The Role
The Team Lead, Customer Success role at CodeSignal is responsible for leading a team of Customer Success Managers (CSMs) serving the growth segment (SMB and mid-market). This strategic leadership role will drive customer retention, expansion, adoption, deeper relationship building and advocacy while ensuring operational excellence across the team. You'll develop customer success strategies that maximize value realization and ensure our customers achieve their technical hiring goals through our platform.
What You'll Be Doing
Team Leadership & Development
Hire, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Customer Success Managers
Establish clear performance metrics (both leading and lagging indicators) and career development paths
Conduct regular 1:1s, team meetings, and performance reviews
Identify skill gaps and implement training programs to enhance team capabilities
Build a positive, collaborative team culture that drives high performance and retention
Customer Success Strategy
Design and optimize customer journeys from onboarding through renewal
Create and refine playbooks for customer onboarding, adoption, expansion, renewal, and advocacy
Establish standardized processes that balance customization with scalability
Collaborate with Solutions Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Product teams to ensure alignment
Revenue Retention & Growth
Achieve team targets for adoption, GRR, NRR, relationship and activity indicators
Own renewals and work with Sales leaders to identify and execute expansion opportunities
Develop early warning systems to identify at-risk accounts
Implement rescue strategies for vulnerable accounts
Partner with Sales on expansion opportunities and renewal forecasting
Customer Experience & Advocacy
Define and monitor customer health metrics across segments
Establish feedback loops to gather and act on customer insights
Develop customer success programs that drive platform adoption and value realization
Build deeper relationships with strategic customers within the segment
Create and manage customer advocacy initiatives and build direct relationships with Customers
Identify and develop customer references and case studies
Operations & Reporting
Develop and track KPIs for team performance and customer success
Create regular reporting on customer health, renewal forecasts, and team performance
Optimize resource allocation across the team based on customer needs and potential
Collaborate with other departments to resolve cross-functional challenges
Manage team budget and resource planning
Cross-Functional Leadership
Partner with Solutions & Sales Engineering on implementation and renewals and expansion.
Partner with Product Management to represent customer needs in the roadmap
Collaborate with Marketing on customer marketing initiatives
Work with Sales on smooth customer handoffs and account expansion
Coordinate with Support on escalation management
Engage with Executive Leadership on strategic initiatives and reporting
Bonus Skills
Startup experience a plus
Understanding of skills intelligence, talent acquisition, or learning is a plus
Strong demonstrated experience building and managing high performing SaaS Customer Success teams
Experience working in a flexible and high-paced environment while supporting a high volume of accounts
Strategic perspective on Customer Success as a function with a focus on driving value to all stakeholders
Detail oriented in your organization and meticulous about prioritization and time-management