Head of Customer Success

Credo AI

$200K — $225K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years experience leading Customer Success in high-growth SaaS environments, ideally from $10M to $100M ARR.
  • Proven track record in fostering relationships with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 clients.
  • Experience handling complex accounts with annual contracts from $500K to $5M+.
  • Deep knowledge of driving adoption and business outcomes in AI, data, and cybersecurity sectors.
  • Demonstrated success in generating growth through customer expansion rather than just renewals.
  • Strong ability to work with and influence C-level executives.
  • Familiarity with AI governance and related fields is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the Customer Success strategy for tangible outcomes and value.
  • Build and manage a scalable Customer Success organization to support enterprise growth.
  • Create methodologies, playbooks, and health models for the customer lifecycle.
  • Engage directly with executives at major accounts, advising on AI adoption and governance.
  • Drive customer adoption, retention, and expansion efforts in enterprise accounts.
  • Collaborate with Sales for smooth transitions and to optimize customer lifetime value.
  • Work with Product and Engineering to incorporate customer feedback into development.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity.
  • Health coverage including dental and vision, plus ergonomic support for remote work.
  • Coverage for coworking space expenses and in-person team meetups.
  • Unlimited PTO to encourage work-life balance.
  • Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
  • 401(k) plan available for US employees.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Credo AI is looking for an exceptional customer leader to build and scale the next chapter of our Customer Success organization. As Head of Customer Success, you will lead the strategy, execution, and growth of our post-sales function, partnering closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, AI Advisory, and executive leadership to ensure our customers realize measurable business value from their investment in Credo AI.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has successfully built an enterprise Customer Success organization during a period of rapid growth, ideally scaling from approximately $10M to $100M ARR. You understand that customer success extends far beyond renewals-you are a strategic advisor to some of the world's largest enterprises, helping them operationalize AI responsibly while building trusted, long-term partnerships.

You'll work directly with executive stakeholders including CIOs, Chief AI Officers, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Data Officers, CISOs, regulators, and senior business leaders, helping customers navigate complex AI adoption and governance challenges while partnering internally to influence product strategy and company growth.

This is an opportunity for a proven customer success leader who is excited to build, scale, and evolve with the company. As Credo AI continues to grow, this role has the potential to evolve into a Chief Customer Officer position.

What you'll do:
  • Define and execute the strategy for Customer Success, ensuring customers achieve measurable business outcomes and long-term value.
  • Build and scale a world-class Customer Success organization capable of supporting rapid enterprise growth.
  • Develop repeatable customer success methodologies, playbooks, health models, success plans, and operational excellence across the customer lifecycle.
  • Personally engage with executive stakeholders at strategic accounts, serving as a trusted advisor to CIOs, Chief AI Officers, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Data Officers, CISOs, compliance leaders, and executive sponsors.
  • Drive enterprise customer adoption, measurable business outcomes, expansion opportunities, and long-term retention.
  • Partner closely with Sales to ensure seamless customer transitions, identify expansion opportunities, and maximize customer lifetime value.
  • Collaborate deeply with Product, Engineering, and AI Advisory teams to ensure customer feedback directly informs product strategy and roadmap priorities.
  • Lead executive business reviews and strategic account planning for Credo AI's largest enterprise customers.
  • Build scalable customer operations, forecasting, success metrics, customer health frameworks, and executive reporting.
  • Recruit, develop, coach, and inspire a high-performing Customer Success team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
  • Champion a customer-first mindset across the organization and advocate for customer needs internally.


What we're looking for:
  • Experience building and scaling an enterprise Customer Success organization through significant growth, ideally from approximately $10M to $100M ARR.
  • Proven success leading strategic customer relationships with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 organizations.
  • Extensive experience managing complex enterprise accounts with annual contract values ranging from approximately $500K to $5M+.
  • Experience driving adoption and measurable business outcomes for highly technical software platforms, preferably AI, machine learning, data, cybersecurity, governance, or enterprise infrastructure products.
  • Demonstrated success building expansion motions that consistently generate growth through customer value-not simply managing renewals.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence C-level stakeholders and build trusted relationships with customer executives.
  • Experience partnering closely with Product and Engineering to translate customer insights into roadmap priorities.
  • Familiarity with AI governance, Responsible AI, cybersecurity, privacy, risk management, or highly regulated industries is strongly preferred.
  • Experience building customer success operating models, customer health frameworks, and scalable post-sales processes.
  • A data-driven leader who balances operational rigor with empathy, exceptional relationship-building skills, and a passion for developing people.


Expectations:
  • Leads with humility, curiosity, and a genuine passion for customer outcomes.
  • Builds high-performing teams by investing deeply in coaching, development, and creating opportunities for others to grow.
  • Inspires trust with customers and colleagues through transparency, accountability, and follow-through.
  • Thinks strategically while remaining willing to roll up their sleeves when needed.
  • Is energized by ambiguity and excited to build systems, teams, and processes from the ground up.
  • Believes that exceptional customer experiences are created by exceptional employee experiences.
  • AI fluency or willingness to learn is a requirement.


Nice to Have
  • Experience in AI governance, Responsible AI, GRC, cybersecurity, data governance, or enterprise AI platforms.
  • Experience working with highly regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, government, or critical infrastructure.
  • Previous experience as a Head of Customer Success, VP of Customer Success, or senior customer executive in a high-growth enterprise SaaS company.


Compensation

The expected base salary range for this position is $200,000-225,000 USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the specified location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Location & Remote Culture

While this is a remote role and we're a fully distributed team, we routinely meet up in-person. We support individual members to coordinate in-person coworking whenever possible, and organize company-wide offsites multiple times a year. At Credo AI we value diversity, equity, and inclusion as core principles in our work environment, and the development of our product offerings, and we have implemented initiatives to foster and support these values.

Credo AI Benefits & Perks
  • Competitive Salary and Equity
  • Health: We offer health, dental, and vision coverage. We also offer an ergonomic benefit to cover the costs of equipment to help staff stay healthy while working, both in the office and at home.
  • Coworking: We will cover the cost of co-working spaces like WeWork and in-person meetups.
  • Unlimited PTO: Credo AI has unlimited time off to support our employees
  • Generous Parental Leave: We offer up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) plan for employees (US only)

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