
Manager, Customer Success
Overview
Customer.io powers automated communication that people actually want to receive. We help teams send smarter, more relevant messages using real-time behavioral data.
Job Description
Hi, my name is Ali Bowen, Sr. Director of Customer Success at Customer.io, and I'm looking for a Manager, Customer Success to lead one of our Americas CS pods and help me build the kind of team that raises the bar for everyone around them.
Responsibilities
- - Lead a pod of 5-7 CSMs through structured 1:1s, performance feedback, and development conversations β with a clear standard for what good looks like at every level
- - Own retention and growth outcomes across your pod's book of business; engage directly on escalations, at-risk renewals, and high-value accounts where your involvement matters
- - Translate org-level priorities into team-level goals, workloads, and clear expectations your directs can execute against
- - Manage the full performance spectrum β accelerate high performers, address underperformance early and directly, and document with the rigor that People Team processes require
- - Surface patterns and insights from your pod's book to senior leadership β with proposed solutions, not just observations
- - Drive AI adoption on your team, identifying efficiency opportunities and modeling what AI-native CS work looks like in practice
Required Skills
- - 2-3 years of people management experience in a B2B SaaS CS environment, with a track record of developing CSMs β not just managing their workload
- - Commercial accountability in previous roles β you've owned or closely partnered on GRR/NRR targets and know how to connect team behavior to those outcomes
- - Demonstrated experience leading a team through change β org shifts, model changes, ambiguous environments β while keeping performance and morale intact
- - High autonomy β you operate without day-to-day direction, surface risks before they become fires, and bring a point of view to every conversation
- - Genuine AI fluency β you can speak to specific ways you've used AI to change how your team operates, not just tools you've explored
- - Comfortable getting on the phone β you're coaching-first, but you know when manager involvement on an escalation or renewal is what actually moves things
Benefits
- - 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and supplemental insurance premiums for you and your family
- - 16 weeks paid parental leave
- - Unlimited PTO
- - Stipends for remote work and wellness
- - A professional development budget
- - More
About the company
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