Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly motivated and strategic Manager – Customer Success Managers to lead, mentor, and grow our team of Customer Success Managers (CSMs). This role is critical in ensuring customer satisfaction, retention, and long-term value realization by overseeing the post-sales customer lifecycle. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership skills, a customer-centric mindset, and the ability to build scalable success strategies across a growing customer base.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Development:
- Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Customer Success Managers to achieve individual and team KPIs (e.g., retention, expansion, and customer satisfaction).
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and professional development planning.
- Establish clear goals, roles, and responsibilities within the team.
Customer Success Strategy & Execution:
- Design and implement scalable customer success processes across onboarding, adoption, retention, and renewal stages.
- Ensure consistent delivery of proactive customer success activities, health checks, and business reviews.
- Champion voice of the customer across product, support, and leadership teams.
Customer Retention & Growth:
- Drive customer retention and reduce churn by ensuring value delivery and satisfaction.
- Identify opportunities for upsell and expansion in partnership with Sales and Account Management.
- Resolve escalations and ensure a strong issue resolution framework is in place.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with Sales, Product, Support, Marketing, and other internal stakeholders to enhance the end-to-end customer experience.
- Provide feedback to Product/Engineering based on customer interactions to support continuous improvement.
Metrics & Reporting:
- Track and report on key metrics such as Net Promoter Score (NPS), Customer Health Scores, churn rate, and renewals.
- Provide regular insights and strategic recommendations to leadership based on data-driven analysis.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, or a related field (Master’s degree is a plus).
- 6–10 years of experience in customer success, account management, or client services, with at least 2–3 years in a people management role.
- You should know your way around performance metrics like ROI, CTR, CPC, engagement rates, etc. Being able to read the numbers and pull insights is crucial.
- You should be able to spot when there’s a chance to grow the account or keep a client on board by showing them value and suggesting smart next steps.
- You’ll often need to present campaign performance or recommend strategy changes, so being confident and clear in those meetings is important.
Tools/applications knowledge
- Zendesk
- OMS
- Excel/ google sheets
- Dropbox
- ChatGPT
- One Drive
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience building or scaling customer success teams in a startup or growth-stage company.
- Familiarity with customer health scoring models and predictive retention metrics.
- Certifications in Customer Success Management, Project Management, or similar (e.g., CSM, PMP).
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to ₹1,500,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund
- Work from home
Work Location: Remote