Overview Your AI strategy is only as solid as the data behind it. Quest Software builds the foundation for enterprise AI with solutions in data governance, cybersecurity, and platform modernization. More than 45,000 companies — including 90% of the Fortune 500 — trust Quest to solve their most critical challenges. From securing identities and modernizing platforms to preparing data for AI, we help enterprises unlock their full potential.

The Customer Success Organization focuses on our most strategic customers. As a Strategic Customer Success Manager at Quest, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring these customers realize maximum value from their investments through comprehensive adoption and value engagements. The CSM will manage a portfolio of accounts and lead engagement throughout the customer lifecycle—from deployment and adoption through value realization and renewal—ensuring satisfaction and long-term success. You’ll leverage your expertise to guide customers through their journey, maintain consistent engagement, and ensure they achieve their goals and derive measurable value from Quest solutions. You’ll also surface Customer Success Qualified Leads (CSQLs) and coordinate with Account Management for follow-up. CSMs support renewal contracting processes and are expected to stay informed on Quest’s evolving product portfolio, demonstrating the ability to quickly learn and communicate the value of new offerings.

Above all, this role is accountable for retention—sustaining business growth and profitability by maximizing value, driving usage and adoption, supporting services, and reducing churn.

This is a remote role in Toronto, Canada. Candidates must be located in Toronot, Canada.

Responsibilities





Owns the customer relationship of a global or large-scale strategic account and actively manages the stakeholder relationship at all levels (i.e., executive, management, technical leaders), including strategic roadmap discussions

Develops and nurtures relationships and adjusts value and adoption messaging according to the levels and interests of customer stakeholders

Coaches peers on strategic approaches, provides mentorship for Enterprise CSMs to help them grow their knowledge, and offers a premium customer experience

Identifies and creates solutions to address Customer Success needs, improve effectiveness and efficiency, and deliver to or exceed key customer metrics.

Develops and maintains strategic Success Plans that align with value milestones and customer-defined business outcomes.

Partners with the customer to build a joint plan for success, maintaining a detailed understanding of the customer’s business to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction, engagement, and adoption of Quest technologies.

Monitors customer analytics and KPIs to reinforce the value of the customer solution, identify areas to improve customer experience, and optimize the solution

Facilitates Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) in collaboration with Account Management, using the Success Plan and business case to demonstrate impact, value delivered, and growth opportunities





Delivers an outstanding customer experience to support our brand promise of delivering superior outcomes and to support and identify cross-sell and upsell of services and products

Actively monitors customer engagement signals and sentiment; logs risks and opportunities in CRM and triggers internal playbooks where applicable

Supports collaboration across Sales, Support, Product, Renewals, and Professional Services to ensure continuity and strategic alignment

Acts as an escalation point for high-impact customer issues when necessary, ensuring appropriate teams within Quest are engaged for quick resolution

Works within the wider CSM team to implement scalable programs and process improvements to drive efficiency of internal customer success processes and improve customer experience

Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years of experience in customer success role responsible for driving customer success and product/service adoption

Ability to translate business requirements into business value, and work with sales and marketing to promote value-driven solutions

Ability to manage executive relationships and discussions (VP/CxO)

Skilled in bringing in an SAE/AE/ISR to see through upsell opportunities, whilst maintaining executive overlay and ensuring a positive customer experience

Strong knowledge of Customer Success best practices, with experience in defining processes and providing enablement programs to promote adoption in CS and across the company

Excellent organizational skills and ability to establish milestones and keep success plans on task

Adept at handling internal and external escalations

Exceptional ability to communicate and foster po

📌 Customer Success Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Quest Software Canada
📍 Toronto