Customer Success Manager

About Aurelian Aurelian builds AI tools that help 911 centers handle more with less, so telecommunicators can stay focused on what matters most and communities get the response they need. AVA is a conversational AI agent that answers non-emergency calls; the agent routes, triages, and resolves the calls without any human intervention. By handling administrative calls like noise complaints, lost dogs, and parking inquiries, AVA eliminates hold times and lets call-takers focus their energy on actual emergencies. CORA supports call-takers on the calls that matter most. CORA is an on-screen assistant that delivers real-time SOP checklists, smart reminders, and contextual guidance as an emergency call unfolds, so dispatchers stay calm, consistent, and confident when every second counts. When AVA detects an emergency mid-call, it transfers the caller to a telecommunicator and passes along the caller details, location, incident type, and key statements directly into CORA. The call-taker never starts from scratch. The problem we're solving is serious. The average emergency communications center is 30% understaffed nationwide. Staffing shortages drive burnout and attrition, which makes the shortage worse. Meanwhile, 60-80% of the calls coming in aren't even emergencies at all. Aurelian addresses both sides of that equation: AVA reduces unnecessary call volume, and CORA makes every emergency call more manageable for the people handling it. Aurelian is live in centers across the country, answering thousands of non-emergency calls every day, and is backed by New Enterprise Associates and Y Combinator. Aurelian is growing rapidly; we are hiring people who want to help scale this work and make a real difference in public safety infrastructure for communities across the country. About the role As a Customer Success Manager (remote, based in the Pacific time zone and within 1 hour of a major airport), you are the long-term partner to the customers who rely on Aurelian. You take the relationship forward after handoff from the Implementation Manager six weeks after the customer goes live and own it from there; you ensure that every customer gets extraordinary value from our platform, renews with confidence, and grows their investment over time. You’ll manage a portfolio of 20-30 accounts within a regional territory, and you'll be the person your customers trust to understand their world and advocate for their success. This is an early-stage role, which means there’s no finished playbook waiting for you. You'll help build the processes, standards, and frameworks that define Customer Success at Aurelian. If you see open space as an opportunity rather than a gap, you’ll thrive here, but it’s certainly not for everyone. While the company is headquartered in Seattle, Customer Experience (Implementation, Customer Success, Customer Support) is a national, remote team. Your peers will be the Customer Success Managers of the Central and Eastern regions, and you will report to the Head of Customer Experience. What you'll do Own renewals and customer growth. You’ll lead the full renewal cycle and build the case for it long before a contract is up so renewing feels like a natural next step, not a negotiation. You’ll spot opportunities to expand what customers do with Aurelian, introduce them to products that fit their needs, and partner with our sales team to bring those opportunities to life. Keep customers healthy. You’ll stay close to how your customers are doing through platform data, the conversations you have, the feedback they share, and your own instincts. You’ll catch risks early and act on them before they grow, and you’ll help design the health-tracking systems we use to do this well across the team. Run strategic relationships. You’ll establish a rhythm of meaningful, well-prepared meetings with each customer that demonstrate real, measurable value. You’ll visit customers on-site to deepen relationships and understand their operations and opportunities firsthand. Be the product expert. You’ll know Aurelian deeply and help customers continuously optimize how they use it. You’ll carry their feature requests back to our engineering team with clear context, surface ideas of your own based on patterns you see across your accounts, and close the loop when their needs are met. Champion the customer and the company. You’ll advocate for your customers internally while keeping them excited about the road ahead. You’ll surface great customer stories for our marketing team, grow a network of customers willing to serve as references, and help turn quiet successes into visible ones. Build the function. You’ll document what works, codify lessons from every renewal and review, and shape the Customer Success playbook for yourself and your teammates, both current and future. You’ll do what it takes to ensure customers are well taken care of, including handling frontline support (responding to customer feedback) for your accounts. As we build out a dedicated support team, this responsibility will evolve and transition. What we're looking for Experience in 9-1-1/public safety – you have meaningful experience inside a PSAP/9-1-1 center, and you bring a customer-centric mindset thanks to history in Customer Success-adjacent roles at another company serving PSAPs. Builder’s mentality – you’re energized by creating something from scratch and having real influence over how the role, the team, and the company take shape. Exceptional communication – you run productive meetings and write clearly and concisely. You’re as comfortable presenting to senior leaders as you are talking with frontline staff. Analytical instincts – you’re comfortable working with data to spot trends, build a narrative, and back up your recommendations. You bring savvy with AI tools and an openness to using them in new ways. Proactive disposition – you don’t wait for problems to find you. You track them down and act. Based in the Pacific time zone, less than one hour from a major airport, with a willingness to travel (~10%) to customer sites and regional events as the work requires. For Full-Time roles, Aurelian offers a variety of benefits, including: Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & Life insurance 401(k) Unlimited PTO Company-wide offsites Equipment stipend Relocation assistance Daily delivered lunches (on us) Office in Seattle Start-up Equity #J-18808-Ljbffr