Application Guide

How to Apply for Customer Success Manager EU (m/f/x)

at Makersite

🏢 About Makersite

Makersite is an AI-driven platform that revolutionizes sustainable product development, enabling manufacturers to assess lifecycle impacts 40x faster than traditional methods. As a fast-growing startup in the green tech space, you'll work on cutting-edge solutions that directly contribute to global sustainability goals, with the flexibility of a remote-first culture across the EU.

About This Role

As a Customer Success Manager, you'll be the trusted advisor for large enterprise clients, guiding them through lifecycle assessment (LCA) and sustainability compliance while driving customer retention and growth. Your work directly impacts manufacturers' ability to meet environmental regulations and reduce their carbon footprint, making this a highly impactful role at the intersection of technology and sustainability.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day might start with a check-in on customer health metrics, followed by a virtual meeting with a manufacturing client to review their LCA progress and identify upsell opportunities. You'll then collaborate with the implementation team to refine onboarding materials, and end the day by updating success sheets and preparing a quarterly business review for a key account.

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🎯 Who Makersite Is Looking For

  • A sustainability expert with 5+ years in LCA consulting, who can translate complex environmental data into actionable business insights for manufacturing clients.
  • A customer-centric professional with proven experience managing renewals and upselling within enterprise accounts, ideally in a SaaS or tech environment.
  • A strategic thinker skilled in project management and cross-functional collaboration, able to align customer goals with Makersite's platform capabilities.
  • A strong communicator who can create clear documentation, success plans, and reports for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

📝 Tips for Applying to Makersite

1

Highlight specific LCA software or tools you've used (e.g., GaBi, SimaPro, openLCA) and mention any experience with AI-driven sustainability platforms.

2

Quantify your impact in previous roles: e.g., 'Drove 20% renewal rate increase' or 'Reduced customer onboarding time by 30% through improved processes.'

3

Tailor your resume to emphasize both sustainability consulting and customer success/account management experience—show you understand both domains.

4

In your cover letter, mention a specific challenge manufacturing clients face with LCA (e.g., data collection, regulatory changes) and how you'd address it using Makersite's platform.

5

Research Makersite's product demos or case studies on their website to reference specific features (e.g., real-time risk assessment) in your application.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your deep LCA expertise and how it enables you to credibly advise enterprise clients on sustainability goals and compliance.', "Your track record in customer success, especially with large manufacturing companies, and how you've driven renewals and upsells.", "Your passion for sustainability and alignment with Makersite's mission to accelerate eco-friendly product development.", 'Your project management skills and ability to create structured success plans that ensure measurable outcomes for clients.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Read Makersite's blog or press releases to understand their latest product updates and client success stories.
  • → Familiarize yourself with key EU sustainability regulations (e.g., CSRD, ESPR, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) that impact their clients.
  • → Look up Makersite's competitors (e.g., Ecochain, GaBi, SimaPro) and be ready to discuss what makes Makersite's AI approach unique.
  • → Check the company's LinkedIn page to see employee backgrounds and understand the company culture.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you approach a new manufacturing client who is unfamiliar with LCA but wants to improve their sustainability reporting?
2 Describe a time you turned an at-risk customer into a promoter. What steps did you take?
3 How do you prioritize multiple enterprise accounts with competing needs while ensuring high renewal rates?
4 What LCA methodologies (e.g., CML, ReCiPe, EF) are you most familiar with, and how would you explain them to a non-expert?
5 How would you collaborate with the implementation team to ensure a smooth onboarding for a complex manufacturing client?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Don't focus solely on technical LCA knowledge without showing customer management skills—this is a customer-facing role, not a pure consulting position.
  • Avoid generic statements like 'I love sustainability'; instead, provide concrete examples of how you've driven sustainable outcomes in previous roles.
  • Don't neglect to mention your experience with enterprise manufacturing clients—generic B2B experience won't suffice.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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