Principal Customer Success Executive

As a trusted C-Suite / executive level advisor on ServiceNow offerings, the Principal Customer Success Executive (PCSE) owns the post-sale customer relationship, aiming to increase customer satisfaction and drive retention through Impact delivery. Principal CSEs are experienced individuals who bring a consultative, problem-solving approach to partnering with senior customer stakeholders to derive value from our platforms. They demonstrate a strong understanding of customer’s industry and specific business strategies, driving alignment between these factors and what ServiceNow can offer to enable better business outcomes for their customers. This role drives business transformation by maximizing the long-term strategic value of ServiceNow and ensuring that every aspect of the customer’s platform and capability are ready for expansion.
They provide strategic direction and mentorship to both customers and ServiceNow teams managing complex, multi-workstream programs. They play a pivotal role in resolving escalations and mitigating risks, ensuring adoption and usage is maintained at healthy levels. Principal CSEs focus on ensuring the customer recognizes the value of the ServiceNow Platform at all levels and stages, facilitating a smooth path to both renewal and up- and cross-sell.
Overall, Principal CSEs are responsible for fostering the relationship with C-suite level stakeholders in a smaller number of strategically important Impact accounts, with the aim of increasing customer satisfaction and driving retention and upgrades, where applicable.
Job Responsibilities:
Lead high-complexity transformations in our largest and most strategic customers, ensuring all ServiceNow Customer Excellence roles align and deliver in accordance with governance frameworks, customer objectives, and organizational priorities; ultimately chaperoning Impact value management and demonstrating strategic oversight.
Proactively identify professional services pipeline opportunities through product capabilities road mapping, value blueprints and adoption analysis, providing pre-sales support for funnel opportunities as requested.
Partner with Impact team members (e.g., Customer Success Managers) leveraging the joint visibility of customer insights to create executive-ready narratives.
Work with senior executives to shape and influence customer organizational strategy by identifying emerging trends, refining best practices, and aligning delivery approaches with evolving market demands, and providing industry-specific thought leadership.
Drive operational consistency and excellence by standardizing delivery methodologies and ensuring adherence to governance and quality standards, interfacing with Delivery as required.
Establish relationships with ServiceNow leaders, advocating for product evolution based on customer insights, and mentoring other Customer Success resources on transformation best practices.
Identify areas of risk and take steps to prevent customer or revenue churn.
Work closely with Sales Teams to define and execute product adoption and customer retention plans.
Provide prescriptive guidance on internal project/program governance and help the customer create the appropriate governance models and ensure adherence.
Help the customer identify incidents where contractual SLAs were missed and take necessary action.
Improve overall customer satisfaction, as well as the satisfaction of their internal customers.
To be successful in this role you have:
Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
Significant experience collaborating with senior IT and business leaders, with a track record of successfully translating corporate strategy/objectives with the applied use of ServiceNow technology in the context of the client’s environment.
PMP preferred; project management experience required.
Minimum 15+ years in client-facing roles with a focus on account management, consulting, or transformation leadership. Experience in executive-level leadership roles, with a proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving strategic outcomes, is strongly preferred.
Experience in any of the following critical subject areas, with a demonstrated history delivering consulting services:
IT Strategy and Planning
IT Operations and Management
Human Resources
Security Operations
Customer Service Management
IT Processes
IT Governance
IT Portfolio, Program and Project Management
IT Project Delivery (SDLC)
Experience with project problem diagnosis, solution development, client communications, facilitation of decision making, documentation, managing client expectations, and team leadership.
Independently leverages AI to optimize workflows, tailor customer solutions, and inform strategic decisions.
Articulates AI system design, ethical implications, and platform use cases clearly, guiding peers and stakeholders in responsible, value-driven AI adoption.
For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $180,200 - $315,400, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Yes