Samsara

Senior Program Manager - Customer Success Programs

Samsara$111K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year institution.
  • 6-8 years of program management or consulting experience in a high-growth SaaS environment.
  • Proven track record of launching initiatives that improve customer experiences.
  • Strong problem solving and data-driven decision-making skills.
  • Excellent communication and influencing abilities across various stakeholder levels.
  • Ability to handle prioritization conversations diplomatically.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the scoping, planning, and execution of strategic programs to enhance customer and employee experiences.
  • Drive collaboration across functions to align project objectives and engage stakeholders effectively.
  • Measure and report on project outcomes, implementing continuous improvement processes.
  • Identify and develop scalable solutions and reporting tools to mitigate risks and enhance operations.
  • Champion and embed Samsara's cultural principles in program delivery.

Benefits

  • Flexible employee-led remote working model, with options for in-person collaboration.
  • Professional development stipend for continued education and skill enhancement.
  • Comprehensive health plans and parental leave policies.
  • Opportunity for performance-based bonuses and equity in a high-growth public company.
  • Supportive resources for long-term success as a team member at Samsara.
Full Job Description
About the role:

Samsara's Customer Success (CS) team advises, champions and guides our customers, ensuring they adopt Samsara and continuously gain business value from our products. We are the trusted point of contact for Samsara's customers throughout their lifecycle: onboarding, adoption, advocacy, and renewal.

As part of the CS Programs team, the Senior Program Manager will prioritize, implement, and lead large-scale transformational projects across the Customer Success organization. This person will work closely with Customer Success stakeholders to identify critical priorities for the business, and scope, develop, and manage delivery of the work. Successful candidates have strong analytical business acumen, a passion for building at scale, and a track record of driving strategic programs that improve the customer experience.

This role is open to candidates residing in Canada except the Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Montreal metro areas.

You should apply if:
  • You embrace complexity: You thrive on solving ambiguous, complex challenges and developing scalable solutions that drive measurable impact.
  • You empower teams: You are passionate about enabling high-performance teams and accelerating strategic priorities through structured program delivery.
  • You influence at the top: You enjoy influencing executive stakeholders and aligning diverse teams to shared objectives.
  • You drive continuous improvement: You are an advocate of continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and agile program iteration.
  • You lead with credibility: You are a natural leader, building credibility across cross-functional teams and inspiring trust in high-stakes environments.

Click here to learn about what we value at Samsara.

In this role, you will:
  • Lead Program Scoping, Planning and Execution: Partner with business stakeholders (Customer Success, Revenue and Customer Operations leaders, managers, and CSMs) to identify, scope, prioritize, plan and execute strategic programs that improve the customer and employee experience and deliver tangible results.
  • Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with cross-functional leaders to scope projects, align objectives, and engage stakeholders to deliver outcomes aligned with key business objectives.
  • Deliver Impactful Reporting & Results: Measure results of projects and report out on outcomes delivered; drive continuous improvement processes to achieve and maintain operational excellence and drive measurable outcomes for Samsara and customers.
  • Identify and Solution Operational Problems: Building processes, tools, dashboards, and reportable KPIsthat scale and mitigate risks through proactive solutions and communications.
  • Champion, Role Model, and Embed Samsara's Cultural Principles: Focus on Seller and Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team.

Minimum requirements for the role:
  • Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year institution.
  • 6-8 years of program management, customer success operations, strategy or consulting experience, ideally in a high-growth SaaS environment or fast-paced technology consulting role.
  • Demonstrated success launching transformational initiatives that measurably improve the customer experience and support scalability within the business.
  • Strong program management tool-kit, including problem solving and decision making skills, able to quickly ramp up on business priorities and derive insights from data.
  • Clear and confident communication, including ability to influence and lead cross-functional stakeholders, executives and front line managers.
  • Diplomacy, tact, and poise under pressure when working through issues, skilled at having prioritization conversations and discussing tradeoffs.

The ideal candidate has:
  • Experience with B2B hardware and SaaS products.
  • PMP certification, Agile/Scrum Certification, Prosci Certification, and/or advanced training in Project/Program Management.
  • Experience in a global Operations, Customer Success, or Customer Experience organization.


Annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position is below and depends on your city of residence. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.

Annual OTE Salary

$111,265-$130,900 CAD

Total Rewards

At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.

Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you're ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.

Flexible Working

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual's ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.

About Samsara

Samsara is a technology company that provides Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to businesses. The company's platform combines hardware, software, and cloud to bring real-time visibility, analytics, and AI to operations. Samsara's products are used in a variety of industries, including transportation, logistics, construction, and energy. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Samsara
Size
2,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.2 billion
Industry
Founded
2015
NASDAQ

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