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Job Summary

We’re looking for a Customer Success Manager 1 (Japanese Speaking) to deliver an exceptional customer experience, guide customers through onboarding, and support product adoption. You’ll manage a portfolio of commercial accounts and work closely with internal teams to ensure customers get consistent, high‑quality support.

Responsibilities

Customer Onboarding

• Lead customer kick‑off sessions and guide them through the onboarding journey.

• Use established onboarding playbooks while adapting to customer needs when needed.

• Communicate clear expectations, timelines, and next steps.

• Explain how different Equinix teams support customers and when to engage them.

• Collect key customer details to personalize their onboarding experience.

• Conduct routine post‑onboarding follow‑ups to ensure a smooth transition.

Adoption & Customer Success

• Build and maintain Customer Success Plans for assigned accounts.

• Monitor customer usage patterns to identify adoption gaps or opportunities.

• Educate customers on Equinix products and new capabilities.

• Gather customer feedback and share it with internal teams to enhance the overall experience.

• Analyze feedback trends and recognize behavior patterns across accounts.

• Proactively review product utilization and suggest potential solutions.

• Join presales discussions at times to understand account potential.

• Act as a customer advocate across internal teams.

Issue & Escalation Management

• Validate, prioritize, and manage customer issues with guidance from management when needed.

• Document escalations and raise visibility for critical issues.

• Partner with internal teams to follow SOPs and keep customers informed.

• Participate in post‑mortems/root‑cause analyses and communicate outcomes to customers.

• Identify opportunities for process improvements.

• Serve as the primary customer contact for CSM‑managed escalations while coordinating with GEM and functional teams.

• Provide consistent and timely communication throughout escalations.

Account Management & Retention

• Support Sales and internal teams on account activities, renewals, and operational reviews.

• Flag early churn signals proactively.

• Manage Operational Survey Reviews and track follow‑up actions.

• Support follow‑ups from Customer Business Reviews (CBRs) and drive action items from Operational Business Reviews (OBRs).

• Proactively check in with customers to maintain high satisfaction.

• Handle simple customer projects independently.

Qualifications

• 2+ years relevant working experience preferred

• Bachelor's degree preferred

• Proficiency in Japanese language required to communicate with Japanese speaking customers.

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