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Customer Success Manager

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
English

Other Skills

  • Engagement Skills
  • Communication
  • Organizational Skills
  • Multitasking
  • Relationship Management

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 2–3+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, Client Success, or Relationship Management
  • Strong experience with Salesforce, HubSpot, CRM platforms, and Customer Success tools
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
  • Strong organizational and multitasking abilities

Requirements:

  • Client onboarding and product adoption
  • Account management, renewals and retention, upsell and expansion opportunities
  • Monitoring customer health and proactively managing client relationships
  • Collaborating with sales and support teams to drive revenue growth and resolve issues

Job description

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

Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Business Hours

About the Role

We’re hiring a proactive and relationship-driven Customer Success Manager (CSM) / Account Manager to own customer relationships, drive product adoption, and protect and grow recurring revenue.

This is not a support-only role.

You’ll be responsible for:

  • Client onboarding
  • Product adoption
  • Account management
  • Renewals and retention
  • Upsell and expansion opportunities
  • Customer health monitoring

You’ll manage a portfolio of accounts while partnering closely with:

  • Sales
  • Product
  • Support
  • Leadership

to ensure customers see measurable value and remain long-term partners.

If you think in terms of:

  • Retention
  • Expansion
  • Customer outcomes
  • Revenue growth
  • Proactive relationship management

this role is a strong fit.

What You’ll Own

Customer Onboarding & Product Adoption

  • Lead onboarding and implementation processes for new clients
  • Define customer success goals and adoption milestones
  • Deliver:
    • Training sessions
    • Onboarding walkthroughs
    • Product guidance
  • Ensure smooth implementation and time-to-value
  • Monitor early adoption and proactively close usage gaps

Account & Relationship Management

  • Manage a portfolio of 20–40 client accounts
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for customer relationships
  • Build strong relationships with:
    • Executives
    • Stakeholders
    • End users
  • Conduct:
    • Recurring check-ins
    • Strategy calls
    • Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
  • Maintain strong engagement and long-term account health

Proactive Client Engagement & Retention

  • Monitor account health using platforms such as:
    • Gainsight
    • ChurnZero
    • Totango
  • Identify:
    • Adoption risks
    • Churn indicators
    • Engagement gaps
  • Execute re-engagement and retention playbooks proactively
  • Align customer outcomes with measurable ROI and business goals

Support Coordination & Escalation Management

  • Triage and coordinate client issues internally
  • Partner with:
    • Support teams
    • Technical teams
    • Product stakeholders
  • Resolve issues efficiently and professionally
  • Ensure clients remain informed throughout issue resolution
  • Advocate for customer needs while balancing business priorities

Renewals, Expansion & Revenue Growth

  • Own the renewal pipeline and renewal timelines
  • Identify:
    • Upsell opportunities
    • Cross-sell opportunities
    • Account expansion opportunities
  • Collaborate with sales teams on account growth initiatives
  • Prepare renewal documentation and ensure smooth contract execution
  • Drive strong Net Revenue Retention (NRR) performance

Reporting & Customer Feedback

  • Track and report:
    • Customer health scores
    • Usage metrics
    • Renewal forecasts
    • Retention performance
  • Capture customer feedback and communicate insights internally
  • Help improve:
    • Onboarding
    • Product experience
    • Customer journey
    • Retention strategies

Requirements

Core Requirements

  • 2–3+ years of experience in:
    • Customer Success
    • Account Management
    • Client Success
    • Relationship Management
  • Strong experience with:
    • Salesforce
    • HubSpot
    • CRM platforms
    • Customer Success tools
  • Experience conducting:
    • QBRs
    • Onboarding calls
    • Account reviews
    • Client presentations
  • Proven ability to:
    • Manage client accounts
    • Drive renewals
    • Reduce churn
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
  • Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
  • Comfortable working independently in a remote environment

Nice to Have

  • 3–5+ years of Customer Success or Account Management experience
  • SaaS, B2B technology, or professional services background
  • Familiarity with:
    • NPS
    • CSAT
    • Customer health scoring
    • Retention analytics
  • Experience creating:
    • Customer playbooks
    • Client presentations
    • Case studies
    • Adoption strategies
  • Revenue ownership or quota-carrying experience

What Makes You a Strong Fit

  • You think in customer outcomes and revenue retention
  • You balance customer advocacy with business impact
  • You are proactive, organized, and highly responsive
  • You build trust quickly with stakeholders
  • You manage multiple accounts without losing visibility
  • You focus on long-term customer value, not reactive support
  • You communicate with confidence and executive presence

What a Typical Day Looks Like

  • Review dashboards for:
    • At-risk accounts
    • Product adoption
    • Expansion opportunities
  • Conduct onboarding, check-in, and QBR calls
  • Coordinate internally with:
    • Product
    • Support
    • Sales
  • Track renewals and account growth opportunities
  • Update CRM and customer health records
  • Prepare recommendations and client insights
  • Follow up proactively with customers to drive engagement

In short: You ensure customers see value, stay engaged, renew successfully, and grow over time.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

  • Net Revenue Retention (NRR) ≥ 100%
  • Renewal rate ≥ 90–95%
  • Expansion and upsell revenue growth
  • Customer health score improvement
  • Product adoption and engagement metrics
  • NPS and CSAT performance
  • Churn reduction and account retention

Why This Role Stands Out

  • Direct ownership of retention and revenue growth
  • Strong exposure to:
    • Customer strategy
    • Account growth
    • SaaS operations
    • Executive client communication
  • High-impact role across:
    • Product
    • Sales
    • Support
    • Customer experience
  • Opportunity to build long-term customer relationships
  • Fully remote role with strong ownership and visibility
  • Growth opportunities into:
    • Senior Customer Success Manager
    • Strategic Account Management
    • Customer Success Leadership
    • Revenue Operations

Interview Process

  • Initial Phone Screen
  • Video Interview
  • Practical Task (QBR / Account Strategy Scenario)
  • Client Interview
  • Offer & Background Verification

Apply Now

If you:

  • Build strong client relationships
  • Think in retention and expansion
  • Proactively drive customer outcomes
  • Enjoy managing accounts and growing revenue

this role is a strong fit for you.

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