MARKT-PILOT

Director of Customer Success

MARKT-PILOT

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Illinois

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead, mentor, and scale a team of Customer Success Managers, providing coaching, performance management, and career development opportunities.
  • Establish team goals, KPIs, and accountability frameworks to drive consistent performance across the organization.
  • Recruit, onboard, and develop top Customer Success talent to support company growth and foster a culture of customer-centricity and continuous improvement.
  • Oversee management of the company’s most strategic accounts across North America, ensuring exceptional customer outcomes and relationship depth.
  • Directly engage with VP- and C-level executives at key accounts, leading quarterly business reviews and strategic planning sessions.
  • Develop and execute customer success strategies that drive product adoption, retention, and expansion across the portfolio.
  • Own and drive Net Revenue Retention targets across the Customer Success organization and identify upsell/cross-sell opportunities.
  • Proactively identify churn risks, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure high customer retention rates.
  • Partner with Sales leadership to optimize the customer lifecycle from onboarding through expansion.
  • Define and implement Customer Success processes, playbooks, and best practices; establish metrics and reporting frameworks to track performance and customer health.
  • Partner closely with Product, Sales, and Engineering to ensure customer feedback drives product roadmap decisions and lead cross-functional initiatives to improve customer experience.
  • Develop deep expertise in the OEM, machinery, and manufacturing industry to drive strategic customer conversations and represent the company at industry events.

Requirements

  • 5-8+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or customer-facing roles in B2B SaaS environments
  • 3+ years of experience managing and scaling Customer Success teams of 5+ people
  • Proven track record of developing high-performing teams and driving individual contributor success
  • Demonstrated success managing strategic accounts with executive-level stakeholders and complex decision-making processes
  • Strong understanding of SaaS customer lifecycle and experience driving Net Revenue Retention of 110%+
  • Experience leading quarterly business reviews and strategic planning sessions with C-level executives
  • Familiarity with the OEM, machinery, or manufacturing industry strongly preferred
  • Experience with CRM systems like HubSpot or Salesforce and Customer Success platforms
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Strategic thinking with ability to balance long-term vision with short-term execution
  • Consultative, analytical, and highly organized approach with focus on business impact
  • Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth environments
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and building processes from the ground up
  • Willingness to travel 2-3 times per month across North America for customer visits and team meetings