Senior Director, Customer Success

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Senior Director of Customer Success leading a Customer Success organization at Modern Campus. Driving product adoption, customer outcomes, and overall customer health across higher education clients.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5 Customer Success Managers
  • Establish clear performance expectations, KPIs, and career growth plans
  • Foster a high-performance, outcomes-driven, and collaborative culture
  • Define and execute a Customer Success strategy focused on product adoption, value realization, and customer health
  • Build and scale frameworks for one-to-one and one-to-many engagements
  • Ensure consistent delivery of measurable outcomes aligned to customer goals
  • Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and engagement models between CSMs and Account Managers
  • Partner closely with AM leadership to deliver a unified customer experience across the lifecycle
  • Create joint account planning processes that align success plans with commercial strategy
  • Support AMs by providing insights on product usage, adoption risks, and value realization to inform renewals and growth conversations
  • Contribute to revenue retention by driving adoption and reducing churn risk
  • Identify at-risk accounts and partner with Account Managers on mitigation and recovery strategies
  • Enable expansion opportunities through demonstrated customer value and strong product adoption
  • Develop scalable processes, playbooks, and success methodologies
  • Leverage data and analytics to track customer health, engagement, and outcomes
  • Optimize use of CRM and Customer Success platforms
  • Partner with Product, Sales, Marketing, Professional Services, and Support to align on customer needs and feedback
  • Act as the voice of the customer to influence product roadmap and priorities
  • Collaborate on go-to-market strategies and customer communications

Requirements:

  • Customer-first mindset with a focus on outcomes and value realization
  • Experience building and scaling Customer Success processes and teams
  • Proven track record of improving adoption, customer health, and retention metrics
  • Strong leadership and coaching abilities
  • Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to collaborate and influence across functions, especially Account Management, Support, and Professional Services
  • Strong strategic thinking paired with hands-on execution ability
  • Familiarity with CRM and CS tools and data-driven decision making
  • 8–12+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or related roles
  • 5+ years of people management experience, preferably leading CSM teams.

Benefits:

  • Remote first workplace!
  • Rewards and recognition programs
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference every day for universities trying to grow and students trying to learn!