Customer Success Manager

Customer Success Manager

Full-Time 50000 - 70000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Planhat

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Manage customer onboarding, retention, and expansion while driving measurable outcomes.
  • Company: Join a team that values diverse backgrounds and high-performance environments.
  • Benefits: Opportunity for growth into broader commercial leadership responsibilities.
  • Other info: Candidates with a background in competitive sports or academics are encouraged.
  • Why this job: Become a trusted advisor to revenue leaders and shape product strategy.
  • Qualifications: 3-5 years in management consulting or fast-growth startups required.

The predicted salary is between 50000 - 70000 Β£ per year.

Competencies

  • Our team comes from diverse backgrounds, the common denominator is drive and ambition.
  • Perhaps you've spent a minimum of 3-5 years in high-performance environments like management consulting or a fast-growth startup, where clear thinking, fast execution, and accountability to outcomes were non-negotiable.
  • Or perhaps you have previously been a CS leader and are now looking to bring your expertise to others.
  • You've been consistently promoted and entrusted with increasing responsibility.
  • You bring strong business acumen, genuine curiosity about AI and the SaaS landscape, and a winner's mentality with a track record in competitive sports, academics, or other arenas that proves you're top talent who rises to every challenge.
  • Commercially focused: you think in terms of revenue and business outcomes and can engage with senior stakeholders on the metrics and strategies that impact their bottom line.
  • Comfortable owning the full outcome: you connect product adoption to measurable business impact and view customer outcomes as a direct reflection of your work.
  • Self-directed and adaptable: you take initiative without waiting for direction, learn quickly, and thrive when given autonomy and accountability.
  • Tech-savvy curiosity: you're naturally interested in how technology and AI can create leverage, improve decisions, and shape new ways of working.
  • Highly ambitious: you set challenging goals and execute with urgency, driven by growth for both your customers and yourself.

Trajectory

  • In this role you will:
  • Own commercial outcomes end to end, managing customers from onboarding through renewal and expansion, driving retention and maximizing NRR.
  • Deliver measurable customer outcomes, aligning your strategy to either revenue expansion or operational efficiency and systematically tracking progress.
  • Identify opportunities proactively, analyzing usage patterns, engagement signals, and customer health data to uncover expansion opportunities and mitigate churn risks.
  • Drive product adoption as the foundation for creating long-term value and sustainable revenue growth.
  • Inform product and go-to-market strategy through your direct customer engagement, shaping product roadmap priorities and commercial strategy.

Definition of Success

  • The ones who succeed in this role are becoming the leaders of the next decade.
  • They own the revenue, stay closest to the customer, and deliver the outcomes that matter most.
  • You are continuously growing your portfolio's revenue, hitting and exceeding NRR targets quarter over quarter.
  • You are consistently seen as a trusted advisor to revenue leaders, helping them translate strategy into measurable outcomes.
  • You are proactively identifying expansion opportunities and acting on churn signals before they become problems.
  • You are driving product adoption as the foundation for long-term value and sustainable revenue growth.
  • You are growing into broader commercial leadership responsibilities within the team.

Customer Success Manager employer: Planhat

This role is based in a dynamic environment where ambition drives success. The company fosters a culture of accountability and innovation, focusing on leveraging AI and technology for business growth. Join a team that prioritises measurable outcomes and customer satisfaction.

Planhat

Contact Details:

Planhat Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Customer Success Manager

Customer Success Management
Business Acumen
Stakeholder Engagement
Revenue Expansion
Operational Efficiency
Data Analysis
Product Adoption