CloudZero

VP, Customer Success

CloudZero

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $230,000 - $300,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Communicate the value proposition for the CloudZero platform and understand how it can be applied to address specific customer business outcomes.
  • Ensure customers are getting value from the adoption of the CloudZero platform.
  • Renew customer contracts, looking for opportunities for revenue expansion.
  • Lead, motivate, actively coach and grow the customer-facing FinOps Account Management (FAM) and Customer Success Management (CSM) teams.
  • Develop a strategy for scaling Customer Success, including building and managing teams for on-boarding, adoption, renewals and expansion at scale.
  • Manage the customer experience and journey - from sales handoff through post-sales on-boarding and adoption, and continued customer engagement through renewals and expansion.
  • Meet with customers globally to drive their adoption and value realization, and to identify areas of improvement for our platform, organization, and process.
  • Be a customer advocate and act as a trusted partner to R&D and GTM teams by ensuring the right priority and technical resources are being applied to maximize customer success activities.
  • Translating customer needs into actionable insights and priorities; ensuring a cohesive customer journey in partnership with R&D and GTM stakeholders.
  • Partner closely with the Sales to support new sales while making sure customers are set up for success.
  • Build and optimize Customer Success processes, playbooks, and metrics (e.g., retention, NRR, health scores, adoption).
  • Partner closely with CS Operations to improve tooling, reporting, and scalability.
  • Forecast customer risk and growth opportunities with accuracy and transparency.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or related roles within technical B2B SaaS companies.
  • Previous leadership experience in leading, building, and developing a global customer success org with a demonstrated track record in exceptional customer retention and revenue generation.
  • Proven track record of meeting quarterly and annual renewal rates & satisfaction metrics.
  • Exceptional cross-functional collaborator with deep experience partnering with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Finance teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to be both strategic and hands-on with customers and teams.
  • Strong background working with complex, technical software products, ideally in Cloud, DevOps, Infrastructure, or FinOps.
  • Strong technical product knowledge and how to best use and deploy SaaS solutions.
  • Data-driven leader with strong operational and analytical skills, including reporting on and improving business performance against a set of monthly KPIs and metrics.
  • Proven record of using customer data to identify trends that accelerate adoption or mitigate churn.
  • Experience with the sales and delivery of paid service offerings and revenue management.
  • Experience with modern customer success processes, strategies, and tools (e.g., Gainsight).
  • Possess engaging and influential presentation skills and credibility with all levels, including C-level executives.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to be an honest advocate, with the ability to push back when needed.
Benefits
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Commission

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
Customer SuccessAccount ManagementB2B SaaSCloudDevOpsInfrastructureFinOpsSaaS solutionsOperational skillsAnalytical skills
Soft skills
LeadershipCollaborationStrategic thinkingInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsCustomer advocacyCoachingMotivationEngagementInfluence