Role Overview
OpenText is hiring a Senior Customer Success Manager. This is a full-time role in Waterloo. posted last week. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Job Description
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 are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.
Your Impact
The Sr. Cloud Service Manager is the overall relationship owner to assigned OpenText Cloud Managed Services accounts. The CSM is a trusted advisor and partner that understands the customer's business and strategy as it relates to their OT product portfolio.
The CSM ensures operational health, customer satisfaction and ensures that the customer is receiving maximum ROI of their OT Cloud Managed services investment.
What The Role Offers
- Customer Management: Overseeing overall success management of the customer which includes weekly status calls, monthly SLA reporting, site visits and business reviews, issue tracking, cross functional communication with other OT teams (i.e., support, sales, product management, etc.). Provide customers and internal management with regular reports and status updates, including timelines, milestones, risks, issues, decision and overall status.
- Strategic Planning:
Ability to elicit and document business vision, short and long-terms goals and business objectives, and success metrics into a Customer Success Plan and establish a Success program governance model to track outcomes.
Strategically manage customers. Delight and exceed customer expectations and proactively nurture customer to be referenceable.
- Escalation Management:
Facilitate communications between various teams when needed to restore customer wellness and stability.
Provides expert incident and problem management for high impact and critical customer issues and ensures root-cause analysis is conducted and a corrective action plan is followed through with any learning applied for future benefit.
What You Need To Succeed
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline, or equivalent
- Professional Experience of 5-10 years’ in customer ownership roles (customer success, consulting, sales, account management preferably in a technology, SW deployment, SaaS environment/industry
- Strong client focus – ability to operate at a senior manager level
- Excel at building long-term internal and external relationships, great interpersonal skills, and emotional intelligence. Confidence to converse with senior decision-makers. Ability to educate and reframe customer thinking, via a mix of data and wider insights, to ensure a successful outcome.
- Solid work ethic with a willingness to work overtime
- Willingness to travel as needed (estimated 15%)
ONE LAST THING
OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned. Join us in shaping the future of content management solutions. Apply now and be part of our exciting journey at OpenText!
OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at hr@opentext.com. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.
Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.
Salary Range: $72,160 - $108,240; Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.
AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the Senior Customer Success Manager position at OpenText?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to OpenText. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Where is the Senior Customer Success Manager position at OpenText located?
This position is based in Waterloo. OpenText has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Senior Customer Success Manager at OpenText earn?
OpenText has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Senior Customer Success Manager role at OpenText posted?
This role was posted on June 5, 2026 (8 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
How much experience does the Senior Customer Success Manager role at OpenText require?
This is a senior-level position. Most senior roles call for 5+ years of directly relevant experience. OpenText lists their specific requirements in the description below, so review the must-have qualifications closely before applying.
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