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SAP Manager - oCFO Customer Success in Middlesex, United Kingdom
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Job Overview:
The Manager, Customer Success – oCFO is a senior leadership role responsible for driving customer value, adoption, retention, and revenue growth across SAP’s Office of the CFO portfolio.
This role combines:
People leadership
Portfolio governance
Commercial accountability
You will lead a team of Customer Success Managers (CSMs), ensuring customers achieve measurable business outcomes while maximizing consumption, renewal, and expansion and you will also serve as the lead of a team of s-CSM focused on a portfolio and territory:
1- develop the skills and ability of your team to help deploying the adequate level of Governance in their accounts, foster the use of Line of Business Best practices,
2- effectively position the specific Line of Business value proposition in order to leverage adoption of our solutions and services necessary to support the customer.
3- your role is also to coordinate with the team the animation of the specific portfolio via critical direct or indirect post Sales marketing actions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Leadership & Team Development
Lead, coach, and develop a team of CSMs across multiple countries
Define clear performance goals, success plans, and development paths
Drive a high-performance, data-driven, and customer-first culture
Ensure strong adoption of SAP tools (Gainsight, CRM, forecasting)
2. Customer Value & Adoption
Ensure customers realize value from oCFO solutions (Finance, Treasury, GRC, Working Capital)
Drive adoption, consumption, and business process transformation
Promote AI use cases and innovation adoption (e.g., Joule, automation)
Customer Success Managers proactively ensure customers achieve outcomes and continuously use the solution effectively .
3. Commercial Ownership
Own renewal, churn mitigation, and expansion pipeline
Drive cACV growth, upsell, and cross-sell motions
Support complex deal structuring and negotiation
Align closely with Sales, Services, and Partners
4. Portfolio Governance
Oversee account planning, success plans, and risk management
Ensure early identification of risks and mitigation actions
Drive executive engagement (CFO, Finance leadership)
5. Executive Engagement & Escalation
Act as senior escalation point for strategic customers
Lead QBRs and Executive Business Reviews
Build trusted advisor relationships at C-level
6. Cross-functional Leadership
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Services
Influence product roadmap through customer feedback
Lead regional initiatives (AI, Advanced Success Plans, Community)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
Renewal Rate & Churn Control
cACV Growth, Lead Generation Pipeline and NetBooking for the solution lines
Adoption & Consumption Metrics (Succes Plans, Adoption Plan, AI Consumptions)
Forecast Accuracy & Data Quality (Gainsight, HPI, …)
Customer Satisfaction (NPS / Health Score)
Team Performance & Capability Development
Experience (Market Benchmarked):
10–15 years in Customer Success, Consulting, Sales, or Account Management
5 years in leadership / team management
Proven experience managing complex enterprise accounts
Strong track record in renewals, expansion, and commercial ownership
Multi-lingual: Fluent in English and local native language
Domain Expertise:
Finance / Office of the CFO solutions:
Financial Close & Planning
Treasury & Working Capital
GRC, Compliance & Tax
Quote-to-Cash
SAP ecosystem experience strongly preferred
Core Capabilities:
Executive communication and stakeholder management
Strategic thinking and execution
Commercial acumen and negotiation skills
Data-driven decision making
Complex program governance (PMO mindset)
Education:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (Finance, Business, or related)
MBA or equivalent is a plus
Leadership Profile (Manager Style):
Strategic Leader : connects customer outcomes to SAP growth strategy
Operator : drives execution, discipline, and measurable KPIs
Coach : develops talent and builds future leaders
Change Agent : drives transformation (AI, adoption, new engagement models)
Customer Advocate : ensures value realization and long-term partnership
Location:
UK, Spain, France, Nordic or Benelux (EMEA coverage)
Travel: 30–50%
Bring out your best
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Requisition ID: 450201 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 30% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid