Head of Customer Success

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. Job Summary The Customer Success organization at Payscale plays a leading role in enabling our customers to #getpayright. As part of our broader Customer organization with Professional Services and Customer Support, our Customer Success team provides a world-class customer experience that is propelling our mission for fair and transparent pay. The Head of Customer Success is a high impact leadership role that reports to the VP of Customer Success. This role leads a growing organization of Directors/Managers and individual Customer Success Managers, responsible for ongoing adoption, value realization, stakeholder alignment and renewals of our customers. What You'll Do Own the overall strategy, execution, and results of our Customer Success organization. As a key member of the Customer organization leadership team, this individual will play a pivotal role in the shaping the customer experience at Payscale. With the recent transformation of moving our renewals motion to an Account Management team, this leader will be instrumental in operationalizing and championing an new outcomes- oriented, trusted- advisory approach over the coming year. The success of this role and team directly impacts Payscale's performance across critical measures such as gross and new retention, renewal rates, utilization, and customer satisfaction. You will inspire and lead a team that orchestrates the interactions driving meaningful customer value. Responsible for Customer Success teams across Enterprise, Mid-Market, and SMB segments

Partner with People team to develop consistent job titles, levels, and career paths for Customer Success organization

Develop segmented strategy for lifecycle management to meet demands of high touchcustomer segments and scale segments

Partner with Operations and Customer Education teams to develop digital adoption and enablement strategy for scale segments

Partner with Sales on upsell and cross-sell opportunities to meet revenue targets

Partner with Operations and IT teams to ensure that Gainsight is configured and managed to meet needs of Customer Success

Partner with Marketing on collateral, customer communications, and customer advocacy programs

Partner with Product Management and Product Marketing teams to ensure successful migrations of legacy products to next generation solutions

Partner with internal stakeholder groups in Product and Services to create and maintaincomprehensive voice of the customer program, including Net Promoter Score and customer satisfaction surveys

Define and lead cadence with Product, Services, and Support teams to provide customerfeedback and suggestions for improvement and innovation

Develop repeatable processes and templates for new feature adoption, new user onboarding, quarterly business reviews, and expansions

Assist in the management and iteration of the customer health score, adoption metrics, and customer success plays in Gainsight

Own dashboards to provide real-time status to executive management on renewal forecasts, churn risk, and win/loss analysis

Engage with customers as necessary to help drive resolution of any outstanding customer satisfaction issues

Meet and exceed quarterly targets on customer and revenue retention goals

What We're Looking For 15+ years in Customer Success management leading both Enterprise and Scaled CS functions

10+ years as people leader running Customer Success or account management teams previously

Knowledge and experience of SaaS business model, industry metrics, and customer lifecycle management best practices

Proficiency in Gainsight

Experience with business planning during transformations, territory assignments and reporting

Strong analytical skills and ability to tell stories with numbers

Ability to work with senior stakeholders and to present to senior executive audiences

Location Payscale has an employee centric remote-first model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person for the moments that matter.

In our remote-first model, employees can work from the location that works best for them. We do not have centralized corporate offices. Employees can choose to work from home, in company-paid co-working spaces, or any combination of the two that best suits their unique needs. If you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements: High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal.

Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc.

When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather for in-person events. Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, UK, The Philippines and Romania however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii. Benefits and Perks All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values: Data informed decision making.

Customer first. Always.

Succeed together.

Relentless about results. Obsessed with excellence.

Lead the change. Shape the standard.

An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like: Monthly company All Hands meetings

Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs

Access to continued learning & development opportunities

Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth

A growing network of Employee Resource Groups

Company sponsored volunteer hours

And more!

Our more standard benefits Flexible paid time off, giving you the opportunity to rest, relax and recharge away from work

14 Paid Company Holidays, includes 2 floating holidays (you choose!)

A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale

Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans

Additional supplemental health benefits offered to you and your family

401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match

16 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents

Health Savings Account (HSA) options and company contributions each pay period

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations

Annual remote work stipend to be used on wellness or home office equipment

Equal Opportunity Employer: We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs. We know the

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