Lead Customer Success Manager

Relativity; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity in the United States is seeking a Lead Customer Success Manager who operates at the intersection of strategic customer consulting and internal team leadership. You will own Premier-Tier accounts, orchestrate the PSP catalogue, coordinate the account team, and drive the customer’s overall success program quality.

You will lead AI adoption and change-management excellence, coaching peers, and delivering ROI summaries, executive reviews, and referenceable outcomes that align with GCs and

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in Customer Success, Consulting, or Strategic Account Management with enterprise/premier-tier relationships.
• Proven ability to develop team methodology, playbooks, or enablement assets.
• C-suite credibility: lead exec-level conversations and influence decisions.
• Deep AI fluency: advise on aiR adoption strategy and governance.

Responsibilities

• Own Premier-Tier Customer Outcomes and orchestrate the PSP catalogue.
• Lead ROI summaries, executive Business Reviews, and referenceable outcomes.
• Serve as AI adoption and change-management exemplar for the team.
• Train and coach CSMs on VO quality and success planning.
• Maintain C-suite relationships and partner with Sales to surface growth signals.

Skills

Account Management

Collaboration

Communication

CRM

Relationship Management

Customer Retentions

Customer Success

Strategic Planning

Team Leadership

Executive Engagement

Job description

Posting Type Remote/Hybrid Job Overview

The Lead Customer Success Manager operates at the intersection of strategic customer consulting and internal team leadership. This role owns a portfolio of Premier Tier (PSP) accounts, which are the highest-value, most complex relationships in the business. This role also serves as a methodology leader, coaching resource, and execution standard-setter for the broader CSM team. The Lead CSM is accountable, not only for their own portfolio outcomes, but for the quality of AI adoption, change-management practice, and domain expertise that CSMs in their orbit deliver. This role shapes what excellence looks like.

Job Description and Requirements

Own Premier-Tier Customer Outcomes Deliver the full Premier Tier value proposition: orchestrate the PSP catalogue, coordinate the account team (TAM, Adoption Services, Executive Sponsor), and own the customer’s overall success program quality. Own customer health; make building the renewal business case a daily motion. Lead ROI Summaries, benchmarking reports, and executive-level Business Reviews that quantify impact and connect to customer C-suite priorities. Build VO champion relationships; deliver referenceable outcomes that Marketing and Sales leverage — and hold self accountable to referenceable account targets. Lead AI Adoption and Change Management at the Highest Level Serve as the team’s AI adoption and change-management exemplar: lead customers through comprehensive aiR workflow integration, advising on governance, defensibility, and how to transform legal practice. Own the conversation with GCs, senior partners, and legal ops leaders on what AI means for their team, their workflows, and their risk posture. Be the person customers trust to co-design AI-governed legal workflows. Use generative AI tools to accelerate success planning, VO creation, and customer prep, and model what this looks like for peers. Build repeatable AI adoption and change-management playbooks for your segment; contribute to the team’s Tier 1 methodology. Serve as a Methodology Leader and Internal Multiplier Own at least one department-level initiative per year with measurable business impact (e.g., AI adoption playbook development, Tier 1 methodology, change-management framework). Train and coach CSMs on VO quality, Tier 1 adoption, AI governance conversations, exec engagement, and success planning; serve as the practical expert peers go to before escalating to management. Represent the CSM function in cross-functional forums, product councils, or Sales alignment meetings; bring a documented customer perspective that shapes decisions. Execute with Executive Credibility and Commercial Awareness Maintain C-suite relationships across PSP accounts; be recognized by customer executives as a strategic peer and change-management advisor Partner with AEs and Sales leadership as a peer: bring account intelligence, surface growth signals, and co-develop expansion strategies, while maintaining the trusted advisor boundary. Anticipate and navigate complex stakeholder environments, including multi-entity global structures and political dynamics, without escalation dependency.

What We’re Looking For

7–10 years in Customer Success, Consulting, or Strategic Account Management with demonstrable ownership of enterprise or premier-tier relationships Track record of driving measurable outcomes across complex, multi-stakeholder accounts at the executive level Proven ability to develop team methodology, playbooks, or enablement assets that improve peer performance C-suite credibility: able to lead exec-level conversations, challenge assumptions constructively, and influence strategic decisions Deep AI fluency: able to advise customers on aiR adoption strategy, AI governance, workflow defensibility, and the business case for AI-enabled legal practice transformation Change-management leadership: able to help customers build internal consensus, navigate resistance, and measure adoption by outcomes. Commercial awareness: understands renewal dynamics, growth signals, and how to support Sales without overstepping role boundaries Required Deep expertise in legal technology, eDiscovery, litigation operations, or a compliance-regulated environment. This role advises GCs and senior partners; domain credibility is non-negotiable Preferred Background in legal practice, litigation support, or legal operations; the ability to speak as a peer to senior legal professionals Experience owning Premier or paid success programs with defined SLAs and commercial accountability Gainsight advanced user; able to build or influence scorecard logic and reporting to drive team outcomes

Relativity is committed to competitive, fair, and equitable compensation practices. This position is eligible for total compensation which includes a competitive base salary, an annual performance bonus, and long-term incentives. The expected salary range for this role is between following values: $100,000 and $150,000 The final offered salary will be based on several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's depth of experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity. Hiring at the top end of the range would not be typical, to allow for future meaningful salary growth in this position.

Required Skills:

Account Management, Collaboration, Communication, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Relationships, Customer Retentions, Customer Success, Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Team Leadership

We’re solving big data challenges in the legal tech industry, and we’re always looking for more people to join us on the journey. At Relativity, you'll learn cross-functional skills to grow your career and have the chance to make a big impact on our customers, our industry, and our communities. We admire and value our employees, so it’s no surprise that our hiring process is designed to help us really get to know you – and for you to get to know us, too.