Manager of Customer Success

Acculynx Chicago, Illinois, United States Executive/Management

About this position

Description:

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Manager of Customer Success to lead and scale our Customer Success team within a fast-growing SaaS organization. This leader will drive retention, expansion, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence while building a high-performing, metrics-driven team.

The ideal candidate is both a player and a coach — comfortable building process, managing KPIs, developing talent, and stepping in with customers when needed.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Customer Success Managers (CSMs)
  • Establish clear performance expectations aligned to retention and growth goals
  • Conduct regular 1:1s, coaching sessions, and performance reviews
  • Drive a high-accountability, customer-first culture

Customer Lifecycle Strategy

  • Oversee customers post onboarding focusing on adoption and expansion
  • Ensure customers realize measurable value from our SaaS platform
  • Monitor health scores and proactively reduce churn risk
  • Develop structured playbooks for high- and low-touch engagement models

Retention & Revenue Growth

  • Own revenue retention metrics
  • Partner with Sales on expansion strategy
  • Identify upsell opportunities within the customer base

Operational Excellence

  • Build and refine scalable customer success processes
  • Leverage CRM and CS tools to track KPIs and optimize workflows
  • Analyze data trends to drive improvements in adoption and retention
  • Create reporting dashboards for executive visibility

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Act as the voice of the customer internally
  • Partner with Product to influence roadmap decisions
  • Collaborate with Support and Training teams to improve customer experience
  • Escalate and coordinate resolution of high-priority customer issues

Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience in Customer Success focusing on small/medium size businesses.  a SaaS environment
  • 2+ years of people management experience
  • Strong understanding of SaaS and SaaS metrics (MRR, Churn, CAC)
  • Experience with CRM and Customer Success platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Churn Zero, HubSpot)
  • Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical skills
  • Excellent executive-level communication skills


Salary Information

$100000.00 - $120000.00 Annual Salary