AppDirect is hiring a Customer Success Manager to manage and grow our largest customer accounts within the Firstbase business unit. You will act as the primary advocate for a portfolio of accounts, driving high satisfaction and uncovering opportunities for expansion.
What You'll Do
- Partner with the Onboarding Team to transition customers into a state of healthy adoption and consistent support.
- Establish consultative, trusted relationships with customers through regular meeting cadences and timely responses.
- Consistently work to exceed customer expectations.
- Drive planning sessions to help customers fully leverage Firstbase to meet their operational goals.
- Own and drive renewal discussions and partner with Account Executives to identify and close upsell opportunities.
- Conduct quarterly business reviews with key customers to address challenges and plan proactively.
- Elicit customer feedback on the product to act as an internal advocate and improve Net Promoter Score (NPS).
- Communicate regularly with customers to evaluate satisfaction and escalate concerns as needed.
- Develop and share best practices and process strategies across the team.
What We're Looking For
- 2-5 years of customer relationship management experience, preferably in a SaaS environment.
- A proven track record of successfully managing, retaining, and growing revenue across a broad book of customer accounts.
- Superior customer service and relationship-building skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience working with CRM and/or Customer Success tools (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce).
- Leadership in developing and delivering world-class customer presentations, such as Quarterly Business Reviews.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- A die-hard drive to make customers successful.
- A BA/BS degree or similar university-level education; in lieu of a degree, relevant skills or equivalent experience.
- Flexibility to work with a distributed team across the US and Europe.
- Self-starter mentality with strong execution skills.
- Comfort self-learning to become an expert in the platform.
- Motivated by the velocity and ambiguity of an early-stage startup.
- Passionate about AppDirect/Firstbase’s mission and the future of work.
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Customer Success team responsible for our largest customer accounts, collaborating with a distributed team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary range: $105,000 - $130,200 USD.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, United States.
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