Customer Success Manager, Growth

Linear
North America
Remote

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with SaaS and startup experience comfortable with being the primary point of contact for customer inquiries, concerns, and feedback.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in SaaS and startups who can act as a liaison between customers and internal teams
    — “the primary point of contact for customer inquiries, concerns, and feedback
  • Individuals who can balance onboarding, training, and internal advocacy for customer needs
    — “drive customer onboarding and training on Linear’s features and best practices; continually strive to expand the usage and adoption of Linear within accounts
  • People who have previously worked with product and engineering teams to improve tools or workflows
    — “Previous experience working with product + engineering teams and/or developer tools is preferred

Things to consider

  • The role demands a high level of communication and advocacy despite being remote-first
    — “We value deep focus and async collaboration, with intentional moments to connect in person
  • Candidates must be based in North America and be open to occasional travel and in-person meetings
    — “This role is open to candidates based in North America. You can work from anywhere within this region.

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your ability to advocate for customer needs and collaborate with engineering teams
    — “Be the voice of the customer; advocate for customer needs internally, collaborating with product, sales, and support teams
  • Showcase your background in fast-paced environments with SaaS or startup experience
    — “SaaS and start up experience a must; comfortable working and adapting in a fast paced and flexible environment
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • managing customer relationships
  • driving customer satisfaction
Typical background
customer success management roles

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer Success ManagementProduct ExpertiseOnboardingCustomer AdvocacyRelationship Building

Preferred

Saas ExperienceStart-up Environment

Stack & domain

Customer Success ManagementProduct ManagementSaasCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkEnterpriseSoftware

About the role

Original posting from Linear via Ashby

At Linear, we're building the product development system for teams and agents. AI is fundamentally changing how software gets built, and we’re shaping the tools this new era requires.

Founded in 2019, Linear has become the platform of choice for more than 40,000 companies (including OpenAI, Coinbase, and Ramp) to plan, build, and ship their products. Today, our team is distributed across North America, Europe, and Australia, and we’re continuing to grow internationally. What unites us is relentless focus, fast execution, and a deep care for software craftsmanship.

We’re looking for a Customer Success Manager to help manage relationships with Linear’s top customers. As a part of the early team, you’ll play a pivotal role in laying the foundation and setting up best practices. You will champion our customers’ needs and ensure they realize the full value of Linear across their organization. Your role will involve onboarding new customers, delivering ongoing support + enablement, and fostering strong relationships to drive customer satisfaction and retention.

Location & work mode

Linear is a remote-first company, with optional co-working offices in San Francisco, New York, and London. This role is open to candidates based in North America. You can work from anywhere within this region. We value deep focus and async collaboration, with intentional moments to connect in person through team off-sites, optional co-working, and occasional travel.

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders at Linear’s mid-market customers - act as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries, concerns, and feedback
  • Become a product expert and help customers use Linear to drive business outcomes
  • Drive customer onboarding and training on Linear’s features and best practices; continually strive to expand the usage and adoption of Linear within accounts
  • Be the voice of the customer; advocate for customer needs internally, collaborating with product, sales, and support teams to address challenges and drive enhancements in the product

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years relevant work experience in a technical customer-facing role
  • SaaS and start up experience a must; comfortable working and adapting in a fast paced and flexible environment
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively
  • Previous experience working with product + engineering teams and/or developer tools is preferred

What we offer

  • Interesting and challenging work
  • Work-life balance
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Employee-friendly equity terms (early exercise, extended exercise)
  • Stipend to set up your home office
  • Paid lunch and coffee during workdays
  • Work remotely, no commuting to the office
  • Paid co-working space/desk at an office
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
  • Regular team events and offsites
  • 5 weeks of paid vacation
  • 4 months of paid parental leave

Learn how we think and work:

  • A story about our mission: Read Me https://linear.app/readme
  • Our hiring process: How we hire at Linear https://linear.app/now/how-we-hire-at-linear
  • Building our way: Announcing our Series C https://linear.app/blog/building-our-way
  • Sequoia Capital Spotlight: Designing for the Developers https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/linear-spotlight/
  • Building our teams: Why and how we do work trials at Linear https://linear.app/blog/why-and-how-we-do-work-trials-at-linear
  • A video series: Conversations on Quality https://linear.app/quality
  • Our recent tender offer: Sharing Linear’s growth with the people building it https://linear.app/now/sharing-growth-with-the-people-building-linear

Linear is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

A note on recruitment fraud: all official Linear hiring communication comes from an @linear.app http://linear.app email address, and all open roles are listed at linear.app/careers http://linear.app/careers. We never ask candidates for payment or financial information. Suspicious messages can be reported to security@linear.app.

Source: Linear careers (Ashby)

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