Customer Success Leader at Planday managing Customer Success Managers for B2B SaaS client retention. Ensuring strong customer partnerships and data-driven growth strategies.
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a high performing team of Customer Success Managers who build strong, trusted partnerships with customers and consistently deliver meaningful business outcomes.
Own the post sale customer lifecycle and ensure Customer Success operates as a predictable driver of retention, expansion, and long term customer value.
Create clarity and direction for the team by setting high standards for account strategy, customer engagement, and ownership of results.
Drive retention and expansion by helping customers clearly understand, adopt, and realise the full impact of Planday in how they operate and grow their businesses.
Support your team in building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and engage directly with strategic customers when needed to strengthen partnerships and unlock new opportunities.
Use data and customer insight to identify opportunities, risks, and patterns across the customer base, helping the team act early and operate with greater predictability.
Build discipline around forecasting, customer health visibility, and success planning so retention and growth become measurable and scalable outcomes.
Partner closely with Sales, Product, and Revenue Operations to strengthen how we serve customers and continuously improve the systems, processes, and operating model that support Customer Success.
Continuously evolve how Customer Success operates by turning insights from customers and the team into stronger playbooks, clearer operating rhythms, and better execution.
Lead through example by bringing curiosity, ownership, and a genuine commitment to helping customers succeed
Requirements
5+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or other customer facing roles within a B2B SaaS environment.
Experience leading or mentoring teams and developing high performing individuals.
Strong understanding of the SaaS customer lifecycle including onboarding, adoption, renewal, and expansion.
Experience working with complex customers and navigating multi stakeholder environments.
Strong commercial awareness and the ability to connect product capabilities with meaningful customer outcomes.
Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels by setting direction while also engaging in the details when needed.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
A pragmatic and low ego leadership style that values clarity, trust, and accountability.
Curiosity and a genuine interest in understanding how customers operate and how technology can improve their businesses.
Comfort working in fast moving environments where priorities evolve and collaboration across teams is essential.
Experience leveraging a modern CS tech stack to automate customer health tracking, manage task workflows, and provide clear visibility into the customer lifecycle.
A collaborative mindset to partner with Marketing on customer advocacy initiatives, such as developing case studies, testimonials, and referral programs that highlight Planday’s impact.
Benefits
Benefits like pension, health insurance, inclusive support for new parents and generous vacation
On top of your annual base salary, you are offered to be part of an Employee Share Plan
Growth and progression opportunities – we want you to grow with us
Flexible remote work
Strong social culture with lots of team and company activities
Meaningful work – everyone at Planday contributes to improving the lives of shift workers around the globe
Healthy work-life balance and autonomous approach to work. We trust in you and your abilities
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