Clio

Team Lead, Customer Success Manager

Clio$95K — $142K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in B2B software Customer Success Management
  • 2+ years in a leadership role, ideally as a Team Lead or CSM
  • Experience with performance reviews and BI tools
  • Strong sense of self-awareness and accountability
  • Skilled in managing customer escalations and outcomes
  • Experienced with CS software like Salesforce.com and Gainsight
  • Proven track record of growing Customer Success teams

Responsibilities

  • Provide coaching and mentorship to the North America-based team
  • Design initiatives that enhance customer satisfaction and journey
  • Oversee execution of critical lifecycle stages for customer success
  • Conduct detailed reporting and analysis of customer behavior
  • Monitor customer health metrics and identify at-risk accounts
  • Support customer escalations, identifying root causes and solutions
  • Develop scalable processes and playbooks for customer success activities
  • Partner with Sales and other teams to align on strategic initiatives
  • Advocate for customer needs within the organization

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with top-tier health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Hybrid work environment with in-office expectations
  • Flexible time off policy, encouraging 20 days off annually
  • $2000 annual counseling benefit
  • RRSP matching and RESP contribution
  • Clioversary recognition program for long-term tenure
Full Job Description
Summary:

Clio is an innovative, culture-focused Canadian based SaaS solution seeking to make a key hire within our Customer Success department - Team Lead of Customer Success Management.  

Reporting to the Director of Customer Success Management, you will provide leadership, mentorship and assistance to day-to-day operations of Clio’s growing team of global Customer Success Managers. This department is responsible for retaining a portfolio of Clio’s Mid-Market customers , driving product adoption and growing revenue across a customer’s lifetime with Clio. We are seeking  someone with an entrepreneurial spirit that has strong previous experience in both B2B customer success management and leadership.

Key Qualities and Qualifications
  • Contagious passion for Customer Success, this individual brings a proven track record of managing SMB and enterprise portfolios in a SaaS environment and worked in start up and hypergrowth environments. 

  • Strong performance management who can coach and develop team members with empathy and curiosity, creating a positive, supportive culture while driving accountability against KPIs and team deliverables. 

  • Excels in guiding the customer journey through a data-driven approach, leveraging systems to enhance customer experience. Skilled in data analysis and process creation, able to translate insights into strategic decisions, prioritize effectively, and drive continuous improvement.

  • A top performer with a history of building efficiencies, enhancing customer experiences, and holding their team accountable to clear, results-focused metrics.

  • Experienced in handling diverse customer portfolios and touch models, adapting strategies to meet varied client needs.

  • Solution-focused and resilient, thriving on the opportunity to tackle tough challenges with creativity and agility.

  • Articulates technical specifications and product value propositions with clarity and impact, both verbally and in writing.

  • Motivated, detail-oriented, confident, and competitive, with a drive for excellence and high achievement.

  • A relationship builder with exceptional interpersonal skills, inspiring high performance and loyalty from those around them.

  • A solution-focused problem solver who thrives finding solutions to tough challenges

Responsibilities
  • Provide coaching and mentorship to the North America-based team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and high performance, ensuring consistent development and effective performance management across all team members.

  • Design and drive initiatives to enhance customer satisfaction, leveraging data insights to identify opportunities for process improvements that optimize the customer journey

  • Oversee the execution of critical lifecycle stages ensuring consistency and high impact at every point in the customer journey.

  • Oversee a diverse portfolio, conducting detailed reporting and analysis to drive insights into customer behavior, needs, and trends. Use these insights to inform team strategies that support KPI attainment, including net retention, customer adoption, and growth.

  • Regularly monitor and report on customer health metrics, proactively identifying at-risk accounts and potential expansion opportunities to support the Director in managing funnel visibility and strategic decision-making.

  • Support customer escalations and act as the first line of leadership investigation to identify root cause, solutions, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to drive closure and success  

  • Develop scalable, repeatable processes and playbooks that address team and customer needs, supporting efficient and consistent execution of customer success activities across all stages of the customer lifecycle.

  • Partner closely with Sales, Marketing Product, and other key teams to ensure alignment with strategic initiatives and organizational goals. 

  • Act as the advocate for customer needs and insights within the organization, influencing product development and strategic decisions that drive customer success.

  • Collaborate with operations and technology teams to ensure the effective deployment and adoption of tools and drive performance management.

Qualifications
  • 4+ years of previous experience in a B2B software within Customer Success Management 

  • 2+ years of previous leadership experience in a Team Lead, CSM role 

  • Experience with business reviews, QBRs, scorecards, performance reviews, project management and BI tools

  • Strong sense of self awareness and accountability

  • Experience in owning customer escalations and outcomes 

  • Experience with CS systems (Salesforce.com, Gainsight, ChurnZero etc.)

  • Experience growing and scaling Customer Success teams 

This is a new role.

What you will find here:

Compensation is one of the main components of Clio’s Total Rewards Program. We have developed a series of programs and processes to ensure we are creating fair and competitive pay practices that form the foundation of our human and high-performing culture.

Some highlights of our Total Rewards program include:

  • Competitive, equitable salary with top-tier health benefits, dental, and vision insurance 

  • Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Dublin and Sydney) to be in office minimum twice per week.

  • Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year.

  • $2000 annual counseling benefit

  • RRSP matching and RESP contribution 

  • Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years​​

The expected salary range* for this role is $95,200 to $119,000 to $142,800 CAD. The expected new hire commission range for this role is $16,800 to $21,000 to $25,200 CAD. The opportunity to earn commissions beyond the stated amounts are possible as commission earnings are uncapped.

*Our salary bands are designed to reflect the range of skills and experience needed for the position and to allow room for growth at Clio. For experienced individuals, we typically hire at or around the midpoint of the band. The top portion of the salary band is reserved for employees who demonstrate sustained high performance and impact at Clio. Those who are new to the role may join below the midpoint and develop their skills over time. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

About Clio

Clio is a cloud-based legal practice management software company based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The company was founded in 2008 by Jack Newton and Rian Gauvreau. Clio's software allows law firms to manage their cases, documents, billing, and client information from a single platform. The company has over 150,000 customers in 100 countries. Clio has won numerous awards for its software, including the 2019 Legaltech News Innovation Award for Best Practice Management Software.
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