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Manager, Customer Success Management

BigCommerce
  • Austin, Texas
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    Welcome to the Agentic Commerce Era

    At Commerce, our mission is to empower businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with our open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem. As the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and Makeswift, we connect the tools and systems that power growth, enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data, deliver seamless and personalized experiences across every channel, and adapt swiftly to an ever-changing market. We believe in harnessing AI responsibly to unlock new possibilities, and we’re looking for individuals who use it intentionally to solve problems, accelerate outcomes, and expand what’s possible in their role. Our purpose is to help businesses confidently solve complex commerce challenges so they can build smarter, adapt faster, and grow on their own terms. If you want to be part of a team of bold builders, sharp thinkers, and technical trailblazers who shape the future of commerce, this is the place for you.

    At Commerce, we're helping merchants of all sizes sell more and grow faster through our leading open SaaS ecommerce platform. We're passionate about building exceptional customer experiences while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth.

    We're looking for an experienced Manager, Customer Success Management, to lead a high-performing team responsible for driving customer retention, adoption, expansion, and long-term customer value.

    If you're passionate about developing people, leveraging data to drive business outcomes, and building scalable Customer Success organizations, we'd love to meet you.

    What You'll Do:

    As a Customer Success leader, you'll own the performance and development of a team responsible for delivering measurable customer and commercial outcomes.

    Lead & Develop a High-Performing Team

    • Coach, mentor, and develop Customer Success Managers across multiple customer segments

    • Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

    • Drive performance through regular coaching, career development, and performance management

    • Ensure team capacity, priorities, and customer coverage align with business objectives

    Drive Business Performance

    • Own team performance against Net Revenue Retention (NRR) and key business metrics

    • Lead forecasting for renewals, churn risk, expansion opportunities, and portfolio health

    • Monitor dashboards and KPIs to identify trends, risks, and opportunities

    • Present business performance, forecasts, and recommendations to senior leadership

    Deliver Outstanding Customer Outcomes

    • Lead strategies across the entire customer lifecycle—from onboarding through renewal and expansion

    • Ensure customers achieve measurable business value through strategic Success Plans

    • Improve adoption, engagement, advocacy, and long-term retention

    • Drive consistency across customer engagement and lifecycle best practices

    Manage Risk & Escalations

    • Proactively identify customer and commercial risk

    • Lead executive-level customer escalations and complex renewal situations

    • Implement strategies that reduce churn and improve renewal outcomes

    • Use customer health data and insights to improve predictability

    Partner Across the Business

    • Collaborate with Sales, Product, Support, Marketing, Operations, and Executive Leadership

    • Act as the Voice of the Customer by translating feedback into product and operational Improvements

    • Lead initiatives that improve scalability, operational excellence, and customer experience

    Success Looks Like

    You'll be measured on:

    • Net Revenue Retention (NRR)

    • Renewal performance

    • Customer growth and expansion

    • Forecast accuracy

    • Customer engagement and adoption

    • Churn reduction

    • Customer health improvements

    • Team productivity and development

    • OKR achievement

    Who You Are:

    • 6–10 years of experience in Customer Success, Strategic Account Management, SaaS, Ecommerce, Consulting, or related customer-facing commercial roles

    • 3+ years leading and developing Customer Success or customer-facing teams

    • Proven success improving NRR, renewals, customer retention, expansion, and adoption

    • Experience managing forecasting, business reviews, reporting, and operational performance

    • Strong understanding of Customer Success operating models, customer lifecycle management, segmentation, and health scoring

    • Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Support, Finance, and Executive

    • Strong analytical, strategic, and communication skills

    •  Experience leading complex customer escalations and balancing customer advocacy with business priorities

    Preferred

    • Experience with Gainsight, Salesforce, and Tableau

    • Background in SaaS, ecommerce, or subscription-based businesses

    • Familiarity with AI productivity tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or NotebookLM

    • Experience using data and analytics to improve customer outcomes and operational performance

    What Makes You Successful

    We're looking for someone who is:

    • A people-first leader who enjoys coaching and developing talent

    • Commercially minded with strong business acumen

    • Data-driven and comfortable making decisions from insights

    • Customer obsessed while balancing business priorities

    • Operationally excellent with a bias toward execution

    • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and leading through change

    • Passionate about building scalable Customer Success organizations

    Why Commerce?

    At Commerce, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of Customer Success while working alongside talented teammates who are passionate about helping merchants succeed. We invest in our people, embrace innovation, and believe great customer experiences start with empowered teams.

    If you're excited about leading teams, driving customer outcomes, and making a measurable business impact, we'd love to hear from you.

    Work Where You Thrive

    For candidates based in the Austin or Atlanta metro area, the position follows a hybrid work model with three days per week in the office, balancing focused individual work with meaningful in-person collaboration.

    Apply today and help us build the future of commerce.

    Note - Applications for this role will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Qualified candidates may be contacted when a position that matches their experience becomes available.

    Pay Transparency Range: ($106,010.00 - $152,388.00)

    Compensation Transparency


    The national base salary range for this role is posted above in this job post.

    Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, qualifications and geographic location. We also consider internal equity to help ensure fair and consistent pay practices across our teams.

    Where applicable, this role may also be eligible for variable compensation (such as bonus or commission), equity, and benefits in accordance with local policies. Details will be shared during the hiring process. We are committed to equitable and transparent pay practices that align to market data, internal equity, and individual contribution.

    Inclusion and Belonging

    At Commerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

    We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you require accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

    Learn more about the Commerce team, culture and benefits at https://www.commerce.com/careers/

    Protect Yourself Against Hiring Scams: Our Corporate Disclaimer 

    Commerce, along with many other employers, has become the subject of fraudulent job offers to hopeful prospective job seekers.

    Be advised:
    Commerce does not offer jobs to individuals who do not go through our formal hiring process.

    Commerce will never:

    • require payment of recruitment fees from candidates;

    • request personally identifiable information through unsanctioned websites or applications;

    • attempt to solicit money from you as part of the hiring process or as part of an employment offer;

    • solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer.


    If you receive unsolicited offers of employment from Commerce, we urge you to be extremely cautious and avoid engaging or responding.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationAustin, Texas
    IndustryInternet Services
    Company Size500 to 999 employees
    Year Founded2009
    Websitehttps://www.bigcommerce.com/careers/

    About Company

    BigCommerce is the world’s leading cloud ecommerce platform for established and rapidly-growing businesses. Combining enterprise functionality, an open architecture and app ecosystem, and market-leading performance, BigCommerce enables businesses to grow online sales with 80% less cost, time and complexity than on-premise software. BigCommerce powers B2B and B2C ecommerce for more than 60,000 SMBs, 2,000+ mid-market businesses, more than 25 Fortune 1000 companies, and industry-leading brands including Assurant, Ben & Jerry’s, Gibson, Paul Mitchell, Martha Stewart, and Toyota.

    BigCommerce’s mission is to help merchants sell more at every stage of business growth. Simply put, we are: built for growth so merchants can realize their visions without compromise; designed for powerful performance to enable businesses to scale seamlessly with technology they can trust; efficient in both time and cost.

    BigCommerce supports thousands of retailers around the world from its offices in San Francisco, Austin, London, and Sydney. For more information, visit BigCommerce.com.
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    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Business Growthunmatched
    • Business Strategyunmatched
    • Career Counselingunmatched
    • Coachingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Compensation Managementunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Acquisitionunmatched
    • Customer Escalationsunmatched
    • Customer Experienceunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Retention/Renewalunmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
    • Ecosystemsunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Market Segmentationunmatched
    • Marketingunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Onboardingunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Managementunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Product Supportunmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Riskunmatched
    • Risk Analysisunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Managementunmatched
    • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
    • Strategic Accountsunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Talent Managementunmatched
    • Team Buildingunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Visa Applicationsunmatched
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