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Nathaniel Bernhard

Los Angeles

Summary

Proactive and creative problem solver who loves coaching others while striving to consistently improve my skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Team Lead, Customer Success

Sift
12.2024 - Current

Serve the team in a player/coach role allowing me to mentor new team members while also managing a small book of our most strategic customers

  • Create and run our onboarding and enablement program for new team members. Four new CSMs became product certified in 3 weeks (previously 6 weeks) under new program
  • Manage team-wide OKRs reporting results directly into Executive Staff
  • Manage 10-12 customers totaling 6M ARR with 103% NDR

Customer Success Manager - Enterprise

Sift
06.2022 - 12.2024
  • Manage a book consisting of 20-25 of our most strategic customers totaling 4.1M ARR
  • Ensure customer is receiving value from the product by driving adoption of new features and aligning in key metrics during quarterly business reviews
  • Create bespoke engagement plans for customers in escalation that ensured organizational alignment on supporting customers resulting in customer renewals in each case
  • Mentor new hires and assist in their ramp up period through group trainings and 1:1 knowledge shares

Customer Success Manager - Growth

Sift
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Build and maintain relationships with key customers and stakeholders, managing a book of business of 2.2MM ARR
  • Drive renewals through customer engagement and value alignment, resulting in 98% retention rate
  • Work cross-functionally with product and leadership teams to report customer feedback and advocate feature requests


Associate Director

Los Angeles and Palm Springs
06.2018 - 06.2021
  • Cultivated and managed relationships with over 250 donors in AIPAC's Los Angeles and Palm Springs Divisions, raising over 1.1MM for the organization
  • Lead development professional for the Palm Springs division which had the highest retention rate in the region
  • Organized and ran fundraising events throughout the region, while handling all aspects of the event including recruitment, programming, and public speaking
  • Directly contributed to the Los Angeles and Palm Springs teams exceeding fundraising goals every year, and enjoyed succeeding as part of a team
  • Analyzed data from Salesforce, Wealth Engine, and various other sources to optimize donation and uncover upsell opportunities

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Economics and Political Science

University of California
Davis, California
06.2016

Skills

  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SalesForce
  • Gong
  • Glean

Timeline

Team Lead, Customer Success

Sift
12.2024 - Current

Customer Success Manager - Enterprise

Sift
06.2022 - 12.2024

Customer Success Manager - Growth

Sift
07.2021 - 06.2022

Associate Director

Los Angeles and Palm Springs
06.2018 - 06.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Economics and Political Science

University of California