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    Federal Customer Success Manager

    sonatype
    US - Remote
    Remote
    Mid Level
    Full Time
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    Requirements

    • •You are a US civilian
    • •4-6 years of experience in Federal Customer Success, Technical Account Management, Solutions Consulting, Support Engineering, or similar customer-facing roles in direct support of US government customers
    • •Experience working with civilian agencies, DoD, or Intelligence Community customers
    • •Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments including government employees, contractors, and systems integrators
    • •Technical aptitude and credibility within modern software development lifecycles (DevOps, CI/CD, artifact management, OSS governance/security)
    • •Strong customer-facing communication skills with the ability to educate, influence, and lead structured conversations at tactical, operational, and strategic levels
    • •Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment that requires prioritization, focus, and consistent execution across a portfolio
    • •Demonstrated ownership, bias for action, and ability to manage multiple priorities with disciplined execution

    What You'll Do

    • •Lead structured customer motions to accelerate onboarding success, adoption, and time-to-value
    • •Help customers connect Sonatype capabilities to their desired outcomes and success criteria, translating intent into clear next steps and measurable progress
    • •Provide proactive guidance on best practices, common pitfalls, and practical steps to improve customer success with Sonatype solutions
    • •Maintain a clear view of customer health and progress, identifying risk signals early and driving mitigation actions in partnership with internal teams as needed
    • •Bring strong product and domain credibility to guide best practices and prevent pitfalls while staying focused on outcomes, value realization, and forward momentum
    • •Operate in a scaled engagement model, prioritizing actions based on telemetry, usage signals, customer intelligence, and lifecycle milestones
    • •Use repeatable engagement approaches that deliver a consistent, high-quality customer experience across your portfolio
    • •Document key insights, actions, and outcomes to ensure continuity, clarity, and effective internal coordination
    • •Partner effectively with Sales, Sales Engineering, Support, Product, and Services to orchestrate the right expertise at the right time without creating unnecessary escalation churn
    • •Serve as a voice of the customer by capturing and sharing patterns, feedback, and friction points that improve product experience and customer outcomes
    • •Use GenAI as a thought partner to improve the quality, clarity, and strategic rigor of analysis, planning, and communication, while validating outputs and applying sound judgment
    • •Apply GenAI to accelerate high-leverage work such as customer preparation, follow-up quality, success planning, messaging, and internal summaries

    Nice to Have

    • •Experience working in FedRAMP, Air-Gapped, or regulated environments
    • •Experience working with State, Local, and Education customers
    • •Existing experience with software supply chain management
    • •Strong GenAI fluency and a demonstrated habit of using AI tools to improve execution, quality, and speed

    Benefits

    • •Diversity & Inclusion Working Groups
    • •Parental Leave Policy
    • •Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

    About sonatype

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