Customer Success Architect EMEA

GitLab; Remote; IDR 1.348.845.000 - 2.023.268.000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic software company is seeking a Customer Success Architect to build consultative relationships with key customers. This role emphasizes maximizing customer satisfaction and guiding adoption of the platform. Ideal candidates will have experience in customer success, project management skills, and a deep understanding of software development practices. Join a culture that embraces innovation and diversity while making impactful contributions to customers' success.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Customer Success or equivalent history of increasing satisfaction.
• Experience partnering with customers to define and achieve business outcomes.
• Project management experience and skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to turn desired outcomes into actionable objectives.
• Act as a liaison for GitLab questions, issues, or escalations.
• Own a book of assigned customers, focusing on adoption and satisfaction.

Skills

Understanding of Git and typical branching strategies

Knowledge of software development lifecycle

Understanding of continuous integration, continuous deployment

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Detail oriented and analytical

Job description

Remote, Germany; Remote, Ireland; Remote, United Kingdom

GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating human progress. Our platform unites teams and organizations, breaking down barriers and redefining what's possible in software development. Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise and Duo Agent Platform, customers get AI benefits at every stage of the SDLC.

The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.

An overview of this role

The Customer Success Architect (CSA) team focuses on the themes of align, enable, and expand. The Customer Success Architect (CSA) is a highly strategic position designed to provide unparalleled value to our customers by aligning our platform with their unique business objectives and driving long-term success.

The CSA role is a pivotal addition to our customer success team, focusing on building strong, consultative relationships with our key customers. Our CSAs will serve as trusted advisors, leveraging their deep understanding of DevSecOps best practices, industry trends and our software capabilities to help customers navigate complex challenges and achieve their desired outcomes.

Additionally, our team serves as liaisons between the customer and the GitLab ecosystem, streamlining collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Professional Services, and others. CSM handbook.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with our customers in taking what was established in the pre-sales command plan, and turning the customers desired positive business outcomes into actionable objectives
• Know the GitLab platform, our more common best practices, and use cases in order to guide the customer
• Understand the customer journey and be able to guide them on future adoption
• Act as the GitLab liaison for GitLab questions, issues, or escalations. Work with GitLab Support, Product Management (i.e., roadmaps), or other teams as needed
• Own a book of assigned customers, with a focus on increasing adoption, ensuring retention and growth, and overall customer satisfaction
• Remain knowledgeable and up-to-date on GitLab releases
• Provide immediate onboarding activities
• Work with assigned customers to build Customer Success Plans, establishing critical goals, or other key performance indicators and aid the customer in achieving their goals
• Program manage account escalations Provide insights with respect to the availability and applicability of new features in GitLab as relevant
• Support GitLab Services in identifying and recommending training opportunities

What You’ll Bring

• Understanding of Git and typical branching strategies
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle and development pipeline
• Understanding of continuous integration, continuous deployment, DevSecOps
• Prior experience in Customer Success or equivalent history of increasing satisfaction, adoption, and retention
• Experience partnering with customers to define and achieve business outcomes
• Familiarity working with customers of sizes relevant to the assigned segment
• Exceptional verbal, written, organizational, presentation, and communications skills
• Detail oriented and analytical; strong team player but self-starter
• Project management experience & skills
• Strong technical, analytic, and problem-solving skills
• Alignment with our values, and willingness to work in accordance with those values
• Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company’s travel policy
• Demonstrated progressive experience in a related function is required with direct customer advocacy and engagement experience in post-sales or professional services functions

About the team

The Customer Success Architect (CSA) team focuses on hands-on technical enablement, adoption, utilization and maturity - while maintaining strong customer relationships and business alignment.

GitLab is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other protected status.