
Director, Global Scaled CS
Kong Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead a Global Team: Directly manage a Manager and a global team of 15 CSMs (and growing), fostering a culture of technical excellence and proactive customer advocacy within the Commercial segment.
- Low-Touch Strategy Development: Design and execute a sophisticated "one-to-many" CS strategy. You will move away from manual intervention toward a scalable model that maintains high engagement through innovation.
- Scaled Digital Journeys: Build end-to-end digital customer lifecycles. You will automate onboarding and adoption paths to accelerate "Time to Value" (TTV) milestones for thousands of users.
- AI-Enhanced Customer Experience: Act as a pioneer in the "new age" of CS. Identify and implement AI-driven tools and workflows to provide a personalized, high-touch feel at a massive scale.
- Scale-Focused Content Strategy: Shift the paradigm from manual support to a digital-first resource engine. Lead the creation of automated webinars, interactive documentation, and self-service hubs.
- Value-to-Utilization Alignment: Monitor the health of the commercial base to identify and bridge "Value Debt." You will ensure that customer technical utilization directly translates into realized business outcomes to prevent churn.
- Strategic Forecasting: Partner closely with the Renewals Manager to develop precise annual and quarterly forecasts, driving higher retention and expansion rates across the scaled segment.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or Professional Services within the SaaS or Infrastructure space.
- 5+ years of experience leading and scaling high-performing teams, ideally in a global or remote environment.
- Experience leading a TAM (Technical Account Manager) or Technical CSM function is highly preferred. You should be comfortable discussing API management, microservices, or cloud infrastructure.
- A proven track record of building automated customer journeys and utilizing CS platforms (e.g., Gainsight, Totango, ChurnZero) to drive scale.
- Ability to translate complex data sets into actionable retention strategies and accurate financial forecasts.
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Short and long term disability benefits
- Basic life and AD&D insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Customer SuccessAccount ManagementProfessional ServicesAPI managementmicroservicescloud infrastructureautomated customer journeysdata analysisfinancial forecastingretention strategies
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementstrategic thinkingcustomer advocacyinnovationcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityscalability