Customer Success Manager vs Sales Engineer

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Pay

Customer Success Manager

$109,000 typical, a year

Most Customer Success Managers earn $77,100 to $150,700 a year.

From 683 postings that list pay

1,461 open jobs now

Customer Success Manager salaries Customer Success Manager jobs

Sales Engineer

$122,200 typical, a year

Most Sales Engineers earn $95,000 to $175,000 a year.

From 675 postings that list pay

2,222 open jobs now

Sales Engineer salaries Sales Engineer jobs

Sales Engineers typically earn about $13,200 more a year than Customer Success Managers.

What each one does

Customer Success Manager

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients as their main point of contact.
  • Identify and drive opportunities for account growth including renewals and upsells.
  • Proactively monitor customer health usage trends and satisfaction to mitigate churn.
  • Collaborate with sales product marketing and support to deliver a seamless client experience.
  • Develop and deliver regular business reviews demonstrating ROI and helping customers achieve objectives.
  • Partner cross functionally with internal teams to solve client facing issues.

Summed up from 30 job postings

Sales Engineer

  • Partner with sales teams to design and present technical solutions to customers.
  • Lead discovery sessions to understand customer needs and technical requirements.
  • Conduct product demonstrations and technical presentations for prospective clients.
  • Prepare technical proposals, quotations, and documentation for sales opportunities.
  • Evaluate customer environments and assess technical requirements for solutions.
  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting for customers and partners.

Summed up from 30 job postings

Skills employers ask for

Customer Success Manager

Asked for in both

  • Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
  • Project Management 1 in 10 postings

More common in Customer Success Manager postings

  • Account Management 6 in 10 postings
  • Salesforce 2 in 10 postings
  • Account Planning 2 in 10 postings
  • Customer Service 1 in 10 postings
  • Client Relationship 1 in 10 postings

Sales Engineer

Asked for in both

  • Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
  • Project Management 1 in 10 postings

More common in Sales Engineer postings

  • Technical Sales 2 in 10 postings
  • Microsoft Excel 1 in 10 postings
  • Technical Support 1 in 10 postings
  • Electrical Engineering 1 in 15 postings
  • Application Engineering 1 in 15 postings

Out of each role's current postings.

Licenses and certifications

Customer Success Manager

  • Driver's License 1 in 10 postings

Sales Engineer

None stand out in current postings.

Open jobs

Customer Success Manager

  • Key Account Manager-Cardiology

    Lantheus Holdings, Inc.
    $112k - $169k/yrstated Nashville, TN | Memphis, TN | Little Rock, AR Remote
    Driver's LicenseCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)CardiologyPharmaceuticalVideo Conferencing +4
    Mid level · 5+ yrs exp 1 day ago
    Apply
  • Pay not stated Arizona
    Microsoft OfficePayrollBenefits AdministrationInsurance RegulationAccount Management +1
    Mid level · 2-5 yrs exp 2 days ago
    Apply
  • Pay not stated New York City, NY
    Microsoft ExcelAccount ManagementcomScoreAd Server
    Mid level · 3+ yrs exp 7 hours ago
    Apply

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