Head of Customer Success

Knox Systems, Inc

$165K — $185K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in customer success, account management, or client services, with 3-4 years in a leadership role.
  • Proven track record of building and scaling a customer success function in regulated environments.
  • Experience managing and developing teams of managers and contributors.
  • Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or other compliance frameworks is preferred.
  • Strong understanding of cloud operations and SaaS delivery models.

Responsibilities

  • Build the Technical Account Management (TAM) organization from the ground up, including defining its charter and hiring the founding team.
  • Own the complete post-sales customer lifecycle from go-live to renewal and expansion.
  • Establish and maintain trusted executive relationships with key customers, acting as the senior escalation point for operational issues.
  • Lead executive business reviews and governance meetings, tracking customer health against KPIs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer health, adoption, and readiness for expansion.
  • Develop and implement customer success methodologies, governance frameworks, and health scoring metrics.
  • Create career paths for TAM managers and develop customer success playbooks to foster a culture of accountability.

Benefits

  • Competitive employee benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability coverage.
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PEO) policy.
  • Employee-funded 401k plan.
Full Job Description
To support this next phase, Knox is appointing a Head of Customer Success to own the post-sales customer journey across its client base. This individual will lead Knox's post-implementation customer organization, build and scale the Technical Account team. Management (TAM) function from scratch to 4+ TAMs quickly and serve as the senior executive point of contact for Knox's most important accounts. The Head of Customer Success will work closely with Sales, Engineering, Security, Compliance, Product, and Operations leadership to drive customer health, retention, expansion readiness, and long-term satisfaction. **Key Responsibilities** • Build the Technical Account Management (TAM) organization from the ground up define the function's charter, hire the founding team, and scale to 4+ TAMs quickly. • Own the full post-sales customer lifecycle end-to-end, from post-go-live through renewal, expansion, and long-term partnership. • Build and maintain trusted executive relationships across strategic customer accounts, serving as the executive escalation point for customer operational issues. • Lead executive business reviews and operational governance meetings, tracking customer health against agreed KPIs and success metrics. • Partner closely with Sales, Engineering, Security, Compliance, Product, and Operations leadership to drive customer health, adoption, and expansion readiness. • Establish customer success methodologies, engagement models, governance frameworks, and customer health scoring to drive operational excellence. • Develop TAM managers, career paths, and customer success playbooks, building a culture centered on customer outcomes, accountability, and continuous improvement. **Preferred Qualifications** • 8+ years of experience in customer success, account management, or client services, with at least 3-4 years in a leadership role. • Proven track record of building and scaling a customer success function at regulated or compliance driven environments. • Demonstrated success managing and developing a team of managers and individual contributors. . Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or regulated operational environments preferred. . Strong understanding of cloud operations and Saas delivery models. • Experience partnering cross-functionally to drive customer outcomes and product feedback loops. . Ability to manage multiple customer workstreams simultaneously. Hiring Requirement: Due to the nature of our work with federal government clients and compliance with applicable regulations, this position requires U.S. citizenship. Dual citizenship is not permitted for this role. Candidates must be able to provide documentation verifying sole U.S. citizenship status as part of the background check process. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of all required pre-employment screenings, including a background check, in accordance with applicable laws and government contract requirements. **Benefits & Perks** Knox offers a competitive employee benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability, unlimited PEO, and an employee funded 401k plan. Please note, benefits are subject to change. **Base Compensation: $165,000-$185,000 plus bonus & equity. **

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