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PermitflowPermitflowNew York, NY

Senior Manager/Director, Customer Success

Lead and scale the enterprise Customer Success team at PermitFlow, owning retention, expansion, and executive relationships for complex multi-region accounts in the construction AI space. Requires 8+ years in Customer Success with 4+ years managing teams carrying revenue targets.

150k – 250k/yr
Hybrid8+ YOECustomer Success

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 8 Enterprise Customer Success Managers, fostering a high-performance, customer-centric culture.
  • Own gross and net retention for the enterprise segment, including multi-stakeholder adoption, expansion, and renewal.
  • Build and own the enterprise engagement model: executive business reviews, mutual success plans, multi-threaded relationship maps, and structured rollout plans across branches, regions, or business units.
  • Partner with CSMs to identify at-risk customers and deploy proactive success plans, with direct involvement in the highest-value accounts.
  • Serve as an executive sponsor and escalation point, holding C-suite and VP-level relationships at key accounts.
  • Ensure the team delivers measurable outcomes that align with both customer objectives and PermitFlow's business goals.
  • Partner cross-functionally with leaders across Sales, Product, and Operations to improve the customer experience and shape roadmap priorities for enterprise needs.
  • Act as a champion of customer insights to inform strategic decisions and prioritization.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in a people leadership position in Customer Success, including experience managing a team carrying a retention or revenue number.
  • 8+ years of experience in Customer Success, with meaningful time in an enterprise segment managing complex, multi-stakeholder accounts.
  • Experience owning executive relationships with senior buyers at large organizations.
  • Strong analytical skills and comfort with BI dashboards, customer health metrics, and data-driven decision-making.
  • Adept at producing clear documentation, thoughtful analysis, concise internal communication, polished presentations, and direct, effective coaching.
  • Experience in startup or high-growth environments, with a builder's mindset and bias toward action.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company.
  • 100% company-paid base medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees + healthcare FSA.
  • 401(k) savings plan.
  • Unlimited PTO and paid family leave.
  • Home office & equipment stipend.
  • Daily in-office lunch and dinner provided.
  • Commuter benefits (pre-tax transit and parking).

Skills

Customer Successbi dashboardscustomer health metricsdata-driven decision makingexecutive relationship managementretention strategiesexpansion strategiesrenewal managementCross-Functional Collaboration
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