Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Customer.io is a platform used by over 9,000 companies to facilitate automated communication through various channels. They are seeking a Manager of Customer Success to lead a team of Customer Success Managers, focusing on performance, development, and achieving commercial outcomes while navigating an environment of change and ambiguity.
Responsibilities
- Lead a pod of 5-7 CSMs through structured 1:1s, performance feedback, and development conversations — 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 — 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 — 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
Skills
- 2-3 years of people management experience in a B2B SaaS CS environment, with a track record of developing CSMs — not just managing their workload
- Commercial accountability in previous roles — 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 — org shifts, model changes, ambiguous environments — while keeping performance and morale intact
- High autonomy — 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 — 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 — 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
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