Michael Gilbert
Michael Gilbert

Customer Success Manager | Implementation & Client Solutions

Actively looking · Member since 2 Nov 2026
Location
Chicago, United States
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a solutions-oriented customer success and implementation professional with more than 10 years of experience across implementation consulting, account management, and enterprise customer success.

I guide complex, multi-stakeholder customers from discovery and solution design through go-live, adoption, renewal, and expansion. I translate technical concepts into clear business outcomes and scalable customer strategies.

I have managed enterprise portfolios, led onboarding and account-health initiatives, and partnered closely with Sales, Product, Analytics, and Support teams. My work emphasizes retention, adoption, customer value realization, and identifying growth opportunities.

I bring a background in Information Systems, Accounting, ERP implementation, and AI-driven digital transformation. I have designed workflows and AI agent use cases, supported integrations and data migrations, and used data to demonstrate ROI and mitigate risk.

I am a Certified Scrum Master with advanced Excel and Google Sheets capabilities. I am especially effective at solution design, product positioning, stakeholder alignment, data storytelling, and influencing without formal authority.

Skills

35 capabilities

Experience

Career history

Customer Success Manager | Implementation & Client Solutions LinkedIn Learning – Talent Solutions

Led onboarding, solution design, and account health for an 80-account, $5.74M enterprise portfolio, sustaining 98% retention. Owned the end-to-end lifecycle for 17 Tier 2 accounts with 2,000+ employees, including a $923K TCV and 7,400-license renewal.

Demoed and positioned Career Hub, converting all three identified upsell opportunities in spring 2026. Built AI agent workflows for LinkedIn's Customer Success AI Council, advised customers on scalable L&D rollout plans, and used adoption data to lead the mid-market segment in FY26 activation and engagement growth.

Account Manager | Implementation & Client Solutions RedShelf – EdTech

Owned the post-sales customer journey and partnered with Sales and Product teams to execute implementation plans, remove adoption blockers, mitigate churn, and identify expansion opportunities.

Redesigned a mass data-entry process that eliminated hours of weekly manual work across 16 account managers while surfacing leadership insights. Delivered tailored value presentations for new and existing campus partners through in-person sessions.

NetSuite Implementation Consultant | Solutions Delivery Sikich – Professional Services

Owned full-cycle NetSuite implementations from discovery and solution design through configuration, data migration, user acceptance testing, go-live, and post-launch support. Partnered with client stakeholders across industries to maintain scope, timelines, and adoption.

Managed API and third-party integrations using SuiteTalk, REST, and CSV imports. Defined data mappings, authentication requirements, and error-handling processes for client integrations.

Education

Learning history

Illinois State University

Bachelor of Science, Information Systems

Illinois State University

Bachelor of Science, Accounting

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