Director, Customer Success, Enterprise

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants (RSUs)

Hybrid work model

Flexible PTO

Comprehensive health benefits

Professional development stipend

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Braze is seeking a Customer Success Director to join its senior leadership, owning the entire book of business and guiding multiple CS teams across locations. You will build executive relationships, manage risks, and pursue growth opportunities to ensure KPIs are met and clients receive maximum value from Braze’s engagement platform.

You will partner with Sales and Services leadership to deliver outstanding customer experiences, drive ROI, and foster a culture of excellence in a fast-growing,

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience in Customer Success, Consultancy, Account Management or Mobile Marketing.
• 3+ years experience managing people managers.
• Significant project management experience and/or formal certifications (PMP, PMgP, Agile, Prince2 etc).
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills with strong follow up.
• Strong relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Team player with high intellectual curiosity.
• Openness to learn and improve processes and yourself.
• Knowledge of two or more: Mobile Development, APIs, Marketing Automation, Direct Marketing, Analytics or HTML.

Responsibilities

• Guide multiple Customer Success teams, potentially in several locations, hiring and developing staff.
• Own the book of business, build executive relationships, manage risks and drive growth opportunities.
• Set expectations, monitor KPIs such as platform adoption, renewals, expansion and advocacy.
• Drive cost-efficient org design and exceptional customer experience.
• Collaborate with Sales and Services leadership to align on outcomes and ROI.
• Be a public presence for the company and a point of escalation for clients.
• Lead process improvements, reporting, and materials to scale success.

Skills

Customer Success

People management

Project management

Communication

Relationship building

Team player

Curiosity

Learning & growth

Mobile Development

APIs

Marketing Automation

Direct Marketing

Analytics

HTML

Job description

At the company, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.

We seek to ignite that passion by setting high standards, championing teamwork, and creating work-life harmony as we collectively navigate rapid growth on a global scale while striving for greater equity and opportunity – inside and outside our organization.

To flourish here, you must be prepared to set a high bar for yourself and those around you. There is always a way to contribute: Acting with autonomy, having accountability and being open to new perspectives are essential to our continued success.

Our deep curiosity to learn and our eagerness to share diverse passions with others gives us balance and injects a one-of-a-kind vibrancy into our culture.

If you are driven to solve exhilarating challenges and have a bias toward action in the face of change, you will be empowered to make a real impact here, with a sharp and passionate team at your back. If the company sounds like a place where you can thrive, we can’t wait to meet you.

As a Customer Success Director you will join our department’s senior leadership team to own our entire [Classification] book of business within [the company geography]. You will manage multiple teams, taking ownership of their growth, development and achievement. You will take ultimate responsibility for your team’s book of business, building strong relationships with customers, minimizing and mitigating risks, along with successfully supporting growth opportunities to ensure your teams hit their KPIs.

What you’ll do

• Be a core member of the Customer Success Department’s Senior Leadership Team helping guide and shape the future of the department and contributing to the future of the wider business
• Manage multiple Customer Success teams - likely in more than one location - hiring, nurturing, performance managing, and supporting the development and satisfaction of your staff
• Hire and nurture new talent into our world-class Customer Success organization by building a pipeline of candidates, setting clear expectations, and managing performance
• Develop a cost efficient organisation that maintains our high standard of excellence when providing support to customers
• Create a culture of customer delight, partnering closely with Senior Sales and Services Leadership to foster alignment, delivering excellent customer experience and positive commercial outcomes
• You will be a public presence for the company building executive relationships with customers, acting as a point of escalation across your book of business and representing the company during public activities.
• Working with your managers and individual contributors you will be responsible for your teams achieving their KPIs against platform adoption, customer renewal, customer expansion and advocacy.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement including evolving process, reporting, and materials
• Guide your team in managing their clients throughout their lifecycle, work with your team to understand customer's evolving business and technical goals for using the company and continuously demonstrate value.
• Drive ongoing adoption, setting KPIs and success metrics for ROI
• Advocate customer business use-cases to product development
• Be a point of escalation for clients in your team’s portfolio
• Work closely with internal stakeholders at the company to design and develop efficient processes and working practices

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience in a related area for example, Customer Success, Consultancy, Account Management or Mobile Marketing
• 3+ years experience managing people managers
• Significant project management experience and/or formal certifications (PMP, PMgP, Agile, Prince2 etc).
• You have exemplary written and verbal communication skills coupled with unparalleled follow up skills.
• You build strong positive relationships with clients and colleagues.
• You are known for being a team player.
• You have a high level of intellectual curiosity.
• You see opportunity and growth in learning more and continuously improving both processes and yourself.
• You have strong technical domain knowledge of two or more of the following: Mobile Development, APIs, Marketing Automation, Direct Marketing, Analytics or Programming (HTML etc).

For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $181,000 and $285,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $220,000 and $315,000/year (including bonus or commission).Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this role qualifies for a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that you will own a piece of our company.

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WHAT WE OFFER

the company benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country here. More details on benefits plans will be provided if you receive an offer of employment.

From offering comprehensive benefits to fostering hybrid ways of working, we’ve got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony. the company offers benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation that may include equity
• Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Flexible paid time off
• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
• Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
• Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend
• A curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
• Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching
• Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within the company
• Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work

ABOUT the company

the company is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging. the company helps brands deliver great customer experiences that drive value both for consumers and for their businesses. Built on a foundation of composable intelligence, BrazeAI allows marketers to combine and activate AI agents, models, and features at every touchpoint throughout the the company Customer Engagement Platform for smarter, faster, and more meaningful customer engagement. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered decisioning and optimization, the company enables companies to turn action into interaction through autonomous, 1:1 personalized experiences.

The company has been consistently recognized as a Leader in marketing technology by industry analysts, and was named a G2 “Best of Marketing and Digital Advertising Software Product” in 2026. the company was also named a 2026 Best Places to Work by Built In, a 2025 America