Head of Customer Adoption, EMEA

Fourth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays: 25 days

Flexible working

Wellness and gym discounts

Laptop and equipment

Healthcare expense claims

Certifications

Annual meet ups

Enhanced parenting scheme

Cycle to work + season ticket loan

Pension and life insurance

On demand pay tools

Job summary

Fourth is seeking a Head of Customer Adoption, EMEA to own Independent and SMB segments of Fourth's customer base — about 25% of EMEA revenue. The role leads Independent Customer Care, SMB Customer Adoption, and Digital Customer Success across engagement models from tech-touch to relationship-hybrid, building an adoption- and ROI-focused CS model in partnership with the Senior Director, Customer Success, EMEA.

Success is measured by Net Revenue Retention across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Senior CS leadership in SaaS/tech with multi-segment ownership.
• Experience leading tech-touch and relationship-led engagement models.
• Strong commercial acumen with renewal and retention metrics.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach the Customer Adoption, Digital CS, and Customer Product Marketing teams.
• Set performance expectations aligned to engagement models and outcomes.
• First escalation point for complex customer, commercial, and team challenges.
• Own NRR/GRR and build expansion opportunities frameworks.
• Partner with Digital CSM to design automated, self-serve programmes.
• Monitor adoption metrics and design targeted interventions.

Skills

Senior CS leadership

Team leadership

Commercial acumen

Digital CS

Executive communication

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Our Story

In July 2019, Fourth joined forces with HotSchedules to become the global leader in end-to-end restaurant and hospitality management technology solutions. Together, the merged company now represents the world’s largest and only provider of end-to-end restaurant and hospitality management solutions for customers across the globe and of all sizes, from a single location or franchisee restaurant to a global restaurant or hotel chain. The combined company’s complete software-as-service (SaaS) solution suite including scheduling, time & attendance, applicant tracking, training, inventory management / procurement, HR / benefits and payroll services now serves customers in 120,000 locations worldwide and is supported by a dedicated, unified team across offices in the US, UK, Bulgaria, China, Australia, and UAE.

Our Story

In July 2019, Fourth joined forces with HotSchedules to become the global leader in end-to-end restaurant and hospitality management technology solutions. Together, the merged company now represents the world’s largest and only provider of end-to-end restaurant and hospitality management solutions for customers across the globe and of all sizes, from a single location or franchisee restaurant to a global restaurant or hotel chain. The combined company’s complete software-as-service (SaaS) solution suite including scheduling, time & attendance, applicant tracking, training, inventory management / procurement, HR / benefits and payroll services now serves customers in 120,000 locations worldwide and is supported by a dedicated, unified team across offices in the US, UK, Bulgaria, China, Australia, and UAE.

Interested in joining our smart, fun, and talented team?

Position Overview

The Head of Customer Adoption, EMEA is a senior leadership role owning the Independent and SMB segments of Fourth's EMEA customer base — approximately 25% of EMEA revenue. The role leads Independent Customer Care, SMB Customer Adoption, and Digital Customer Success across engagement models from tech-touch to relationship-hybrid, building an adoption- and ROI-focused CS model in partnership with the Senior Director, Customer Success, EMEA. Success is measured by Net Revenue Retention across the portfolio.

Primary Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and coach the Customer Adoption, Digital CS, and Customer Product Marketing teams
• Set performance expectations aligned to each role's engagement model and commercial outcomes
• First escalation point for complex customer, commercial, and team-level challenges

Commercial Ownership & Revenue Retention

• Own NRR/GRR across the SMB and transactional portfolio (~25% of EMEA revenue)
• Build frameworks to identify, qualify, and convert expansion opportunities
• Report retention performance, at-risk accounts, and pipeline to the Senior Director of CS

Tech-Touch Strategy & Digital CS Collaboration

• Partner with the Digital CSM to design, deploy, and iterate automated, self-serve programmes
• Champion data-driven engagement using usage data, health scores, and churn signals
• Adjust the tech-touch/human balance by segment, lifecycle stage, or market condition

Adoption & ROI-Focused CS Model

• Champion an adoption-first, ROI-focused philosophy across the team
• Own the adoption maturity framework and segmentation logic with the Digital CSM
• Monitor adoption metrics, flag underperforming cohorts, and design targeted interventions

Customer Escalation & Advocacy

• Senior escalation point for complex Independent & SMB situations
• Voice of the transactional/SMB customer to Product, Marketing, and CS leadership
• Uphold a customer-first mindset with strong CSAT/NPS and consistent service standards

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Align Customer Adoption with EMEA strategy alongside EMEA Leadership
• Represent SMB in Product and Marketing planning — roadmap, campaigns, engagement
• Partner with Emerging & Enterprise CS on smooth tier transitions, up and down

Key Skills And Competencies

• Proven senior CS leadership track record in SaaS/tech
• Led diverse teams across tech-touch and relationship-led engagement models
• Strong commercial acumen — owns NRR/GRR and renewal pipelines
• Deep expertise in tech-touch/digital-first CS models at scale
• Credible senior communicator, comfortable with escalations and C-suite
• Analytically fluent — uses data and commercial metrics to drive decisions

Preferred Experience And/or Qualifications

• Hospitality industry background or strong familiarity
• Led a function spanning multiple sub-segments with distinct dynamics
• Built or scaled a Digital CS capability
• Experience with a Customer Advisory Board or equivalent strategic forum

Benefits

• Holidays. We all need to rest so you get 25 basic holidays with the option to grow up to 30 with service + your birthday off + bank holidays!
• Flexible working! Use our flexible working hours and hybrid working environments to manage it.
• Wellness activities and a lot of pampering included. On top of that, you can add gym subscription discounts.
• Laptop and equipment.
• Healthcare expense claim tools!
• Like in life, at work we also want you to grow with certifications.
• Annual meet ups!
• Enhanced parenting scheme!
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan provided.
• Pension and life insurance? Several, for you to choose what looks convenient.
• On demand pay tools for you to be able to access salary even before the end of the month!

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