Customer Success Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Customer Success role at Obrela. Dubai · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Guide customer onboarding from kickoff and scoping through log integration, launch and handover to ongoing service
- Build project schedules and track risks, issues and progress across concurrent customer work
- Lead customer reviews, share service results and adoption insights, and act as the main contact for assigned accounts
- Coordinate security, delivery, engineering and support teams to resolve problems and keep customer work moving
- Monitor account health, usage and contract dates, support renewals, handle escalations and relay customer feedback
What you bring
- A degree in computer science, IT, business or a related area, or equivalent practical experience
- At least two years in cybersecurity, with a sound grasp of security concepts, threats and trends
- At least two years in a customer-facing or delivery role such as customer success, project management, IT or security operations
- Practical project management across planning, scheduling, stakeholder coordination, risk tracking and status updates
- Strong English communication and presentation skills, plus familiarity with networks, cloud, endpoints or identity
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits someone with cybersecurity knowledge and customer-facing project delivery experience; a long customer success track record is not required. The position is onsite in Dubai.
From the employer
OBRELA delivers cutting-edge Managed Detection & Response (MDR) services that help organizations manage cyber risk and protect critical assets in real time. With a strong global footprint, we operate at the forefront of cyber security operations, providing threat management, incident response, and proactive defense to high-profile clients across diverse industries.
We are seeking a Customer Success Manager (Mid-Level) with strong project management skills to join our growing Customer Success team. You will own the onboarding, customer experience and ongoing success of a portfolio of managed cyber security customers, acting as their primary point of contact for delivery, adoption and value realization.
This role suits a motivated professional with a cyber security background who is organized, delivery-focused and curious about cyber security. You do not need a long Customer Success track record: we value project delivery, customer-facing and technical-learning experience, and we will invest in building your advanced CS and MDR expertise.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead customer onboarding projects for Managed Security Services, from kick-off and scoping through log source integration, go-live and transition into Business-as-Usual (BAU).
- Build and maintain project plans, timelines, risk and issue logs, and report progress to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Act as the primary point of contact for assigned customers, running regular service reviews and sharing service performance, adoption and value insights.
- Collaborate and coordinate internal teams, including the Security Operations Center (SOC), Service Delivery, Engineering and Support, to resolve issues and keep delivery on track.
- Develop a solid understanding of each customer's IT and cyber security environment, and proactively flag risks, gaps and opportunities while improving their security posture.
- Manage customer escalations and communicate clearly, representing the customer's interests within OBRELA.
- Track customer health, service usage and contract milestones, and support renewals and expansion in partnership with Sales and Service Delivery Managers.
- Capture customer feedback and share insights with SOC, product and engineering teams to improve service quality.
- Contribute to Customer Success playbooks, templates and process improvements.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2-4 years of professional experience in customer success, project management, service delivery, technical account management, IT or security operations, or a similar customer-facing role. Prior Customer Success experience is a plus, not a requirement.
- Hands-on project management experience: planning, scheduling, stakeholder coordination, risk tracking and status reporting across multiple concurrent projects.
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in in cyber security roles, with solid knowledge of cyber security concepts, threats and trends.
- Familiarity with IT environments such as networks, cloud, endpoints and identity, and a willingness to learn SIEM and MDR technologies.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with strong presentation and customer communication skills.
- Ability to build trusted relationships, manage expectations and handle difficult conversations calmly.
- Strong organization and ownership: you follow through, prioritize well and work effectively with remote, cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications & Certificates (Considered a plus, not required)
- Experience in cyber security, MSSP/MDR, SOC or IT service delivery environments.
- Exposure to SIEM platforms (for example Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk or QRadar) or Microsoft Azure Security.
- Arabic fluency (a strong advantage), particularly for customer-facing work in the MENA region.
- Experience with CRM and customer success tools (for example HubSpot, Salesforce or Pendo) and data or reporting tools such as Power BI.
- Project management: PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2 or Agile/Scrum certifications.
- Cyber security: Security+, CISM, CISSP, CEH, GCIH, or vendor SIEM certifications such as Microsoft SC-200.
- Customer Success or ITIL certifications.
Benefits
- Dynamic and respectful environment – our people are the core of our business, we value each and every individual and support initiatives, promoting agility and work/life balance.
- Continuous coaching – work with passionate people and receive both theoretical as well as hands-on training.
- Career development – Expand your career internationally and work alongside knowledgeable people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
- A competitive compensation package dependent upon your experience and qualifications – We’re focused on rewarding efforts. Our salaries and benefits package will keep you motivated throughout your career.
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