Lead - Customer Success

Freshworks is seeking a Lead - Customer Success to help manage and grow some of Freshworks largest accounts. Our Customer Success Managers (CSM) consult on a spectrum of Employee Experience (EX) solutions from the Freshworks SaaS suite with a wide array of customers in both the Mid-Market and Enterprise space. 

Our CSMs are responsible for retention minimizing churn/contraction risk while driving product adoption and identifying expansion opportunities to then collaborate with Sales. We do this by demonstrating the value of Freshworks in business discussions with our customers by engaging with customers at specific points in their lifecycle providing them experiences and recommendations based on their maturity. The goal is to enable our customers to become successful and enthusiastic Freshworks champions.

Internally they act as a key conduit of customer insight - partnering cross-functionally with Sales Product Engineering Support and Marketing to ensure the voice of the customer shapes roadmap priorities innovation efforts and go-to-market alignment.

Please note this is a hybrid role that will require an in-office presence 3x per week (Tuesday-Thursday).

• Build and nurture relationships with Mid-Market and Enterprise customers by aligning Freshworks solutions to their strategic goals and vision.

• Create and manage detailed success plans tied to customer business objectives key milestones and desired outcomes to ensure consistent engagement and value realization

• Track and analyze product usage patterns to proactively identify risks improve adoption and deliver measurable business impact.

• Lead strategic conversations using benchmarks best practices and maturity assessments to guide customers toward their future-state goals.

• Provide guidance on AI capabilities industry trends and the Freshworks roadmap to help customers adopt innovative solutions that improve operational efficiency.

• Plan and deliver impactful quarterly business reviews tailored to customer goals focusing on ROI usage metrics and strategic alignment; travel onsite as needed.

• Build trusted stakeholder relationships to detect and address competitive risks early strengthening customer confidence in Freshworks.

• Act as the primary point of contact for success-related initiatives managing escalations with urgency and coordinating across teams to ensure resolution.

• Represent the voice of the customer within Freshworks sharing actionable insights with Product Engineering Support and Marketing to influence product evolution and customer-centric decisions.

• Partner with Sales to drive account expansion by uncovering new teams geographies or product opportunities in alignment with customer growth plans.

• Travel as needed (up to 25%) to meet customers and strengthen relationships while delivering value.

Qualifications :

Please note this is a hybrid role that will require an in-office presence 3x per week (Tuesday-Thursday).

• 5-7 years of experience working in customer-facing technical roles (in Customer Success consulting or related discipline)

• Experience in managing Mid-Market and/or Enterprise-level accounts

• Experience working with multiple levels of customer stakeholders technical admins C-level executives and procurement teams

• Proven track record of identifying and collaborating on expansion opportunities and strategies with Sales and account teams

• Proven track record of planning for a portfolio of engagements on-time deliveries cross-group collaboration and critical thinking is required

• Functional domain/technical knowledge of EX/ITSM solutions best practices and customer insights to remove blockers and lead key resources internally and externally to proactively support customers success plan.  Freshworks knowledge is a bonus

• Proven ability to quickly grasp and distinctly explain technological and business concepts including demonstrating SaaS functionality to customers. 

• High-level understanding of enterprise architecture principles and familiarity with the Employee Experience application landscape common amongst Enterprise companies.

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent career experience.

Additional Information :

This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and the expected base salary range for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background training work experience business needs and market demand. Therefore in some circumstances the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. 

Compensation Package

$112000-$161000 USD Base Salary Variable Compensation (where applicable)

Freshworks offers multiple options for dental medical vision disability and life insurances. Equity ESPP flexible PTO flexible spending commuter benefits and wellness benefits are also offered. Freshworks also offers adoption and parental leave benefits.

At Freshworks we are creating a global workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential purpose and passion irrespective of their background gender race sexual orientation religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees communities and the business.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time