Now Hiring - Client Success Manager in Leawood, KS

Ascend Learning is a national leader in data driven, online educational solutions for learners, educators and employers in high-growth, licensure-driven professions spanning healthcare, fitness and wellness, skilled trades, insurance, and financial services. We are passionate about accelerating learning while impacting job readiness, employment success and employee retention with the belief that our work changes lives.

Our culture is intentionally results-driven and selfless with a relentless focus on our customers. We believe in trust, transparency, freedom, and responsibility with a commitment to meritocracy, inclusion, and diversity of thought. Continual investment in our over 1500 employees is also a core principle realized through ongoing professional development and providing opportunities to grow, develop and lead. Ascend Learning is headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and remote workers in cities across the U.S.

ExamFX, a division of Ascend Learning, is the industry leader in online training for insurance licensing and securities exams. As a nationally-approved education provider, our course content is constantly being updated to align with the ever-changing information presented in state exams. We have an opening on our team for a Client Success Manager.

Objectives of this role:

• Build and grow strong client relationships to maintain current business
• Communicating with clients to ensure that all their needs are understood and met
• Collaborating with various internal departments to ensure that they fulfill all client requests
• Resolving complaints and keeping track of all processes that pertain to the client’s desires

• Collecting and analyzing data concerning consumer behavior to understand changing needs
• Develop a thorough understanding of our products and service offerings to better upsell and cross-sell to clients

Responsibilities:

• Lead client intro, check-in, and debrief calls to maintain and build strong partnerships

• Deliver kick-off and home stretch calls for managed candidates in the online program
• Conduct regular coaching calls with client managers to review candidate progress
• Train client managers on best practices for utilizing the management and candidate platform
• Represent and demonstrate all solutions and new technologies to current clients
• Create recommendations to improve client results

• Maintain department procedures and best practices
• Assist Client Success Specialists with client administration

Job Qualifications:

• College degree preferred or combined experience
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in a sales and account management role
• Learning Management System experience is a plus
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding quotas and receiving positive customer feedback
• Proficient in WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Suite (Excel and PowerPoint), Smartsheet, and DocuSign

Skills:

• Satisfactory problem-solving skills to help resolve customer complaints or needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate product ideas to clients
• Up-to-date understanding of the industry’s consumer behavior

• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills for dealing with different types of customers and clients
• Exceptional analytical skills for analyzing client data
• Time management and multitasking skills in order to handle multiple tasks and clients at once
• Advanced motivational and negotiation skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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