Senior Manager, Customer Success

The world of customer experience isn't just evolving-it's being revolutionized. At Zendesk, we don't watch the future unfold. We build it. As the architects of the AI-powered Resolution Platform, we're resetting the standard for what customer service-and customer success-can mean on a global stage.We're seeking a Manager of Customer Success who isn't daunted by disruption, but energized by it-an architect who can unlock new value at the intersection of human talent, technology, and relentless reinvention. Come help us make Zendesk a Customer Success career destination of choice! Hire, coach, and grow a diverse team, fostering a culture of curiosity, candor, and courageous experimentation. Accelerate your team's product and overall CX technology proficiency, ensuring deep technology and AI fluency to lead customer conversations. Set and communicate crystal-clear goals, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual KPIs, and clear accountability frameworks. Attend in-person customer meetings, assist with deep multi-threading, and use Gong consistently to coach the team, identify trends, and stay ahead of the market. Empower your teams while driving operational consistency and rigorous execution to exceed financial targets and contribute to complex cross-functional initiatives. Performance Management & Talent Development: Coach for high performance and secure team success through prompt performance management, actionable feedback loops, routine team health checks, skills assessments, and championing promotions for high potential talent. Data Mastery : Proficiency with CRM and CS platforms (Zendesk, Gainsight, Salesforce, etc.), analytics platforms (Looker, Tableau, or similar), and hands-on skills with data analysis, reporting, and building dashboards for insight-driven action. Financial Acumen : Ability to connect operational levers to revenue outcomes; confident navigating revenue retention, renewal/expansion analysis, forecasting, and ARR/MRR modeling. You've built your career partnering deeply with sales, renewals, product and marketing colleagues. You lead by strengthening a united approach-that puts customer success at the heart of all interactions. Risk and Opportunity Management accountability. Technical & AI Fluency: Strong expertise in leveraging AI-driven tools, analytics, and automation to positively impact customer success outcomes. Direct experience with AI or next-gen tooling, and the ability to build or manipulate data pipelines and automated reporting, is highly valued. Deep Customer Success Leadership: Proven experience leading high-performing Customer Success teams segmented by customer size/complexity (SMB to Strategic). Deep understanding of core CS principles, including retention, engagement models, and performance measurement. Education & Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Business or Technology preferred, with advanced degrees or certifications in Customer Success or AI Application being a significant plus.