Company
SaaS
Director,CustomerRetention
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“Director, Customer Retention. Skills: Customer retention, Churn prevention, Value realization, Revenue retention. Lead customer care teams. Lead retention teams”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve activation; Reduce friction; Increase adoption; Reduce churn; Improve customer experience; Improve product; Make business recommendations; Improve visibility; Improve predictability
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills; Data translation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years customer success experience, 5+ years managing managers, Proven track record improving NRR/GRR, Experience transforming reactive support, Understanding customer lifecycle metrics, Experience building de-escalation frameworks, Operational expertise in SOP design, Excellent analytical skills, Leadership and coaching skills, Exceptional cross-functional communication
What You'll Do.
Lead customer care teams
Redesign customer care function
Evolve organization to retention
Develop retention frameworks
Develop retention playbooks
Develop retention workflows
Own early lifecycle success
Ensure customers achieve value
Identify at-risk customers
Implement proactive intervention strategies
Partner cross-functionally
Translate frontline insights
Establish retention KPIs
Manage retention KPIs
Build scalable operating models
Build forecasting systems
Lead workforce planning
Lead capacity modeling
Lead organizational design
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product; Partner with Customer Success; Partner with Support; Partner with Marketing; Partner with Sales; Cross-functional alignment
Communication Scope
Stakeholder management
Full Job Description
## Accountabilities Lead and scale multiple customer care and retention teams focused on proactive engagement, churn prevention, and customer value realization. Redesign and evolve the customer care function into a structured retention and de-escalation organization focused on revenue protection. Develop and operationalize retention frameworks, playbooks, and workflows that improve activation, reduce friction, and increase adoption. Own early lifecycle success, ensuring customers achieve value within the first 90 days through structured onboarding and engagement programs. Identify at-risk customers using behavioral and usage data, and implement proactive intervention strategies to reduce churn. Partner cross-functionally with Product, Customer Success, Support, Marketing, and Sales to improve the end-to-end customer experience. Translate frontline customer insights into actionable product improvements and strategic business recommendations. Establish and manage retention KPIs including NRR, GRR, churn rate, activation milestones, and escalation resolution metrics. Build scalable operating models, SOPs, and forecasting systems to improve visibility and predictability of revenue retention. Lead workforce planning, capacity modeling, and organizational design for retention teams. Requirements: 12+ years of experience in customer success, retention, support, or lifecycle management within SaaS or high-growth tech environments. 5+ years of experience managing managers and leading large, multi-layered customer-facing teams. Proven track record of improving Gross Revenue Retention and Net Revenue Retention through structured retention programs. Experience transforming reactive support or care organizations into proactive, revenue-focused retention teams. Strong understanding of customer lifecycle metrics, including activation, onboarding success, and time-to-value. Experience building de-escalation frameworks, churn reduction programs, and early adoption strategies. Strong
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