Director of Customer Success at SugarCRM driving customer engagement and retention strategies. Leading a team to ensure measurable outcomes and long-term value for clients across the Americas.
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, inspire and develop a team of Customer Success Managers (North America), providing guidance, training, and support to foster a customer-centric culture and drive performance excellence.
Drive the process of regular business reviews within your customer tier, creating repeatable techniques that span high-medium-low touch engagement with customers based on their needs. Support CSMs in managing customer accounts, establish strong relationships with stakeholders, and act as the first point of escalation for critical customer issues. Strategize and implement initiatives for enhancing customer retention and precision selling adoption.
Establish and enforce a structured risk identification framework, including early-warning indicators and mitigation plans at least two quarters in advance of renewal.
Coach and enable CSMs to operate as revenue stewards, ensuring commercial conversations occur well in advance of renewal events and help support expansion conversations that drive both customer value and SugarCRM revenue.
Collaborate with your CSMs, Professional Services, Support and Marketing teams to identify and drive growth opportunities within your customer base to hit annual growth targets
Partner closely with Sales and CS leadership to ensure growth and renewal forecast alignment, transparency, and executive visibility of risks, changes and opportunities
Track and rigorously monitor core Customer Success metrics — renewal rate, growth rate, customer health, and sentiment — using both leading and lagging indicators to identify trends early, drive proactive action, and eliminate surprises in customer attrition
Maintain disciplined CRM hygiene and forecast documentation standards across the team
Develop deep product knowledge, stay informed about product updates, features, and capabilities, and effectively communicate value propositions to the CSM team and customers to drive product adoption and usage.
Requirements
8+ years of customer success or account management experience and at least 3+ years of people management experience
In-depth understanding of CRM software and the B2B SaaS industry
Demonstrated ownership of a renewal forecast exceeding $13M and growth forecast exceeding $2.5M million ARR
Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives, implementing best practices, leveraging customer feedback, and advocating for product enhancements or operational improvements to enhance the overall customer experience and maximize customer success outcomes
Demonstrative success monitoring and analyzing customer health metrics, usage patterns, and feedback to identify trends, proactively address potential issues, and develop strategies to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty
Experience generating reports, dashboards, and insights on customer success metrics, retention rates, renewal forecasts, and revenue growth to inform decision-making, measure performance, and optimize customer success initiatives
Benefits
Excellent healthcare package for you and your family
Savings and Investment – 401(k) match
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Online Legal Services (Rocket Lawyer)
Financial Planning Services (Origin)
Discounted Pet Insurance (Embrace Pet Insurance)
Corporate Benefit Program (Working Advantage). This benefit offers you exclusive travel and entertainment offers and special discounts that are not available to the general public
Health and Wellness Reimbursement Program
Travel Discounts
Educational Resources - Career & Personal Development Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
We are a merit-based company - many opportunities to learn, excel and grow your career!
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