Customer Success Manager – MENA (Arabic Speaking)

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AI Summary

Cision is seeking a Customer Success Manager to oversee the long-term health and retention of a portfolio of accounts in the MENA region. The role requires strong relationship building, strategic account management, and ensuring customers achieve business outcomes from Brandwatch solutions. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of SaaS customer success experience, professional Arabic proficiency, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Success is measured by retention rates and customer satisfaction.

Role DNA

Job Complexity
Easy Hard
Pace & Pressure
Relaxed Fast-paced
Autonomy Level
Guided Full Ownership
Communication Load
Independent Highly Collaborative
AI Insight Requires 3+ years of experience in SaaS customer success, strategic account management, and Arabic language skills, but not a highly technical role.

Salary Analysis

Median Market Rate
USD80,000
US Market
USD50k – 120k
0 USD132k
AI Insight The offered salary is competitive for the role, typical for experienced Customer Success Managers in the SaaS industry. The median salary aligns with market averages for similar positions in the US.

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am writing to express my strong interest in the Customer Success Manager position at Cision, focusing on the MENA region. With over 4 years of experience in SaaS customer success and fluent Arabic language skills, I have successfully managed diverse portfolios and driven retention through strategic relationship building.

In my previous role at a leading social listening platform, I consistently exceeded renewal targets by implementing tailored onboarding journeys and fostering executive-level partnerships. I am adept at aligning product value with client business goals, and I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments.

I am excited about the opportunity to bring my expertise to Cision and contribute to the growth and satisfaction of your MENA customers. Thank you for considering my application.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

Can you describe your experience managing customer retention in a SaaS environment?
In my previous role, I owned renewal targets for a portfolio of 50+ accounts. I proactively conducted quarterly business reviews and identified at-risk accounts early, implementing tailored success plans that improved retention by 20% year-over-year.
How do you build trust with executive stakeholders in the MENA region?
I invest time in understanding their business priorities and cultural nuances. Regular communication in Arabic and demonstrating how our solutions directly impact their KPIs has been key to building lasting relationships.
Describe a time you turned around a struggling customer relationship.
A major client was dissatisfied due to low adoption. I visited them in person, conducted workshops, and collaborated with our onboarding team to redesign their training. Within three months, usage tripled and they renewed their contract.
How do you prioritize tasks when managing multiple customer accounts?
I use a risk-based approach, focusing on high-value and at-risk accounts first. I leverage CRM data to monitor health scores, set reminders for follow-ups, and allocate time for proactive outreach each week.
How have you used customer feedback to influence product improvements?
I regularly collect feedback during QBRs and support interactions. In one case, clients needed better reporting features. I compiled the feedback, presented it to product management, and the feature was added in the next release, improving satisfaction.
 

 

 

At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you’ll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate. 
 
Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you’re solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow. 
 
Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen, be understood, be you. 

 

As a Customer Success Manager, you’ll own the long-term health and retention of a portfolio of accounts across a range of industries (brands and agencies). Retention is your primary measure of success. In collaboration with the Account Manager and Onboarding team, your focus is on relationship building, solution embeddedness and ensuring every customer achieves clear business outcomes and real value from the partnership with Brandwatch.

This role works specifically with customers in the MENA region. Arabic language skills at professional or native proficiency are a requirement, as is experience working with clients in the MENA region.

Duties and responsibilities

The role is defined, but not limited to, the following:

  • Own retention across your customer portfolio, managing renewals and working closely with Account Managers on Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), retention plans, and growth opportunities.
  • Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, ensuring Brandwatch’s solutions are aligned with the customer’s business goals and long-term strategy.
  • Drive customer adoption by overseeing the onboarding journey — delivered in partnership with a dedicated Onboarding Specialist — and leading training and best practice initiatives to maximise value and return on investment.
  • Grow each account by increasing adoption across teams, departments, and use cases — expanding the value customers realise from the platform and embedding Brandwatch’s products ever more deeply into their workflows and business processes.
  • Act as the customer’s voice by identifying and escalating product feedback and managing expectations around product enhancements and roadmap priorities.
  • Foster a community of Brandwatch customers by sharing best practices, success stories, and lessons learned.
  • Maintain accurate customer records, opportunities, and renewal information in CRM and customer success systems.
  • Partner with Product Support to ensure customer issues are resolved effectively and in a timely manner.
  • Orchestrate the wider account team — collaborating closely with Onboarding Specialists, Account Managers, and the Professional Services team — to deliver a seamless, joined-up customer experience.
  • Act as a trusted advisor, helping customers achieve their business objectives and realise the full value of Brandwatch.

Essential Skills and Experience

  • 3+ years’ experience in a Customer Success role, ideally within SaaS or a similar technology environment.
  • Experience working with commercial/retention targets.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
  • Strong understanding of social media platforms and social listening/monitoring tools.
  • Experience working with global customers across multiple teams and regions.
  • Proven ability to develop and execute strategic account plans, with a track record of strong retention and renewal outcomes.
  • Experience building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and executive sponsors.
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • A proactive, commercially minded approach with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
  • Comfortable working independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.
  • Familiarity with Boolean search logic and data analysis.
  • Experience using CRM and customer success tools such as Salesforce, Gainsight, Zendesk, Zuora, or JIRA.

What We Offer 

Upon joining Cision, you will immediately have access to a range of benefits that are fully or partially funded by the company and form part of your overall benefits package. These benefits include:

  • Cision Group Personal Pension Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Dental Insurance
  • Private Medical Insurance (For directors and above only)
  • Gym Subsidy
  • Cycle to Work
  • Discounted Dining
  • Virtual GP
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Eye Care Test
  • Cision Global Charitable Giving Program
  • BenefitHub (Retail discounts)

If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, we’d love to hear from you! Please note that for this role, we are only able to consider candidates who are already based in the country of employment.

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Cision is the global leader in consumer and media intelligence, engagement, and communication solutions. We equip PR and corporate communications, marketing, and social media professionals with the tools they need to excel in today’s data driven world. Our deep expertise, exclusive data partnerships, and award-winning products, including CisionOneBrandwatch, and PR Newswire, enable over 75,000 companies and organizations, including 84% of the Fortune 500, to see and be seen, understand and be understood by the audiences that matter most to them.
 
Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.
 
Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.
 
Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact hr.support@cision.com

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