Airtable

Director, AI Transformation & Customer Success

Airtable$223K — $316K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in transformation or customer success leadership in high-growth environments.
  • Experience managing large, diverse teams across multiple regions and cultures.
  • Proficient in AI and automation implementation for efficiency gains.
  • Track record of building teams that deliver strategic advice and technical support to customers.
  • Strong operational skills focused on data-driven outcomes and systems thinking.

Responsibilities

  • Lead recruitment and development of a high-performing Customer Success team.
  • Establish performance standards and career paths for team members.
  • Define and implement Airtable's enterprise transformation methodology.
  • Guide customers in adopting AI and modernizing workflows.
  • Ensure measurable customer outcomes and retention metrics are met.
  • Develop playbooks for executive engagement and AI transformations.
  • Act as a voice of the customer in strategic discussions with the executive team.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to receive benefits and restricted stock units.
  • Incentive compensation included in total compensation package.
  • Comprehensive benefit offerings.
Full Job Description
As the Director of AI Transformation & Customer Success, you will lead Airtable's global High Touch Customer Success (HTCS) organization, responsible for helping our largest and most strategic customers realize measurable business outcomes through the adoption of Airtable and AI-powered workflows. This leader will redefine the traditional Customer Success model by shifting the focus from relationship management to transformation leadership. Your team of High Touch Customer Success Managers (HTCSMs) will serve as trusted advisors to customer executives, helping organizations modernize how work gets done, accelerate AI adoption, establish governance and Centers of Excellence, and drive enterprise wide value realization. Reporting directly to the Chief Customer Officer, you will play a critical role in shaping Airtable's customer engagement strategy, developing scalable transformation methodologies, and driving retention, expansion, and long-term customer success. What you'll do Lead and Scale a High-Performing Team • Recruit, develop, and lead a world-class team of High Touch Customer Success Managers. • Establish clear operating rhythms, performance standards, and career development paths. • Foster a culture of customer obsession, accountability, technical curiosity, and business impact. • Coach leaders and HTCSMs to engage effectively with executive stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes. Drive Customer Transformation • Define and operationalize Airtable's enterprise transformation methodology. • Guide customers through AI adoption, workflow modernization, governance design, and operating model evolution. • Partner with customer executives to align Airtable initiatives with strategic business objectives. • Help customers build sustainable adoption programs, Centers of Excellence, and scalable deployment models. Deliver Business Outcomes • Own key metrics including retention, adoption, expansion influence, customer health, and value realization. • Ensure customers achieve measurable outcomes that support long-term partnership growth. • Identify risks early and drive proactive mitigation strategies. • Partner closely with Renewals, Support, Professional Services, Product, and Sales to deliver a seamless customer experience. Shape Airtable's Customer Success Strategy • Evolve the role of Customer Success to meet the changing needs of AI-enabled enterprises. • Develop repeatable playbooks for executive engagement, AI transformation, and customer maturity progression. • Partner with Product and Engineering to bring customer insights into roadmap prioritization. • Influence company strategy by representing the voice of the customer at the executive level. Success in This Role Within your first year, you will: • Elevate the High Touch Customer Success organization from a traditional success model to a transformation-led engagement model. • Increase customer adoption and measurable business outcomes across the enterprise portfolio. • Strengthen retention and expansion performance through improved value realization. • Build scalable transformation playbooks that can be replicated across the customer base. • Help define the future of Customer Success in the AI era. Who you are • A strategic, customer-obsessed leader with 12+ years driving transformation, change, and organizational adoption, or leading customer success and post-sales, in complex, high-growth environments. • Experience building and leading large teams that serve a wide range of customers and stakeholders, ideally across multiple regions and cultures. • An AI adopter and champion who knows where to embed AI and automation to drive efficiency, and who can guide customers through their own AI journeys. • Skilled at building and developing teams who act as strategic advisors and technically capable partners, guiding transformational journeys for the business and its customers. • Data-driven, with strong operational rigor and systems thinking to scale processes and measure success by customer outcomes. • Comfortable engaging senior leaders internally and externally, acting as a trusted advisor and advocate for customer needs. • A magnetic leader who attracts, develops, and retains top talent while fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity, and collaboration. #LI-Remote Compensation awarded to successful candidates will vary based on their work location, relevant skills, and experience. Our total compensation package also includes the opportunity to receive benefits, restricted stock units, and may include incentive compensation. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit offerings, please check out Life at Airtable. For work locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York, the on-target earnings range for this role is: $248,000-$351,200 USD For all other work locations (including remote), the on-target earnings range for this role is: $223,000-$316,200 USD

About Airtable

Airtable is a software company that provides a cloud-based platform for creating and managing databases. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Airtable's platform is designed to be user-friendly and flexible, allowing users to create custom databases for a variety of purposes. The company has a strong focus on collaboration and provides tools for teams to work together on projects. Airtable has a diverse customer base, including small businesses, non-profits, and Fortune 500 companies. The company has raised over $170 million in funding and is rapidly growing.
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Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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