Customer Success Team Leader
Location: Manchester (M4 1LN)
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Working Pattern: Hybrid (minimum 3 days per week in the office)
About the Role
We are working with a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that is investing heavily in the growth of its Customer Success function. They are seeking an experienced Customer Success Team Lead to build and lead a Customer Success team within a fast-paced, service-led MSP environment.
This is a strategic, hands-on role combining people leadership, account ownership, and commercial oversight. You will manage a portfolio of high-value managed service clients while coaching the team to deliver proactive, outcome-driven customer success. The focus is on long-term retention, service adoption, and aligning IT roadmaps with client business goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a Customer Success team operating within a Managed Services environment
- Act as senior owner for key managed service accounts, building long-term, trusted client relationships
- Own and refine MSP-focused Customer Success processes, including onboarding, service reviews (QBRs), renewals, and contract lifecycle management
- Support the team in identifying service expansion, upsell, and cross-sell opportunities across managed service clients
- Act as the escalation point for complex service issues, major incidents, and large-scale procurement projects
- Work closely with technical, service delivery, and strategic teams to ensure managed service offerings align with customer needs and market demand
- Balance team workload to ensure the wider managed client base receives consistent, proactive engagement
- Drive adoption of the MSP's service roadmap across the entire customer portfolio
About You
Essential:
- Proven experience in a Managed Service Provider (MSP), either in Customer Success, Account Management, Service Delivery, or a similar client-facing leadership role
- Experience leading, mentoring, or coaching teams within a service-led or recurring-revenue environment
- Strong understanding of managed services, including hardware, software, licensing, and ongoing support models
- Strategic mindset with the ability to align a client's 3-year IT roadmap with current managed service solutions
- Confident engaging with senior stakeholders and handling service escalations
- Strong commercial awareness and consultative approach to account growth
Desirable:
- Experience helping to build or mature a Customer Success function within an MSP
- Exposure to renewal management, contract negotiation, or service expansion planning
Systems & Tools
- Autotask PSA
- HubSpot
- Azure DevOps
- Xero
- Microsoft Business Central
- Microsoft Office (Teams, Outlook, etc.)
- Microsoft Project
What's on Offer
- Salary up to £45,000, depending on experience
- Hybrid working model with a Manchester city-centre office (M4 1LN)
- Opportunity to shape and lead Customer Success within a growing MSP
- High-impact role with visibility across service delivery, sales, and leadership teams
- Supportive, collaborative, and technically driven environment