Senior Customer Success Manager

Staffbase
Canada
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with mid-to-large enterprise account management experience comfortable with closing renewals and expansion deals end to end.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a history of managing enterprise accounts and closing revenue deals independently
    — “owning expansion revenue against a quota...turn upsell and cross-sell opportunities into closed deals”
  • Individuals who have led full-cycle commercial conversations with customers
    — “Take every deal to signature...work with Deal Desk to close”
  • Professionals experienced in building success plans tied to customer goals
    — “Own a book of ~25 mid-to-large enterprise customers...building success plans tied to each customer's goals”

Things to consider

  • Quarter-end requires in-office presence to work deals alongside the sales team
    — “At quarter-end, we’re in the office working deals alongside the sales team”
  • The role demands a high level of negotiation and objection-handling capability
    — “Confidence negotiating price and handling objections”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in managing full account lifecycles and closing deals
    — “you've owned renewal or expansion deals end to end”
  • Emphasize your ability to identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities
    — “listen for the signals, identify the use case”
  • Showcase your cross-functional collaboration experience with internal teams
    — “collaborating cross-functionally with internal teams to drive customer success”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • owning a portfolio of mid-to-large enterprise customers
  • driving business outcomes
  • deepening platform adoption
Typical background
3-6 years of experience in customer success or account managementproven track record of hitting revenue targets

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer Success ManagementAccount ManagementRenewal And Expansion DealsCsm-owned Add-on DealsCommercial Relationship Management

Preferred

Closing RenewalsHandling ObjectionsManaging A Portfolio Of Accounts

Stack & domain

Customer SuccessAccount ManagementRevenue OwnershipRenewalsUpsellsAdd-on SalesCsm-owned Add-on DealsDigital Signage SolutionOnboardingRolloutLong-term AdoptionRisk IdentificationMitigationCross-functional CollaborationProduct Feedback LoopsStrategic PartnershipBusiness OutcomesPlatform AdoptionCommercial RelationshipNegotiationClosing DealsQuota CarryingRevenue TargetsDeal ClosingCustomer AdvocacyProduct FeedbackSaas

About the role

Original posting from Staffbase via Greenhouse

About Staffbase

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication with the first AI-native Employee Experience Platform. Our industry-leading and award-winning agentic AI communications channels - intranet, employee app and email solutions - create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.

Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany and New York City, with offices in Berlin, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Prague, and Minneapolis–St. Paul, our diverse team of 550+ employees supports 1,500+ customers—reaching over 14 million employees—in transforming their employee experience.

We are proud to be a Unicorn company—privately valued at over $1 billion—demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of workplace communication.

Staffbase is looking for a Senior Customer Success Manager to join our North America team and own a portfolio of mid-to-large enterprise customers. You’ll be their strategic partner, helping them drive business outcomes and deepen platform adoption, and you’ll own the commercial relationship too: renewals, upsells, and add-on sales, end-to-end, against a quota.

Selling isn’t a side task here. Our CSMs demo, price, negotiate, and close add-on deals themselves, and are measured on hitting their numbers. At quarter-end, we’re in the office working deals alongside the sales team.

You’ll need a strong foundation in customer success and account management, plus real experience owning revenue: closing renewals, running expansion deals, and handling the negotiation that comes with them. If you’ve carried a number before and enjoyed it, you’ll thrive here.

What you'll be doing

Own a book of ~25 mid-to-large enterprise customers, building success plans tied to each customer's goals

Own SaaS subscription renewals for your book end to end: forecasting, negotiating, and closing on time

Own expansion revenue against a quota: listen for the signals, identify the use case, and turn upsell and cross-sell opportunities into closed deals

Run CSM-owned add-on deals (like our digital signage solution) yourself, from first demo through pricing, discounting decisions, negotiation, and objection handling

Take every deal to signature: identify the decision-makers and signers, put the paperwork together, and work with Deal Desk to close, bringing in Product when a customer needs a deeper dive

Lead regular business reviews and planning sessions that prove value and set up the next commercial conversation

Guide customer teams through onboarding, rollout, and long-term adoption of the Staffbase platform

Identify and mitigate risk early, working cross-functionally with Product and Support to keep customers successful

Advocate for customer needs internally and contribute to product feedback loops

What you'll need to be successful

3–6 years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or related client-facing roles, preferably in SaaS

Commercial experience: you've carried a quota or revenue target, and you've owned renewal or expansion deals end to end, including demo, pricing, negotiation, and close. A sales role or a quota-carrying CSM role both count.

A track record of hitting renewal and expansion targets

Confidence negotiating price and handling objections, and no hesitation picking up the phone to chase a signature at quarter-end

Experience managing a portfolio of accounts

Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to build relationships with day-to-day users and decision-makers alike

Familiarity with digital tools and SaaS adoption metrics

Self-motivated with a growth mindset and a strong sense of ownership

Experience collaborating cross-functionally with internal teams to drive customer success

What you'll get

Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)

Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of $2400

Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August

Support - we’re offering a RRSP plan with company match and health plans, including dental & vision as well as competitive Paid Parental Leave to support new parents

Volunteer Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Staffbase's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $100,000 - $110,000 CAD base salary per year. Other rewards may include commissions and program-specific awards. In addition, Staffbase provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, equity, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, wellness days, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

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Source: Staffbase careers (Greenhouse)

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