Senior Professional Services Engineer
Abnormal AI· CSM & Renewals
RemoteFull-timePosted 4w ago
About the role
Senior post-sales role in Japan responsible for end-to-end post-sales lifecycle, including technical implementation, adoption, value realization, and renewal, with dual scope spanning Implementations (Professional Services) and Customer Success.
Responsibilities
- Own the post-sales technical deployment of Abnormal products for Japanese customers, managing concurrent implementation projects from post-sales handoff through go-live and hypercare.
- Lead handoff from the pre-sales team with POV success criteria, tech stack, security roadmap, timelines, compelling events, and key contacts before kickoff.
- Run problem discovery to define customer goals and success criteria and build a delivery plan aligned to them.
- Develop and execute project plans, manage scope, schedule, quality, and provide status reports in Japanese and English.
- Deliver product training, portal walkthroughs, and enablement in Japanese to ensure go-live self-sufficiency.
- Consult on best practices, configuration, and scalable solutions including mail routing, filtering, and SEG-related work.
- Identify and mitigate implementation risk, remove roadblocks, and escalate as needed.
- Guide customers to full value across Abnormal platform (Inbound Email Security, Account Takeover Protection, AI Security Mailbox, Email Productivity, AI Phishing Coach, Posture Management) on Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
- Maintain accurate project records in delivery tooling.
- Act as primary point of contact for customers across segments, own adoption and success planning.
- Deliver business reviews and ROI-aligned success metrics to support retention and expansion.
- Understand customer industry and goals to tailor recommendations and align stakeholders.
- Drive awareness and usage of platform capabilities, provide ongoing education, and identify opportunities for expanded adoption.
- Monitor health, manage escalations, and collaborate with CS, Product, Engineering, Support, and Sales to resolve issues.
- Partner with Sales, Renewals, and leadership on regional retention and expansion outcomes.
- Maintain expert knowledge of product roadmap and communicate updates to Japanese customers.
- Develop and execute customer success plans addressing risk before impact to satisfaction or renewal.
- Contribute to Japanese-language materials, playbooks, and enablement content; translate regional feedback to product/engineering; support broader APAC needs.
Qualifications
- Native or fully fluent Japanese, and professional written and verbal English.
- Based in Japan with right to work in Japan.
- 5+ years in a customer-facing role at an enterprise SaaS company with post-sales implementation or professional services delivery and ongoing customer management.
- Experience delivering enterprise-grade cybersecurity or security-adjacent SaaS implementations, including mail flow systems integration/migration.
- Track record of end-to-end project delivery with strong prioritization and risk mitigation.
- Proven ability to build and sustain long-term customer relationships, including executive level.
- Strong grounding in email security fundamentals (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, SMTP, MX, mail routing, filtering, SEG).
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace to support SEG replacement.
- Strong problem-solving, escalation management, and relationship protection skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills; able to switch between strategic and technical discussions.
- Proficiency with CRM and case management tools (Salesforce, Jira).
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
Skills
Required:Post-sales implementation managementCustomer relationship managementEmail security fundamentals
Benefits
- Not specified in the description
Last updated Sep 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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