Global Program Manager

San Francisco, CA · Remotefull timeRemote

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senior

$152k–$242k

H1B: yes

Benchling Global Program Manager to oversee post-sale experience for Benchling's largest Enterprise customers, coordinating implementation, customer success, and support. Partner with account executives and customer leaders to accelerate digital transformation and grow accounts.

Responsibilities

Benchling is seeking an experienced customer-facing Global Program Manager (GPM) to oversee the post-sale experience for our largest Enterprise customers. The GPM will partner closely with the Enterprise Account Executive to ensure that customers achieve rapid time to value and see the value in expanding their relationship with Benchling as they transform and modernize their R&D IT. The GPM will coordinate implementation, customer success, and customer support efforts to ensure customers have a seamless experience post-sale.
The GPM must have deep experience in Life Sciences R&D processes and scientific concepts as well as operating in an enterprise SaaS environment and be adept at working with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Oversee post-sale activities across implementation, support, customer success, and optimization services for one or more more Enterprise customers
Partner with customer leaders and Benchling account teams to develop implementation, governance, change management, risk management, escalation management, adoption, and success plans that accelerate customer digital transformations
Liaise with customer leaders and be known as a diplomatic, pragmatic partner, who operates with sense of urgency to effect a best in class customer experience
Partner with the Enterprise AE to ensure seamless customer experience and grow the account
Support the development of customer experience sales proposals and other services proposals with account, and/or program subject matter expertise
Coordinate all Professional Services, Customer Success and Support activities to drive customer value, adoption, and advocacy
Partner with Product Management to maintain strategic engagement and alignment of customer needs with product roadmap

Qualification

Ability to work at customer siteBS or advanced degree in Biology

Required

Passionate about and experience working with Life Sciences companies with an understanding of R&D processes and scientific concepts. Must be able to confidently engage and build trust with scientific, informatics, IT, and Director/VP level audiences in top-20 Biotech and Pharma companies.
You are accountable and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You have strong executive presence and succeed in a matrixed environment where you have accountability without authority.
At least 10+ years client facing implementation, program leadership and/or consulting experience, with demonstrated record of successfully running large scale programs, ideally in the Life Sciences or Biotechnology sponsor or software space.
Proven ability to lead large cross-functional post-sale teams to deliver transformational change with superior relationship, project management, organizational, and commercial skills. This includes work across professional services, customer support, customer success, product, marketing, strategy, and sales.
Experienced in program and project management for multi-workstream enterprise SaaS deployments including scope management, budget control, project and executive reporting, and project financials.
Experience in services commercials including SOWs, budgeting, resourcing, and change orders.
Excellent interpersonal skills in verbal, written and presentation formats and experience presenting to the C-suite.
Ability to work at customer site, or in the Boston office based on customer and project needs.
BS or advanced degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Bioengineering or similar life science field preferred, or equivalent professional experience working with Life Sciences R&D processes and/or healthcare technology.