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Ruben Salazar

Certified Customer Success Manager
Mexico City

Summary

Certified Customer Success Manager bringing 10+ years of high performance in customer facing roles. Skilled in developing long term relationships with customers across several verticals in different regions across the globe. Specialist in optimizing customer satisfaction and creating a "growing together" experience in all my accounts

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Coursera
03.2024 - Current

Accountable for the renewal and expansion strategy of a >7M USD BoB of enterprise customers in AMER

Responsible for the CS enablement in strategic partners in the region, fostering our alliances to ensure customer renewals and identification of expansion opportunities

Management of the customer lifecycle from the onboarding to the renewal / expansion phase of all my customers

Customer Success Manager

Metamap
06.2021 - 09.2023
  • Customer Success MVP award 2022
  • Responsible for the account health and success plan implementation of 50+ strategic customers across the Americas, Europe and Africa
  • Accountable for the optimization of current onboarding and post-sales processes in the organization
  • Management of success plan implementation, contract renewals and expansion opportunities
  • 112% Y2Y revenue growth in my accounts

Customer Success Manager

Purple
06.2019 - 06.2021
  • Responsible for the integral adoption of Purple WiFi solution portfolio in Named Accounts across the countries in the NOLA region
  • Accountable for the development and execution of enablement strategy for Solution Provider and Strategic Partners
  • Owner of Development Plan for extended CSM teams in Solution Provider organizations

Sales Consulting Manager

OXM Tech
05.2018 - 05.2019
  • Accountable for the management and development of a multidisciplinary consulting team, responsible for the creation and follow up of their performance and development plans.
  • Responsible for analysis and optimization of the solution portfolio for new technological trends (Cloud, IoT, Machine Learning, Digital Twin, Blockchain).
  • Main interface with the Alliances and Sales Consulting Managers of
    OXM Tech's strategic vendors, in order to generate commercial and
    technical synergy, generating an optimal lead generation engine.

Senior Sales Consultant

Oracle
09.2016 - 12.2017
  • Generated new sales opportunities by building relationships with new and installed-base customers, as well as several business partners across the LATAM region. Accountable for the business development and sales forecast for Oracle SaaS solutions in a +10-country territory.
  • Driving the annual and monthly revenue growth and increasing customer satisfaction for existing customers in a multi-sector environment.
  • Increased Y2Y sales booking (107%) and revenue (140%) through
    strategic sales engagements.
  • Performed business and technical enablements in +20 business
    partners in multiple countries (Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru,
    Argentina, Brazil, Panama).

Delivered regional business conferences on latest technological
trends (Cloud, IoT, Machine Learning, Big Data).

Business Development Manager

Ingram Micro
04.2015 - 09.2016
  • Generated and managed a brand new sales strategy for SaaS, IaaS & PaaS multi-vendor solutions. Delivered and managed a successful digital marketing strategy in an effort to create a healthy pipeline.
  • Created a new sales consulting team, with entry-level professionals adopting a hybrid role.
  • Achieved Y2Y growth in sales booking (70%) in a multi-vendor
    environment (Microsoft, BitTitan, Acronis).
  • Increased cloud solutions engagement in +50 new partners through
    sales strategy workshops, technical enablement sessions and
    recurring business follow-up meetings.
  • Represented the company at regional conferences and weekly
    webinars.

Services Sales Executive

IBM
12.2011 - 04.2015
  • Accountable for the sales forecast of new IT trends (SaaS & IaaS, Big
    Data, Analytics, IoT) sales engagements in a multi-sector
    territory. Coordinated cross-functionally to facilitate client relationships and complete special projects.
  • Consistently achieved Y2Y sales quota.
  • Fundamental piece for the consolidation of a new sales booking
    source in the organization.
  • Participated in the development of the commercial strategy for IBM
    Cloud Solutions, optimizing time-to-market and proposal delivery.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering Technology

ITESM
Mexico City
05.2005 - 05.2010

Skills

    Key accounts development

    Revenue growth

    Team Building

    Customer Relations

    English & Spanish

    Portuguese

Certification

Success Coaching - Certified Customer Success Manager (CCSM)

Timeline

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Coursera
03.2024 - Current

Success Coaching - Certified Customer Success Manager (CCSM)

10-2022

Customer Success Manager

Metamap
06.2021 - 09.2023

Customer Success Manager

Purple
06.2019 - 06.2021

Sales Consulting Manager

OXM Tech
05.2018 - 05.2019

Senior Sales Consultant

Oracle
09.2016 - 12.2017

Business Development Manager

Ingram Micro
04.2015 - 09.2016

Services Sales Executive

IBM
12.2011 - 04.2015

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering Technology

ITESM
05.2005 - 05.2010
Ruben SalazarCertified Customer Success Manager