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Manager, Client Success

Nexxen nexxen.com Open · verified Sep 24, 2026
Chicago Full-time Manager Customer Success

At a glance

Mid-level Customer Success role at Nexxen. Chicago · full-time · $100,000–$130,000 base.

SalaryStated by Nexxen
$100,000 – $130,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleCustomer Success
SeniorityManager
LocationChicago
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$100,000–$130,000
PostedAug 6, 2026 · 7w ago
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Lead and coach a team of Client Success Managers while building accountability and ongoing learning
  • Guide client advisors with data-backed media strategies tied to business goals
  • Own retention, renewals, upsells, and revenue across the campaign lifecycle
  • Build scalable workflows and use KPIs to improve efficiency and decisions
  • Resolve complex client issues and align Sales, Product, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Legal

What you bring

  • Bring at least five years in advertising, ad tech, or digital media across client services, account management, or media sales
  • Have at least two years leading teams, including hiring, mentoring, motivation, and talent growth
  • Show success with strategic accounts and campaign budgets of $100M+ plus revenue and retention gains
  • Know programmatic advertising, CTV, and digital media platforms
  • Use strong analysis, communication, planning, organization, and cross-functional influence

Who this fits

This role suits a hands-on people leader who can manage four to six individual contributors and operate with a sales-oriented mindset. You’ll work with teams across Nexxen’s Central Region and report to the Senior Director of Central Client Success. The position is based in Chicago, with no travel or visa requirements stated.

From the employer

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Manager of Client Success within our Central Region. In this hands-on leadership role, you will manage a high-performing team of Client Success Managers focused on delivering exceptional client experiences, maximizing retention, and accelerating revenue growth.

Reporting to the Sr Director, Central Client Success, you will be a proactive, solution-oriented leader with a strong sales and operator mindset who uplifts the team, brings fresh ideas, and builds lasting client relationships. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally across Sales, Product, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Legal to maximize client value and align client success strategies with business goals, driving measurable impact and growth in a fast-paced digital advertising environment.

What You’ll Do

· Lead and Develop: Manage and grow a high-performing Client Success team of 4-6 individual contributors, through coaching and a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and excellence.

· Strategic Consulting: Empower the team to act as trusted advisors, guiding clients toward business goals through data-driven media strategies and a customer-first mindset.

· Drive Growth: Oversee client relationships throughout the campaign lifecycle, focusing on retention, upsell opportunities, and revenue growth through strategic planning and proactive issue resolution.

· Operational Excellence: Design and implement scalable workflows and operational best practices to increase efficiency, team effectiveness, consistency, and client impact.

· Problem Solve & Represent: Act as an escalation point for complex client issues

· Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner across departments to ensure alignment between client needs, Nexxen’s offerings, and strategic business priorities.

· Data-Led Decisions: Use data and insights to track KPIs, identify performance trends, and drive informed decision-making.

· Product Mastery: Maintain deep knowledge of Nexxen’s full product suite across channels to maximize client value.

· Deliver Results: Execute your strategy to deliver measurable gains in client satisfaction, revenue growth, renewal rates, upsells, and revenue targets.

Qualifications

· 5+ years of experience in advertising, ad tech, or digital media, with a strong background in client services, account management, or media sales.

· 2+ years managing teams, with a proven record of hiring, mentoring, motivating and scaling talent.

· Demonstrated success managing large-scale strategic accounts and campaign budgets ($100M+), with clear success in revenue growth and client retention.

· Expertise in programmatic advertising, CTV, and digital media platforms.

· Strong analytical, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.

· Strategic thinker with strong decision-making, planning, and organizational skills—grounded in operational rigor and a bias for action.

· Highly collaborative and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset focused on innovation and scalable success.

In support of pay transparency and equity, the minimum and maximum full-time annual base salary for this role is $100,000 - $130,000. While this is our reasonable expectation this is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, education, certifications, responsibility, and geographic location. Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. We offer a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, parental leave, unlimited vacation, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available will vary depending on the state, start date, and employment type. Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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