Lead Client Success Manager

Opentext - The Information Company OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation. AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us. Your impact As a Lead Client Success Manager – Premium Services, you will play a key role in accelerating growth for the renewal organization by identifying, developing and positioning Premium Services portfolio opportunities within OpenText’s existing client base. You will work closely with Sales, Renewals, Client Management and Premium Services stakeholders to uncover client needs, shape value-led propositions and support the renewal of existing Premium contracts. This role blends business development, client success and renewal execution. You will help existing clients realize greater value from OpenText by positioning the right Premium portfolio capabilities at the right point in the client lifecycle. You will build trusted relationships with account teams and clients, support opportunity discovery and qualification, and contribute to pipeline creation, service expansion and renewal revenue protection across strategic accounts. What The Role Offers Business Development for the Renewal Organisation • Identify and develop new Premium Services opportunities within existing OpenText clients, with a focus on renewal-led growth. • Partner with Sales and Renewals teams to detect expansion signals, client pain points and service attach opportunities. • Create qualified pipeline by positioning the Premium portfolio as a value driver for adoption, operational resilience and client success. • Support account planning and renewal strategy by identifying where Premium Services can strengthen client outcomes and protect recurring revenue. • Translate client challenges into clear service propositions that align to business priorities and OpenText value. Premium Services Positioning & Renewal Support • Position OpenText Premium Services to existing clients in a consultative and outcome-focused manner. • Assist with renewal of existing Premium contracts by supporting value articulation, stakeholder alignment and commercial readiness. • Help account teams identify risks, adoption gaps and service needs that could impact renewal outcomes. • Collaborate with Premium Services, Support, Sales and Renewals teams to shape appropriate offers and client-facing messaging. • Contribute to business cases and client discussions that demonstrate the measurable value of Premium Services. Cross-Functional Collaboration • Act as a bridge between Sales, Client Management, Renewals and Premium Services to ensure opportunities are identified early and progressed effectively. • Enable account teams with messaging, qualification support and client insight related to Premium Services. • Maintain visibility of Premium pipeline, renewal priorities and client engagement status. • Support a consistent and repeatable approach to Premium Services opportunity creation across the renewal organisation. What You Need To Succeed • Proven experience in client success, account management, renewals, business development or services sales within enterprise software or technology environments. • Strong understanding of renewal motions, client lifecycle management and value-based selling. • Ability to identify client needs, qualify opportunities and position service offerings in a commercially compelling way. • Confidence working with Sales, Renewals, Support and Services stakeholders in a matrixed organisation. • Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage both client and internal audiences. • Commercial discipline, pipeline awareness and the ability to support opportunity progression from discovery through renewal or expansion. • A consultative, client-first mindset focused on adoption, retention, expansion and measurable business outcomes. • Arabic language fluency is required for this role, together with a strong understanding of the local market, client environment and business culture in the region. 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Proven experience in client success, account management, renewals, business development or services sales within enterprise software or technology environments. Strong understanding of renewal motions, client lifecycle management and value-based selling. Ability to identify client needs, qualify opportunities and position service offerings in a commercially compelling way. Confidence working with Sales, Renewals, Support and Services stakeholders in a matrixed organisation. Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage both client and internal audiences. Commercial discipline, pipeline awareness and the ability to support opportunity progression from discovery through renewal or expansion. A consultative, client-first mindset focused on adoption, retention, expansion and measurable business outcomes. Arabic language fluency is required for this role, together with a strong understanding of the local market, client environment and business culture in the region.

Identify and develop new Premium Services opportunities within existing OpenText clients, with a focus on renewal-led growth. Partner with Sales and Renewals teams to detect expansion signals, client pain points and service attach opportunities. Create qualified pipeline by positioning the Premium portfolio as a value driver for adoption, operational resilience and client success. Support account planning and renewal strategy by identifying where Premium Services can strengthen client outcomes and protect recurring revenue. Translate client challenges into clear service propositions that align to business priorities and OpenText value. Position OpenText Premium Services to existing clients in a consultative and outcome-focused manner. Assist with renewal of existing Premium contracts by supporting value articulation, stakeholder alignment and commercial readiness. Help account teams identify risks, adoption gaps and service needs that could impact renewal outcomes. Collaborate with Premium Services, Support, Sales and Renewals teams to shape appropriate offers and client-facing messaging. Contribute to business cases and client discussions that demonstrate the measurable value of Premium Services. Act as a bridge between Sales, Client Management, Renewals and Premium Services to ensure opportunities are identified early and progressed effectively. Enable account teams with messaging, qualification support and client insight related to Premium Services. Maintain visibility of Premium pipeline, renewal priorities and client engagement status. Support a consistent and repeatable approach to Premium Services opportunity creation across the renewal organisation.