Customer Retention Specialist

Tech Sales Jobs; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 324,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote: work from home anywhere

UK hours: 09:00–17:00

Long-term, full-time role

Remote Recruitment support

Job summary

Tech Sales Jobs is hiring a Customer Retention Specialist to keep UK customers happy, renewals, and onboarding, all from a fully remote setup in South Africa. You’ll work UK hours (09:00–17:00) and collaborate with a UK-based manager to reduce churn and improve customer success.

You’ll contact at-risk customers, run win-back and renewal campaigns, and maintain accurate CRM notes. Requirements include 1–2 years in retention or account management and experience with HubSpot, Salesforce or Zendesk,

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years in customer retention, customer success or account management.
• Track record against retention or save-rate targets.
• Experience with a CRM such as HubSpot, Salesforce or Zendesk.
• Confident phone manner and clear written English.
• Reliable home internet and a quiet workspace.

Responsibilities

• Contact customers who are at risk of leaving or have cancelled.
• Understand their reasons and offer the right solution.
• Run win-back and renewal campaigns.
• Track churn reasons and share insights with the team.
• Keep accurate notes in the CRM.

Skills

Customer retention

CRM proficiency

Phone communication

English writing

Tools

HubSpot

Salesforce

Zendesk

Job description

Location: South Africa, Gauteng, South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Workplace: remote

Employment Type: full

Description

Salary: R29 000 – R32 000 per month

Remote Recruitment is hiring a Customer Retention Specialist for a UK-based employer, fully remote from South Africa. You'll own keeping UK customers happy, renewed and on board.

Role overview

When a customer is thinking of leaving, you are the person who picks up the phone. You will listen, understand what went wrong and offer a fair solution. You will also run win-back campaigns and share what you learn so the business can fix the causes of churn. You will work UK hours, 09:00–17:00 UK (11:00–19:00 SAST), Monday to Friday.

You will join the client's existing team from day one, with a named manager in the UK, regular check-ins over video call and clear goals so you always know how you are doing.

Key responsibilities

• Contact customers who are at risk of leaving or have cancelled
• Understand their reasons and offer the right solution
• Run win-back and renewal campaigns
• Track churn reasons and share insights with the team
• Keep accurate notes in the CRM

What you'll need

• 1 to 2 years in customer retention, customer success or account management
• A track record against retention or save-rate targets
• Experience with a CRM such as HubSpot, Salesforce or Zendesk
• Confident phone manner and clear written English
• Reliable home internet and a quiet workspace

Nice to have

• Subscription or SaaS experience
• Experience with UK customers

What's on offer

• 100% remote: work from home anywhere in South Africa
• Fixed UK hours with weekends off
• A long-term, full-time role with a UK employer
• Support from the Remote Recruitment team from application through onboarding
• Hands-on experience with UK clients and systems