Director, Customer Success
Job Summary
Be the one building AI-powered experiences where they matter most.
At Genesys we help organizations create better customer experiences through AI-powered experience orchestration. Our platform connects people systems data and AI to help organizations deliver more personalized service improve operational efficiency and build stronger customer relationships.
Help build support and operate technology used by more than 8000 organizations in over 100 countries moving AI from possibility to production in real-world enterprise environments every day.
Director Customer Success
Location: Virtual
Summary of Position:
We are looking for a strategic and customer-obsessed Director of Customer Success Management to lead and scale our Customer Success organization within our North region. This role will be responsible for driving customer outcomes that translate into strong adoption long-term retention and revenue growth across our customer base.
As the leader of the Customer Success team you will manage and develop a group of Customer Success Managers responsible for guiding customers through their post-sale journey and ensuring they realize measurable value from our solutions. You will define and execute the Customer Success strategy ensuring the team operates with a proactive data-driven approach to customer engagement health management and lifecycle management.
This role sits at the intersection of customer experience product adoption and revenue growth. You will play a key role in maximizing net revenue retention driving expansion opportunities and strengthening executive-level relationships with our most strategic customers. By establishing scalable programs success playbooks and operational frameworks you will ensure our Customer Success organization can support a growing customer base while maintaining a high-quality consistent experience.
You will also act as a key advocate for the voice of the customer within the company partnering closely with Sales Product Marketing and Support to ensure customer insights shape our product roadmap go-to-market strategies and overall customer journey.
Success in this role requires a leader who combines strategic thinking with operational excellence is passionate about building high-performing teams and understands how Customer Success drives both customer value and sustainable revenue growth in a modern SaaS business.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Leada multiple functionalteam by setting direction based on organizational objectives overseeing planning and successful execution
- Build a high-performance customer-centric culture around the core foundation values of our company
- Define Team structure hiring plans and career development paths establishing clear goals and performance management frameworks with clear accountability
- Provide input to theGlobal Leaderfor organizational planning and structure budgets and training
- Own the customer lifecycle strategy from onboarding to renewal and expansion; Develop scalable programs to drive customer adoption retention and growth and Identify opportunities to improve the overall customer experience
- Be able to act as an executive sponsor for strategic customer accounts
- Drive renewal and expansion outcomes across the customer base through close partnership with Sales on upsell and cross-sell strategies; Monitor and improve key metrics such as: Net Revenue Retention (NRR); Gross Revenue Retention (GRR); Customer Health Scores; Product Adoption
- Bring Operational Excellence to play by Implementing scalable Customer Success processes and playbooks; Leveraging data and analytics to identify risks and opportunities; Improve forecasting for renewals and customer health and Ensure consistent use of CRM and customer success platforms
- Help define and build an organization that excels in CustomerExperience employee programs and operational efficiency;representing the voice of the customer within the organization
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal departments and external partners to ensurecustomers receive the highest quality support experience;
Qualifications/Requirements:
10 years of relevant experience managing customer-facing business or technicalteams in a fast-paced dynamic environment
Experience in Cloud Based and Premise delivery models
Demonstrate success in implementing innovative value-add services and relationship management to Partners and Customers
Experience working with multi-national business cultures and global teams
25% travel will be required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Long-term approach: strategic thinking and leadership; capacity to anticipate; ability to develop people
Experience in B2B SaaS Organizations
Negotiation and Conflict Management: ability to build consensus trust and relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Must be knowledgeable about Customer Carebest practices
Proficient at identifying areas for improvement in processes tools and techniques and the ability to follow through on implementing these improvements
Strong Customer and Partner focus and credibility; ability to engage at Director and C-level
Team builder: able to create a positive high-energy work environment; acknowledges and rewards individual and team excellence; fair and impartial
Resilience and Perspective: ability to stay calm and operate effectively under stress.
Experience leading leaders and managing managers setting strategy making decisions and carrying accountability for multiple teams working to achieve one goal
BS degree in Computer Science with minor in Business or Business Management with minor Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent industry experience
Benefits:
About Genesys:
Every year Genesys delivers more than 70 billion remarkable customer experiences for organizations in over 100 countries. Through the power of the cloud and AI our technology connects every customer moment across marketing sales and service on any channel while also improving employee experiences. Genesys pioneered Experience as a Service so organizations of any size can provide true personalization at scale interact with empathy and foster customer trust and loyalty. This is enabled by Genesys Cloud an all-in-one solution and the worlds leading public cloud contact center platform designed for rapid innovation scalability and flexibility. Visit.
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Working at Genesys
- AI at enterprise scale Build support and operate AI-powered technology used by more than 8000 organizations worldwide. 150new AI features were released in the last fiscal year.
- A flexible-first culture Join a global team of nearly 7000 employees with flexible ways of working designed to help people do their best work.
- Growth in the AI era Build future-ready skills through mentorship learning programs leadership development and education support.
- Time to recharge and give back Benefits include paid volunteer time August Free Fridays well-being resources and regionally tailored programs for employees and their families.
- Recognized globally Genesys is Great Place to Work certified in 17 countries and 94% of employees are proud to tell others they work at Genesys.
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- Our Talent Acquisition team reviews your application with the hiring team.
- A Talent Acquisition Partner will review your application and if your background is aligned schedule a Zoom interview.
- Next youll meet the hiring manager and other members of the interview team.
- We aim to keep the process focused and respectful of your time with no more than five interviews in most cases.
- After interviews are complete our team will follow up with the final steps.
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About Genesys:
Genesys empowers more than 8000 organizations worldwide to create the best customer and employee experiences. With agentic AI at its core Genesys Cloud is the AI-Powered Experience Orchestration platform that connects people systems data and AI across the enterprise. As a result organizations can drive customer loyalty growth and retention while increasing operational efficiency and teamwork across human and AI workforces. To learn more visit.
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