Company

SaaS

PayCustomerSuccessManager,SMB

$95–135k ~AI est. Switzerland FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Pay Customer Success Manager, SMB. Skills: Customer retention, Churn reduction, Customer onboarding, Customer adoption. Own post-sales lifecycle for SMB portfolio. Manage renewals, retention, and churn mitigation”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure customers achieve measurable outcomes; Ensure customers achieve long-term value

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

Analytical mindset; Structured mindset

Eligibility Requirements

Work from anywhere

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or similar client-facing roles, Proven ability to manage a large portfolio of SMB customers, Ownership over renewals and retention outcomes, Ability to identify churn risk early, Execute structured mitigation and recovery plans, Experience working cross-functionally with multiple teams, CRM discipline with consistent use of tools, Analytical and structured mindset, Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Nice to Have

Payroll or HR tech experience is a plus, Adaptability and willingness to use AI tools

What You'll Do.

Own post-sales lifecycle for SMB portfolio

Drive customer onboarding

Ensure customers achieve measurable outcomes

Ensure customers achieve long-term value

Monitor customer health signals

Proactively identify churn risks

Execute structured mitigation plans

Maintain accurate CRM hygiene

Coordinate across Sales

Ensure seamless customer experience

Ensure issue resolution

Identify upsell opportunities

Identify cross-sell opportunities

Route upsell/cross-sell opportunities to Sales

Support renewal conversations

Produce clear customer communication

Use automation to scale engagement

Use templates to scale engagement

Use playbooks to scale engagement

Leverage AI tools for drafting

Leverage AI tools for synthesis

Leverage AI tools for customer communication

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Sales; Implementation; Support; Product; Operations

Communication Scope

Customer communication; QBRs; Alignment notes

Full Job Description

## Accountabilities Own the end-to-end post-sales lifecycle for a large SMB portfolio, including renewals, retention, and churn mitigation across payroll, EOR, and adjacent products. Drive customer onboarding, adoption, and success planning to ensure customers achieve measurable outcomes and long-term value. Monitor customer health signals, proactively identify churn risks, and execute structured mitigation plans with clear accountability. Maintain accurate CRM and system-of-record hygiene (e.g., Salesforce, Vitally), ensuring all customer data, risks, and next steps are consistently updated. Coordinate across Sales, Implementation, Support, Product, and Operations teams to ensure seamless customer experience and issue resolution. Identify and document upsell and cross-sell opportunities, routing them effectively to Sales while supporting renewal conversations. Produce clear, structured customer communication, including updates, QBRs, and internal alignment notes. Use automation, templates, and playbooks to scale engagement across a high-volume book of business efficiently. Leverage AI tools to support drafting, synthesis, and customer communication while ensuring accuracy and alignment with source data. Requirements: Experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or similar client-facing roles in complex B2B SaaS environments (Payroll or HR tech is a plus). Proven ability to manage a large portfolio of SMB customers with ownership over renewals and retention outcomes. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to structure clear updates, follow-ups, and customer-facing documentation. Ability to identify churn risk early and execute structured mitigation and recovery plans. Experience working cross-functionally with multiple teams including Sales, Product, Support, and Operations. Strong CRM discipline with consistent use of tools such as Salesforce, Vitally, or equivalent systems. Analytical and structured mindset with the ability t

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