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Specialist, Customer Success

Pearson
United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 May 2026
💰 $90,000/yr($80,000/yr$90,000/yr)

About the role

 

The Specialist, Customer Success is the Customer Success Manager (CSM) responsible for driving adoption, engagement, retention, and growth for Growth accounts in our ELS business. This role manages a portfolio of customers who have completed implementation and are actively using one or more Pearson products, primarily Credly, with a focus on deepening product usage, identifying expansion opportunities, and supporting upsell motions in partnership with Sales and Customer Success leadership. The Specialist plays a key role in ensuring customers continue to realize value while positioning accounts for renewal and growth over time. 

You will execute structured, repeatable  success motions that reinforce product usage, support key milestones, and proactively address adoption risks. This role is ideal for a detailoriented executor who thrives in managing multiple customer relationships, follows defined success playbooks, and consistently delivers highquality customer experiences at scale.  

 

What you will do 

  • Manage a portfolio of Growth accounts postonboarding, focused initially on Credly, using defined Customer Success playbooks and engagement frameworks.  

  • Support customers through earlytomid lifecycle adoption by reinforcing best practices, key use cases, and product value aligned to customer goals. 

  • Conduct structured customer touchpoints (checkins, enablement sessions, adoption reviews, business reviews, etc) to ensure continued progress and engagement. 

  • Monitor product usage, engagement signals, and health indicators to identify risks and take proactive action. 

  • Address common customer questions and challenges, escalating more complex issues crossfunctional partners (Support, Engineering, etc) as needed 

  • Partner with Sales, Support, Product, and Customer Enablement to ensure consistent execution across the customer lifecycle. 

  • Maintain accurate account documentation, activity tracking, and health updates within CRM and Customer Success systems.