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Customer Success Manager

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Full time
Mid-level (2-5 years)
English

Other Skills

  • β€’
    Engagement Skills
  • β€’
    Accountability
  • β€’
    Collaboration
  • β€’
    Communication
  • β€’
    Time Management
  • β€’
    Proactivity
  • β€’
    Organizational Skills
  • β€’
    Executive Presence
  • β€’
    Relationship Building
  • β€’
    Presentations
  • β€’
    Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 2–3+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or client-facing SaaS/service roles
  • Proven experience managing customer accounts, driving renewals, and maintaining client relationships
  • Experience with Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar CRM platforms
  • Experience using customer success platforms such as Gainsight, ChurnZero, Totango

Requirements:

  • Lead onboarding and product adoption, define onboarding goals, and ensure time-to-value for customers
  • Manage a portfolio of 20–40 client accounts as the primary contact, conducting regular check-ins, strategic reviews, and QBRs
  • Monitor account health using CS platforms, identify churn risks and expansion opportunities, and execute re-engagement strategies
  • Own renewals and expansion opportunities, collaborate with sales on growth strategies, and prepare renewal documentation

Job description

πŸš€ Customer Success Manager (CSM / Account Manager, SaaS, Renewals & Growth) – Remote

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Client Business Hours

πŸ’Ό About the Role

We’re hiring a proactive and relationship-driven Customer Success Manager (CSM) / Account Manager to own client relationships, drive product adoption, and protect + grow revenue across a portfolio of accounts.

This is not a support-only role.

You will:

  • manage client relationships
  • drive onboarding and adoption
  • identify churn risks early
  • own renewals and expansion opportunities
  • improve customer health and retention

You’ll work closely with:

  • sales
  • support
  • product
  • leadership teams

to ensure customers achieve measurable value while expanding long-term account growth.

If you think in terms of:

  • retention
  • expansion
  • customer outcomes
  • revenue growth
  • strategic relationship management

this role is a strong fit.

πŸ”₯ What You’ll Own

Onboarding & Product Adoption

  • Lead customer onboarding and implementation processes
  • Define customer success criteria and onboarding goals
  • Configure accounts and deliver onboarding sessions or training
  • Ensure smooth adoption and time-to-value
  • Monitor early usage and proactively close adoption gaps

Account & Relationship Management

  • Manage a portfolio of 20–40 client accounts
  • Act as the primary point of contact for customer relationships
  • Build strong relationships with:
    • stakeholders
    • decision-makers
    • executive contacts
  • Conduct:
    • check-ins
    • strategic reviews
    • customer success calls
    • Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)

Proactive Client Engagement & Retention

  • Monitor account health using platforms such as:
    • Gainsight
    • ChurnZero
    • Totango
  • Identify:
    • churn risks
    • low adoption
    • expansion opportunities
  • Execute:
    • re-engagement strategies
    • retention playbooks
    • customer success initiatives
  • Ensure customers consistently realize ROI and product value

Support Coordination & Escalation Management

  • Triage customer issues and coordinate internal escalations
  • Work closely with:
    • support teams
    • product teams
    • technical stakeholders
  • Ensure issues are fully resolved and communicated clearly
  • Maintain strong customer trust during issue resolution

Revenue Growth & Renewals

  • Own:
    • renewals
    • expansion opportunities
    • upsells
    • cross-sells
  • Collaborate with sales teams on account growth strategies
  • Prepare:
    • renewal documentation
    • contracts
    • account recommendations
  • Maintain visibility into:
    • renewal timelines
    • expansion pipeline
    • account risks

Reporting & Customer Insights

  • Track and report:
    • client health scores
    • usage metrics
    • retention metrics
    • renewal status
    • expansion opportunities
  • Capture customer feedback and share insights internally
  • Help improve:
    • onboarding
    • customer experience
    • retention processes
    • product adoption strategies

πŸ’» Must-Have Requirements

Experience

  • 2–3+ years of experience in:
    • Customer Success
    • Account Management
    • Client-facing SaaS or service roles
  • Proven experience:
    • managing customer accounts
    • driving renewals
    • maintaining client relationships

Technical & Operational Skills

  • Experience with:
    • Salesforce
    • HubSpot
    • or similar CRM platforms
  • Experience using customer success platforms such as:
    • Gainsight
    • ChurnZero
    • Totango
  • Strong presentation and communication skills
  • Comfortable leading:
    • QBRs
    • demos
    • strategic client reviews
  • Strong organizational and account management abilities

⭐ Nice to Have

  • 3–5 years of CSM or Account Management experience
  • SaaS, B2B technology, or professional services background
  • Familiarity with:
    • NPS
    • CSAT
    • customer health scoring
  • Experience creating:
    • customer playbooks
    • client decks
    • case studies
    • onboarding materials

🧠 What Makes You a Strong Fit

  • You think in:
    • retention
    • expansion
    • customer outcomes
  • You balance:
    • customer advocacy
    • business goals
  • Strong executive presence and communication skills
  • Highly proactive and organized
  • Able to manage multiple accounts without losing visibility
  • Strong ownership mentality and accountability
  • Comfortable operating in fast-paced client environments

πŸ“… What a Typical Day Looks Like

  • Review dashboards for:
    • at-risk accounts
    • renewal timelines
    • growth opportunities
  • Conduct:
    • onboarding calls
    • customer check-ins
    • QBRs
    • strategic account reviews
  • Coordinate internally with:
    • support
    • sales
    • product
  • Track:
    • customer health
    • renewals
    • upsell opportunities
  • Update CRM records and account notes
  • Prepare recommendations and customer insights

In short:
You ensure customers achieve value, remain engaged, renew successfully, and continue growing with the business.

πŸ“Š Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

  • Net Revenue Retention (NRR) β‰₯ 100%
  • Renewal rate β‰₯ 90–95%
  • Expansion and upsell revenue growth
  • Customer health score improvement
  • Product adoption and engagement metrics
  • NPS / CSAT performance
  • Reduced churn and improved retention

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

  • Direct ownership of:
    • retention
    • renewals
    • customer growth
  • High-impact role across:
    • product
    • sales
    • support
    • customer experience
  • Strong exposure to customer strategy and revenue growth
  • Opportunity to build long-term client relationships
  • Remote flexibility with structured expectations
  • Growth opportunities into:
    • Senior Customer Success Manager
    • Strategic Account Management
    • Customer Success Leadership
    • Revenue Operations

πŸ§ͺ Interview Process

  • Initial Phone Screen
  • Video Interview
  • Practical Task (QBR / account strategy scenario)
  • Client Interview
  • Offer & Background Verification

πŸ‘‰ Apply Now

If you:

  • build strong client relationships
  • think in retention and expansion
  • proactively solve customer challenges
  • drive outcomes instead of just activity

this role is a strong fit for you.

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