Customer Success Manager

SambaNova; Greater London; On-site; GBP 94,500 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Health Savings Account

Job summary

SambaNova is seeking a Customer Success Manager to lead post‑sales relationships for enterprise customers, guiding them from onboarding to full-scale AI deployment and expansion across their organizations.

You will partner with Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Product teams to maximize value, reduce churn, and drive continued adoption of SambaNova’s full‑stack AI platform.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years in Customer Success, Technical Account Management, or related enterprise-facing roles.
• Ability to manage multi-stakeholder accounts and build executive relationships.
• Working knowledge of AI/ML workflows, LLMs, or HPC infrastructure.
• Proven track record of driving adoption, retention, and expansion within a technical enterprise product.
• Excellent project management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate across internal teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to distill complex technical concepts for executives and practitioners.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a technical or business field.

Responsibilities

• Own the post-sales relationship for a portfolio of enterprise accounts from onboarding through renewal and expansion.
• Build tailored success plans aligned to each customer’s AI adoption goals and measurable outcomes.
• Lead onboarding and go-live efforts with cross-functional teams for smooth deployments.
• Monitor adoption metrics and proactively identify churn risks with mitigation plans.
• Drive upsell and cross-sell opportunities by demonstrating expanding business value.

Skills

Customer Success

Executive relationships

AI/ML workflows

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

GPUs

MLOps platforms

Job description

Job Description: Customer Success Manager

The era of pervasive AI has arrived. Organizations will use generative AI to unlock hidden value in their data, accelerate processes, reduce costs, drive efficiency and innovation to transform their businesses and operations at scale. SambaNova Suite™ is the first full‑stack, generative AI platform, from chip to model, optimized for enterprise and government organizations. Powered by the intelligent SN40L chip, the suite is a fully integrated platform delivered on‑premises or in the cloud, with state‑of‑the‑art open‑source models that can be easily and securely fine‑tuned using customer data. Once adapted, customers retain model ownership in perpetuity, turning generative AI into a valuable asset.

About SambaNova

SambaNova is disrupting the AI and high‑performance computing space with an integrated hardware and software platform. Our SambaStack inference serving platform pushes the boundaries of inference serving for generative AI and large language models. We help enterprises host their own AI inference platforms, powered by our RDU hardware architecture. The platform enables seamless deployment, management, and scaling of foundation model workloads at production scale.

Role Overview

As a Customer Success Manager, you will be the strategic partner to our most important enterprise customers, guiding them from onboarding through full‑scale AI deployment. You will own the post‑sales relationship, ensure customers extract maximum value from SambaNova’s full‑stack AI platform, and drive expansion across their organizations.

Responsibilities

• Own the post‑sales relationship for a portfolio of enterprise accounts, serving as the primary point of contact from onboarding through renewal and expansion.
• Build tailored success plans aligned to each customer’s AI adoption goals — translating business objectives into measurable outcomes with SambaNova’s platform.
• Lead onboarding and go‑live efforts, coordinating with Solutions Engineering, Professional Services, and Product teams to ensure smooth deployments.
• Monitor adoption metrics and platform utilization; proactively identify churn risks and build mitigation plans with the account team.
• Drive upsell and cross‑sell opportunities by demonstrating expanding business value and introducing customers to new use cases across departments.
• Act as the voice of the customer internally — synthesizing feedback on product gaps, feature requests, and roadmap priorities for Product and Engineering teams.
• Deliver executive business reviews (EBRs) showcasing ROI, usage trends, and strategic recommendations for deeper AI adoption.
• Partner with Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Marketing to develop customer advocacy programs, case studies, and reference accounts.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years in Customer Success, Technical Account Management, or related enterprise‑facing roles, ideally in AI/ML infrastructure, cloud computing, or deep‑tech hardware or software.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi‑stakeholder accounts and build executive‑level relationships with technical and business audiences.
• Working knowledge of AI/ML workflows, large language models (LLMs), or HPC infrastructure to credibly engage with data science and ML engineering teams.
• Proven track record of driving adoption, retention, and expansion within a technical enterprise product.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate across internal teams in a fast‑moving environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complex technical concepts for both executive and practitioner audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical or business field.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with AI accelerators or GPUs.
• LLM fine‑tuning or inference knowledge.
• Familiarity with Sambanova products or similar MLOps platforms.
• Enterprise SaaS or PaaS background.MBA or advanced technical degree.

Base Salary Range

£94,500—£115,000 GBP

EEO Policy

SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Benefits Summary (US)

SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including base salary, equity, and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, 77% for dependents, and provide a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. Additional benefits include Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, AD&D insurance, Flexible Spending Account options, full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership, One Medical membership, counseling services with Employee Assistance Program, and more.