Lead Customer Success Engineer - West

About the Role

The ideal candidate will be naturally collaborative, articulate, extremely organized, have a solid technical understanding of Veeam's Securiti AI solutions, and be motivated by maximizing customer success and outcomes. Soft skills combined with technical skills are key in this role. As a Lead Customer Success Engineer, you are the primary technical owner driving long-term customer outcomes across the Securiti Data Command Center platform. You'll lead onboarding, adoption, and optimization; proactively identify churn risk and upsell opportunities; and apply deep expertise in DSPM, Privacy, Data Security, and AI Governance to deliver measurable customer value.

What You’ll Do

• Setup customer accounts; facilitate onboarding; orient stakeholders; walk through administration portals; introduce support channels.
• Identify expansion opportunities; analyze platform usage and customer environments; conduct success planning and strategy sessions; align business outcomes with product adoption.
• Conduct assessments; recommend solutions and architectures across DSPM, Privacy, Data Security, and AI Governance offerings.
• Perform technical health checks; assess data security, privacy, and AI governance posture; deliver quarterly value and adoption reviews.
• Monitor signals to detect churn risk early; define mitigation plans; partner on renewal strategy with actionable technical insights.
• Build business cases; define value realization; articulate expansion opportunities; schedule checkpoint reviews with stakeholders.
• Engage CISO, CIO, Chief Privacy Officer, and Data Leadership stakeholders with clear risk, status, and opportunity updates; support executive discussions and roadmap alignment.
• Collaborate on adoption and expansion initiatives to drive customer success.
• Operate with a long-term account assignment model tied to ARR and growth potential, typically covering Strategic and Enterprise accounts with significant annual contract value.
• Own the technical success plan and adoption roadmap; influence expansion and renewal outcomes in partnership with Sales and Customer Success leadership.

What You’ll Bring

• 12+ years in customer-facing technical roles focused on data security, privacy, governance, cloud security, or enterprise software (e.g., Technical Consulting, Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Customer Success Engineer).
• Hands-on expertise across cloud platforms, data platforms, SaaS applications, security technologies, and enterprise architectures.
• Strong experience conducting technical assessments, driving adoption programs, and delivering measurable customer outcomes; familiarity with DSPM, Privacy, or AI Governance platforms is a plus.
• PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS: AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect Expert, CISSP, CIPP, CIPM, or similar industry certifications.
• Proven ability to translate business outcomes into technical adoption roadmaps and measurable value.
• Executive stakeholder engagement skills (CISO, CIO, Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Data Officer) with the ability to synthesize technical, business, and risk signals into clear recommendations.
• Excellent communication, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

What you'll get

• Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays including 4 global Veeam Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
• Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
• Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
• AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
• Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
• Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
• Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O'Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning

Compensation Transparency

Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.

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