumen to help clients make the most of our products. This position requires occasional client-facing travel within an assigned territory and is based in the Chicago, New York, San Francisco, or Boston areas

Morningstar Office

As an Office Customer Success Manager, you will handle relationships with a wide range of new and existing financial advisors using the Morningstar Office product. You will provide world-class support and service to our clients by understanding how our clients use our solutions to drive their business, train clients on the product, and assist them in implementing the product into their day-to-day business. You will also work closely with sales counterparts on client retention and additional revenue opportunities. This position requires occasional client-facing travel within an assigned territory and is based in the Chicago office.

Enterprise

As an Enterprise Customer Success Manager, you will provide world-class support and service to our institutional data and software clients by understanding how our clients use our solutions to drive their business and by assisting the sales team in identifying new business opportunities. This team is committed to servicing clients across all segments and of all sizes for several innovative products including Morningstar Licensed Data, Morningstar Essentials, Morningstar Annuity Intelligence, Morningstar Advisor Workstation, and Enterprise Components.

Responsibilities

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• Educate clients about our software, focusing on data, functionality and features; as well as on industry trends.
• Identify opportunities within existing accounts, participate in account reviews and provide initial product demonstrations.
• Collaborate on account strategies with Sales and identify new user groups and business opportunities, which will help Morningstar meet and exceed revenue goals.
• Responsible for converting product trials into subscriptions, promoting product usage, and maximizing client retention by helping companies integrate our products with their workflows.
• Demonstrate superior product knowledge and consultative account management skills.
• Provide valuable feedback and insight to the product team and developers.
• Interact with Morningstar's data operations group, product managers, and internal service consultants to resolve client issues in a timely manner.
• Contribute to market research, marketing and promotional events, and other projects as needed.
  
  Requirements
  
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  • A deep customer service focus, strong attention to detail, and ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proactive, strategic, and creative thinker with a collaborative approach to problem-solving and project management.
  • Possess a minimum of three years of customer service, training, or sales experience.
  • A quantitative aptitude, and a confirmed ability to build long-term client relationships.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to present to clients with sophisticated investment knowledge and business experience.
  • Prior experience supporting financial practices, licensed data content, or financial software solutions is desirable.
  • A bachelor's degree or the equivalent is required.
    
    Morningstar is an equal opportunity employ

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