Head of Customer Success
Company | Happyrobot Inc |
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Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | |
Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 7+ years in Customer Success or related customer-facing roles in high-growth B2B SaaS, including 3+ years in a leadership capacity.
- Proven success managing enterprise customer relationships and navigating complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Deep understanding of customer success metrics (retention, expansion, NRR) and how to operationalize them.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Analytical mindset – comfortable with data, dashboards, and using insights to guide strategy.
- Experience scaling customer success functions, including hiring, process design, and tooling.
- Strong familiarity with CRM and CS platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Gainsight, ChurnZero, etc.).
- Founder mindset – you’re energized by ambiguity, take ownership end-to-end, and care deeply about outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Own the vision, strategy, and execution of the customer success function across the entire lifecycle, from onboarding to renewal and expansion.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key enterprise customers, acting as a trusted advisor and executive sponsor.
- Hire, coach, and lead a team of CSMs and support staff, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and accountability.
- Oversee scalable onboarding and education processes that accelerate time-to-value for customers.
- Drive retention and expansion metrics by identifying risk, standardizing playbooks, and embedding success KPIs across the organization.
- Partner closely with Sales, Product, and Support to align on customer needs and deliver a seamless experience.
- Champion customer feedback to influence product development, company strategy, and operational improvements.
- Optimize usage of CS platforms (e.g. Gainsight, Salesforce) and analytics tools to inform decision-making and performance tracking.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.