Customer Success Program Manager

Realtime Robotics

$95K — $115K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years in program management or customer-facing role
  • Strong ability to manage cross-functional initiatives
  • Proven track record in building customer relationships
  • Exceptional project management skills
  • Ability to influence without direct authority
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Familiarity with Jira and HubSpot, or similar tools

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary contact for assigned customers
  • Lead regular customer touchpoints to align on priorities
  • Translate customer feedback into internal initiatives
  • Proactively communicate updates and risks to customers
  • Facilitate alignment meetings with internal teams
  • Track progress against timelines and identify risks
  • Design scalable processes for customer request delivery

Benefits

  • Competitive Healthcare Coverage
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Commuting Expenses Covered
  • Telecommunications Stipend
  • 401k Match
  • HSA Employer Contribution
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Customer Success Program Manager to serve as the critical link between our customers and internal teams. In this role, you will own the end-to-end coordination of customer-driven initiatives, ensuring that requests, escalations, and strategic priorities are tracked, communicated, and delivered with excellence. You will act as a trusted partner to customers while driving alignment and accountability across Sales, Application Engineering, Product, Support, and other internal stakeholders.
What You'll Do

Customer Engagement & Relationship Management
  • Serve as the primary program-level point of contact for assigned customers, building trusted relationships across customer stakeholders from end users to executive sponsors.
  • Lead regular customer touchpoints - including business reviews, status calls, and project check-ins - to communicate progress, surface risks, and align on priorities.
  • Translate customer needs, feedback, and escalations into clearly defined internal initiatives with measurable outcomes and timelines.
  • Proactively communicate updates, blockers, and milestone achievements to customers in a clear, professional manner.
  • Partner with Sales, Customer Success Management, and Application Engineering to support renewals, expansions, and overall customer health.
  • Willingness to travel to customer sites for key engagements, business reviews, and relationship-building activities.

Cross-Functional Program Management & Delivery
  • Maintain a centralized view of all active customer-driven initiatives, ensuring each has a clear owner, timeline, and success criteria.
  • Facilitate cross-functional stand-ups, working sessions, and alignment meetings with Sales, Application Engineering, Product, Support, and Operations teams.
  • Track initiative progress against committed timelines; proactively identify risks, surface blockers, and drive resolution before they impact customers.
  • Manage and control scope creep by documenting requests, establishing change control processes, and communicating tradeoffs to stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain program dashboards, status reports, and documentation to provide real-time visibility into customer initiative health.
  • Identify patterns across customer requests to inform product roadmap discussions and process improvements.
  • Lead through influence without authority, driving accountability across teams that do not report directly to this role.

Process Design & Operational Excellence
  • Design and implement scalable processes for intake, prioritization, and delivery of customer requests across internal teams.
  • Define and document escalation paths, ensuring issues are routed to the right teams with appropriate urgency and follow-through.
  • Conduct post-delivery retrospectives with internal teams and customers; capture lessons learned and implement process improvements.
  • Align delivery timelines with software release schedules, support cycles, and organizational planning horizons.
  • Monitor and report on key program health metrics including on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, and resolution time.

Requirements
Required Qualifications
  • 5-7+ years of experience in program management, customer success, or a related customer-facing role.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives from inception through delivery.
  • Proven track record of building strong customer relationships and managing stakeholder expectations with confidence and diplomacy.
  • Strong project management skills, including planning, risk identification, prioritization, and status reporting.
  • Ability to influence outcomes and drive accountability without direct reporting authority.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tailor messaging for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience working comfortably across multiple concurrent programs and customer accounts.
  • High degree of personal accountability, attention to detail, and ownership mindset.
  • Proficiency with Jira and HubSpot, or similar project management and CRM tools.
  • Willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements and on-site visits.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
  • PMP, CSM, or equivalent project/program management certification.
  • Experience in a SaaS, technology, or industrial software environment.
  • Exposure to manufacturing, industrial automation, or robotics customer environments.
  • MBA or relevant graduate degree.

Benefits
  • Competitive Healthcare Coverage
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Commuting Expenses Covered
  • Telecommunications Stipend
  • 401k Match
  • HSA Employer Contribution


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