Nichola Pandian

Over the course of the past 17+ years, I have dedicated myself to the realms of learning and mentoring within the customer success domain. My career has been marked by a relentless commitment to helping organizations tackle their most significant challenge: Retaining and Growing customers. I firmly believe that customer success is not just a role but a strategic imperative, integral to the long-term health and prosperity of any business.

What drives me is the profound impact that effective customer success can have on an organization. Being able to play a crucial role in ensuring customer satisfaction and success is not just a responsibility for me; it's a source of immense fulfillment. I take pride in my ability to build strong, lasting relationships with clients and guide them towards realizing the full value of the products or services they invest in.

Multi-tasking Manager well-known for creating positive workplace culture and high-performing teams with experience of developing relationships and partnerships, servicing accounts and boosting profits. Strategic and analytical, expertise in building new network connections, promoting products and expanding territories. Highly skilled in operations management, account management, churn management, customer relationship, onboarding, data governance, problem management and change management.

I have managed teams of up to 35 members and direct reports of 12 CSMs across multiple segments including digital CS, enterprise, and strategic accounts. I am the type of customer success leader who will serve our teams, challenge the status quo, and create revenue opportunities for our business.

1) Serving my teams. I work for them, not the other way around

2) Understanding my customers and their goals

3) Working collaboratively to build trust with our cross-functional partners

4) Using data to drive decision making

🔹 Transparency: Speak your mind

🔸 Authenticity: Be the real you

🔹 Vulnerability: Let people in

🔸 Conscious listener: Allow people to be heard

🔹 Celebrator: Show people they are valued

🔸 Giver: Always give more than you receive

My teams have consistently delivered over 120% NRR, 95% GRR, 50+ NPS, and 70%+ product adoption all while growing $50+ million dollars in ARR collectively. Only Manager to overachieve target.

• 100% Renewals
• Best Lead Award 3 consecutive years
• Built a Use case repository with 400+ customer stories
• Over 100+ customer success stories shared through Customer Advocacy and Marketing activities.

I am a creative person and mostly found in between a craft project. When not crafting, I bake or watch a suspense/thriller movie and even celebrate the success of guessing the climax of the movie. I am a sunshine mixed with a little hurricane and believe there’s no fun in giving up.

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