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Blackthorn
Blackthorn

Customer Success Manager

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SALARY
$100k – $105k/yr
WORK TYPE
remote
JOB TYPE
full-time
INDUSTRY
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About the Role

Are you driven by curiosity and a competitive spirit? Do you thrive in an environment where growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction are at the forefront? We're looking for a Customer Success Manager to join our A-team and manage a high-potential book of business with opportunities for growth and adoption.

Our team is a unique blend — some members are new to customer success but are already crushing it, while others bring seasoned expertise, helping us build a scalable framework for the future. This is your chance to join a high-performing team and help us raise the bar even higher.

What You'll Do

Portfolio & Renewals

  • Manage a portfolio of 3–4MM ARR, driving adoption, outcomes, and renewals that lead to expansion and advocacy.
  • Take ownership of the renewal cycle — from forecasting to negotiating early renewals, mitigating churn, and navigating competitive threats.
  • Collaborate with the Account Executive to identify and capitalize on cross-sell, upsell, and renewal opportunities.

Customer Relationships & Success

  • Partner with clients to accelerate time to value and increase customer satisfaction throughout the lifecycle.
  • Establish yourself as a trusted advisor, providing innovative solutions and thinking outside the box to meet specific use cases.
  • Build deep relationships with key stakeholders, at all levels, within the customer organization to gather feedback and align on future success.
  • Drive resolution on escalated issues to ensure customer satisfaction.

Communication & Advocacy

  • Define, execute, and clearly communicate ROI for clients to showcase measurable success.
  • Create impactful customer content, from account plans and success stories to executive business reviews and save plans.
  • Leverage strong relationships for referrals and advocacy.

Cross-functional Impact

  • Represent our company as a domain and product expert, contributing to the cutting-edge space we operate in.
  • Act as a hub of information for the customer's needs, creating a closed-loop feedback system that benefits Product Management, Sales, and Marketing.

What We're Looking For

  • 2+ years of experience in Customer Success or Account Management within a SaaS environment.
  • A solid understanding of Customer Success best practices, strategies, and execution.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present to and interface with all levels of an organization, from admin to C-suite.
  • Ability to simplify complex problems and execute solutions with precision.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams such as Sales, Product, Marketing, and Services.
  • Hands-on Salesforce ecosystem experience is required.
  • Nice to Have: Higher Education industry experience.

What We Offer

  • An incredible team of smart and supportive people
  • A deep feeling of satisfaction and completion
  • Fully remote global team working from home
  • Stock options for every employee
  • Flexible work week
  • $400 office stipend
  • Maternity/Paternity leave
  • Student loan debt assistance
  • Pledge 1% - time off during the year for helping nonprofits
  • Health insurance contribution (if in the US)
  • Children's 529 college fund assistance (if in the US)
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