Engagement Manager (Technical Account Manager) - Remote

Are you interested in engaging customers to extend their lifetime value? Do you relish the prospect of working with cutting-edge technology? Join our Customer Success team Our customer-centric team builds innovative and tailored solutions for our customers to help them achieve their vision. We collaborate to understand customer needs and to deliver results and possibilities for their growth and success. We build trusted relationships through clear communication, honesty and listening to our customers. Partner with the best As an Engagement Manager, you will maximize value, retention and growth throughout the customer life-cycle. You will help to build, innovate and evolve customers' performance, cloud computing and security strategies. Delivering innovative outcomes for customers through efficient relationships, business acumen, and operational focus. As an Engagement Manager, you will be responsible for: Acting as the strategic driver and technical advisor to architects and technology leaders of Akamai's premier customers - leading cross-functional stakeholders, navigating complex challenges, and driving high-impact outcomes Partnering with Sales and pre-sales to make recommendations that expand adoption of Akamai's products and services Maximizing customer satisfaction, retention, and growth based on the customer's needs and business requirements Being the central point of contact for the customer and leading account team to deliver customer success Responding to escalations when various program management issues arise and operational improvements to mitigate future risks Ensuring customer success by understanding customer's requirements, leveraging best practices and offering services that meet customer needs Do what you love To be successful in this role you will: Be a customer advocate passionate about delivering technical solutions Demonstrate experience in a customer-facing role within the Information Technology industry Experience working with cloud computing (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc), network technologies (DNS, HTTP), web performance, security, or media related technologies, methodologies and/or architectures Demonstrate communication skills and an ability to build trusting relationships with customers across various levels Be a team player, able to collaborate, prioritize, and solve problems in a fast changing environment Demonstrate experience in Program or Project management in a cross functional and technical team Fluent in Japanese and Conversational in English Build your career at Akamai Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact. With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here. Learn more Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.