Lead Commercial Customer Success

Cerebras; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a Team Lead of Customer Success for the Commercial Segment in EMEA. This role involves both team leadership and direct management of key commercial accounts. Responsibilities include guiding a team of Customer Success Managers, monitoring customer health, driving platform adoption, and ensuring high-quality engagement. The ideal candidate has a strong background in B2B SaaS customer success, team leadership, and data analytics, and is passionate about improving customer outcomes.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing Commercial or mid-market customer segments across EMEA.
• Strong understanding of SaaS customer lifecycle metrics (Churn, GRR, NRR, CSAT).
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee team performance and provide coaching to Customer Success Managers.
• Monitor and improve customer health across the Commercial segment.
• Drive platform adoption and manage renewals for key accounts.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer obsession

Analytical skills

Operational excellence

Technical acumen

Education

4-6+ years in B2B SaaS customer success

1-2+ years in a team lead role

Tools

Data analytics tools

Business intelligence tools

Job description

The Role

As the Team Lead of Customer Success for the Commercial Segment in EMEA, you will play a dual role. Leading and supporting a group of Customer Success Managers focused on Commercial customers across the region. Acting as the Customer Success Manager for a portfolio of Key Commercial accounts, directly owning their post‑sale success.

You will guide the team in managing the customer lifecycle—from onboarding to renewal—while maintaining a strategic lens on regional customer health, risks, and opportunities. Your leadership will help ensure platform adoption, value realization, and overall retention and growth across the Commercial segment.

Location: London (Hybrid)

What You’ll Do

Lead & Develop the Team

• Provide day‑to‑day coaching, support, and mentorship to Customer Success Managers across EMEA.
• Foster a collaborative, customer‑centric culture focused on excellence and continuous improvement.

Oversee Commercial Customer Health (EMEA)

• Monitor customer health trends across the EMEA Commercial segment, identifying risk patterns, expansion opportunities, and areas for operational improvement.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to address regional challenges and enhance the overall customer experience.

Own Key Commercial Accounts

• Serve as the primary CSM for a group of strategic Commercial customers.
• Drive platform adoption, deliver measurable business outcomes, and manage renewals and expansion conversations.

Execute for Segment Success

• Support the team in executing scalable customer success strategies aligned with retention (GRR) and growth (NRR) targets.
• Ensure consistent delivery of high‑quality engagement across the segment.

Refine & Improve Processes

• Collaborate with CS Operations and leadership to optimize processes and tooling for the Commercial Segment.
• Implement best practices and drive operational consistency across the team.

Champion Customers & Support Escalations

• Act as an escalation point for your team’s Commercial accounts.
• Advocate for customer needs by collaborating with Sales, Product, Support, and other internal teams.

What You Bring

• Effective Team Leader: Passionate about developing talent and creating a high‑performing, positive team environment.
• Strategic & Analytical: Skilled at interpreting data to assess customer health, forecast trends, and guide team execution.
• Customer‑Obsessed: Deeply empathetic to customer needs and committed to driving their success.
• Operationally Excellent: Strong at building repeatable processes, managing KPIs, and driving efficiency.
• Hands‑On & Accountable: Comfortable balancing people leadership with direct customer ownership.
• Technical acumen: Strong, hands‑on understanding of the modern data stack: cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), ETL/ELT concepts, and data modeling.

Qualifications

• 4‑6+ years in customer success or account management in a B2B SaaS environment.
• 1‑2+ years in a team lead, mentorship, or formal management role.
• Experience managing Commercial or mid‑market customer segments, ideally across EMEA.
• Strong understanding of SaaS customer lifecycle metrics (Churn, GRR, NRR, CSAT).
• Hands‑on experience working with data analytics or business intelligence tools, with the ability to guide customers in deriving insights and driving adoption.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects, drive process improvements, and influence cross‑functional stakeholders.

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