Customer Success Manager
The Customer Success Management (CSM) team is accountable for customer adoption, measurable outcomes, customer satisfaction, and creating true customer advocacy.
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.
The Customer Success Manager(CSM) role at GitLab is expected to serve and operate in the following ways and have product and domain expertise. The depth of knowledge in each area will progress within the CSM career ladder.
What you'll do
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
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
Strategize on the overall objectives and long-range goals of the team
Provide mentorship for Associate and Intermediate CSMs to help them grow their knowledge and provide premium customer experience
Work cross-departmentally to find solutions to complex scenarios and integration issues
Demonstrate leadership in new feature and technology adoption and teaching by providing regular enablement and solution overview sessions and documentation for customers and other GitLab team-members
Foster team collaboration and help increase team expertise
Maintain deep knowledge of the GitLab platform
Clearly communicate and drive adoption of complex solutions, with constant attention to promoting “boring solutions”
What you'll bring
Ability to translate business requirements into business value, and work with sales and marketing to promote value-driven solutions
Strong knowledge of Customer Success best practices, with experience in defining process and providing enablement programs to promote adoption in CS and across the company
Expert in GitLab usage and able to train others in its usage
Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle and development pipeline
Advanced project management experience & skills
Demonstrated progressive experience in a related function is required with direct customer advocacy and engagement experience in post-sales or professional services functions
How GitLab will support you
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Flexible PTO (paid time off)
Home office support
Hiring process
Recruiter Screening
Qualified candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute screening call with one of our Global Recruiters.
Hiring Manager Interview
The hiring manager interview is the first of the interviews with the Customer Success team. This interview is with the manager of the team the candidate is applying to join. It is a 45 minute interview.
Peer Interview
The peer interview is the with an Account Executive from the Sales team that the CSM works with. It is a 30 minute interview.
Panel Interview
The panel interview consists of several members of the Customer Success team. It typically includes the hiring manager and 2 other team members. This is a 60 minute interview, with the following format:
A demo of GitLab based on the guidance provided ahead of the interview by the recruiter
General discussion and questions from the panel
Executive Interview
Conducted by the Director of Customer Success, this is a discussion with the candidate as a final assessment interview to evaluate the candidate’s suitability for the role. This is a 30 minute interview.
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota pay range
$93,250—$199,800 USD
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Customer Success Manager
The Customer Success Management (CSM) team is accountable for customer adoption, measurable outcomes, customer satisfaction, and creating true customer advocacy.
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.
The Customer Success Manager(CSM) role at GitLab is expected to serve and operate in the following ways and have product and domain expertise. The depth of knowledge in each area will progress within the CSM career ladder.
What you'll do
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
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
Strategize on the overall objectives and long-range goals of the team
Provide mentorship for Associate and Intermediate CSMs to help them grow their knowledge and provide premium customer experience
Work cross-departmentally to find solutions to complex scenarios and integration issues
Demonstrate leadership in new feature and technology adoption and teaching by providing regular enablement and solution overview sessions and documentation for customers and other GitLab team-members
Foster team collaboration and help increase team expertise
Maintain deep knowledge of the GitLab platform
Clearly communicate and drive adoption of complex solutions, with constant attention to promoting “boring solutions”
What you'll bring
Ability to translate business requirements into business value, and work with sales and marketing to promote value-driven solutions
Strong knowledge of Customer Success best practices, with experience in defining process and providing enablement programs to promote adoption in CS and across the company
Expert in GitLab usage and able to train others in its usage
Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle and development pipeline
Advanced project management experience & skills
Demonstrated progressive experience in a related function is required with direct customer advocacy and engagement experience in post-sales or professional services functions
How GitLab will support you
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Flexible PTO (paid time off)
Home office support
Hiring process
Recruiter Screening
Qualified candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute screening call with one of our Global Recruiters.
Hiring Manager Interview
The hiring manager interview is the first of the interviews with the Customer Success team. This interview is with the manager of the team the candidate is applying to join. It is a 45 minute interview.
Peer Interview
The peer interview is the with an Account Executive from the Sales team that the CSM works with. It is a 30 minute interview.
Panel Interview
The panel interview consists of several members of the Customer Success team. It typically includes the hiring manager and 2 other team members. This is a 60 minute interview, with the following format:
A demo of GitLab based on the guidance provided ahead of the interview by the recruiter
General discussion and questions from the panel
Executive Interview
Conducted by the Director of Customer Success, this is a discussion with the candidate as a final assessment interview to evaluate the candidate’s suitability for the role. This is a 30 minute interview.
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota pay range
$93,250—$199,800 USD