Reality Defender (YC W22)

Director of Customer Success

Reality Defender (YC W22)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York CityNew YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $180,000 - $220,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Define and execute the overall Customer Success strategy aligned with company growth and retention goals.
  • Build, lead, and mentor a team of Customer Success Managers and onboarding specialists.
  • Develop scalable processes for onboarding, adoption, health monitoring, renewals, and expansion.
  • Drive expansion in existing customers through upselling existing capabilities, cross-selling new capabilities or driving adoption and utilization by our customers’ customers.
  • Establish and track KPIs, including retention, net revenue retention (NRR), adoption metrics, and customer satisfaction (CSAT/NPS).
  • Partner closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Support to ensure seamless customer lifecycle management.
  • Ensure compliance, security, and operational expectations are met for regulated customers.
  • Develop and implement low-touch/tech-touch programs to efficiently serve lower-tier and PLG segments while maintaining quality engagement
  • Create and execute customer advocacy programs, including reference programs, case studies, and advisory boards to amplify customer voice
  • Forecast renewals and expansion pipeline with accuracy, providing regular reporting to executive leadership on retention and growth metrics
  • Translate customer feedback and product usage data into actionable insights for Product and Engineering teams to influence roadmap priorities
  • Design and deliver Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) that demonstrate ROI and strategic value alignment

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or related client-facing roles in B2B technology companies.
  • 2+ years of leadership experience managing and scaling customer success teams.
  • Experience supporting enterprise or government customers with complex technical solutions.
  • Proven track record of driving retention, expansion, and measurable customer outcomes.
  • Strong operational and analytical skills with experience building KPIs and reporting frameworks.
  • Excellent executive-level communication and relationship management skills.
  • Exceptional executive presence with ability to lead C-level conversations that drive strategic alignment and business value
  • Experience managing both high-touch enterprise accounts and scaled/digital customer success motions
  • Experience with technical SaaS products including APIs, integrations, webhooks, and cloud-based technologies; ability to bridge technical and non-technical conversations
Benefits
  • Healthcare plans with 100% premium coverage for employees and partial coverage available for dependents
  • Dental and Vision plans with 100% premium coverage for employees and their dependents
  • Short/Long-term disability and life insurance plans with 100% premium coverage for employees
  • FSA/HSA and 401k programs
  • Equity compensation
  • 20 days of PTO per year
  • 12 weeks of Parental Leave
  • Learning and Development budget
  • Monthly wellness benefits
  • Annual company-sponsored offsite
  • Daily in-office lunch through UberEats
  • Commuter benefits
  • Remote Fridays
  • Happy Hours and other local events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Customer Success strategyKPI developmentretention metricsnet revenue retention (NRR)adoption metricscustomer satisfaction (CSAT/NPS)technical SaaS productsAPIsintegrationswebhooks
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationrelationship managementexecutive presenceanalytical skillsoperational skillsstrategic alignmentcustomer advocacyinfluencing