Head of Customer Success

KatRisk

$120K — $150K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in customer success or account management, preferably in B2B SaaS or data/analytics.
  • Proven success in managing and expanding enterprise or technical client portfolios.
  • Background in insurance, reinsurance, or catastrophe risk industries is a plus.
  • Ability to adapt in a fast-paced, startup-style environment.
  • Effective communicator capable of simplifying complex technical information for diverse audiences.
  • Experience mentoring and managing direct reports.
  • Familiarity with CRM and customer success tools like Salesforce or Gainsight.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the main point of contact for KatRisk's client portfolio, building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Create and implement strategies to enhance customer adoption, retention, and growth.
  • Lead the onboarding process for new clients to ensure effective implementation.
  • Monitor client health, proactively managing risks and creating action plans for churn issues.
  • Mentor team members, fostering their professional growth and development.
  • Collaborate with the sales team on contract renewals and upselling opportunities.
  • Represent customer feedback to internal teams to influence product development and roadmap.
  • Develop and maintain robust customer success processes and metrics for scaling operations.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment to promote work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship.
  • Dynamic startup culture with the ability to influence company growth.
  • Access to innovative tools and resources in customer success.
Full Job Description
Role Overview

KatRisk is looking for an experienced and client-focused Head of Customer Success to own and lead the customer success function. This is a hands-on customer facing role - you'll be the primary driver of client satisfaction, retention, and growth. You'll work closely with our sales, product, and technical teams to ensure our clients get maximum value from our platform and are set up for long-term success.

Responsibilities
  • Serve as the senior point of contact for KatRisk's client portfolio, building deep, trust-based relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Develop and execute customer success strategies that drive adoption, retention, and expansion.
  • Lead onboarding for new clients, ensuring a smooth and effective implementation experience.
  • Monitor client health and proactively identify risks, developing action plans to address churn or dissatisfaction.
  • Manage and mentor team members, providing guidance and fostering their professional development.
  • Partner with the sales team on renewals and upsell opportunities.
  • Serve as the voice of the customer internally, channeling client feedback to product and engineering teams to inform the product roadmap.
  • Develop and maintain customer success playbooks, processes, and metrics to scale the function as KatRisk grows.


Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience in customer success, account management, or a related client-facing role, ideally in a B2B SaaS or data/analytics environment.
  • Proven track record of managing and growing a portfolio of enterprise or technical clients.
  • Experience in the insurance, reinsurance, or catastrophe risk industry.
  • Comfortable in a hands-on, startup-style environment where you'll both set strategy and execute on it.
  • Strong communicator with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage and develop direct reports.
  • Proficiency with CRM and customer success tools (e.g., Salesforce, Gainsight, or similar).
  • Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable working remotely and across time zones.

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