Customer Success Specialist (Advanced German level required)

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. About the Role The ideal candidate will be naturally collaborative, articulate, extremely organized, have a solid technical understanding of Veeam products, and motivated by maximizing customer success and outcomes. Soft skills combined with strong technical acumen are key in this role. As a Customer Success Specialist, you’ll operate in a pooled Success model to provide scaled coverage for customers without a Named Customer Success Engineer (CSE). You will respond to usage, churn, and expansion triggers from the customer health dashboard to drive adoption, outcomes, and growth for Veeam Data Cloud (VDC) and related offerings across the Veeam portfolio, including Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Recovery Orchestrator, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, and Kasten by Veeam What You’ll Do Monitor data risk and vulnerabilities using telemetry and recurring touchpoints; conduct platform health checks and report trends, applying the Veeam Data Resilience Maturity Model (DRMM) to track improvements. Plan and facilitate success sessions and QBRs; review business outcomes and align them to product adoption; highlight ROI achieved and potential gains with additional modules or seats. Manage churn risk by building proactive protection plans; advocate for customers; recommend alternative products or configurations for at-risk accounts; launch CSAT surveys; coordinate customer case studies. Identify and articulate expansion opportunities; review consumption trends; schedule expansion checkpoints with or without Account Executive (AE) coordination; convert signals into qualified opportunities. Connect adoption recommendations across VDC and adjacent offerings (Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Recovery Orchestrator, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Kasten by Veeam) to maximize resilience, visibility, and orchestrated recovery outcomes. Capture feedback from exit interviews for churned customers (cloud reliability, latency, user experience); synthesize learnings to improve scaled journeys and program playbooks. Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and CSEs to execute scaled campaigns and journeys that increase utilization, adoption, and customer health; ensure updates are reflected in Gainsight and reporting. Operate within a pooled coverage model focused on Velocity and Commercial–Inside segments for customers without a Named CSE What You’ll Bring 2–5 years in Customer Success operations or Program Management, ideally within data protection or cyber-resilience solutions. Proficiency in German and English. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field; MBA preferred with prior experience at a technical company. Proficiency with digital CS platforms (e.g., Gainsight), marketing automation tools (e.g., Marketo), and scaled journey execution; familiarity with CRM (e.g., Salesforce) and BI/reporting is a plus. Working knowledge of Veeam offerings: Veeam Data Cloud and at least one of Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Recovery Orchestrator, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, or Kasten by Veeam. Strong analytical skills to interpret telemetry, health scores, and consumption data; ability to translate insights into clear success plans and actions. Experience facilitating QBRs, building ROI narratives, and creating customer-facing artifacts (e.g., case studies, best practices). Effective communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable collaborating across Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success functions. What You’ll Get 30 paid vacation days, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares Statutory public health insurance with employer and employee contributions Statutory pension scheme with employer and employee contributions Statutory accident insurance fully funded by Veeam Supplemental pension plan with employer match and salary sacrifice option Supplemental accident insurance with 24/7 worldwide coverage Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning Please note: If an applicant is permanently located outside of Germany, Veeam reserves the right to decline the application for this position. #LI-CT1 Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. 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