Darktrace

Technical Success Manager

Darktrace$90K — $130K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • 3-5 years in a customer-facing technical role
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals
  • Ability to translate technical concepts into business value

Responsibilities

  • Lead post-sale engagement through onboarding and adoption
  • Build relationships with key technical stakeholders
  • Develop success plans aligned to customer objectives
  • Collaborate with internal teams to drive customer outcomes
  • Serve as the primary technical advisor for customers
  • Monitor customer health and address risks proactively
  • Reinforce value to support customer renewals and identify growth opportunities

Benefits

  • 100% medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • Paid parental leave
  • Discount on pet insurance
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Commuter benefits
  • 401(k) plan
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Full Job Description
Job Description:

The Technical Success Manager (TSM) is responsible for driving customer value through a combination of technical expertise and customer ownership. Acting as a trusted advisor, the TSM ensures customers achieve strong adoption, measurable outcomes, and long-term success with Darktrace.

Core Responsibilities:

1. Own Customer Outcomes
• Lead the post-sale engagement model across onboarding, adoption, optimization, and renewal readiness
• Build relationships with key technical stakeholders
• Develop and execute success plans aligned to customer objectives
• Collaborate with Account Managers, Sales Engineers, and Renewal Managers to shape and execute aligned account strategies that drive customer outcomes

2. Drive Technical Value & Adoption
• Serve as the primary technical advisor for customers
• Ensure deployments are optimized and supporting customer needs
• Lead use case expansion, health checks, and technical reviews

3. Identify & Mitigate Risk
• Monitor customer health, adoption, and technical performance
• Proactively address risks (e.g., low adoption, configuration gaps)
• Lead escalations and coordinate with internal teams when needed

4. Support Retention & Growth
• Reinforce value to support renewals and long-term retention
• Identify opportunities to expand usage of Darktrace capabilities
• Partner with Sales and Renewals on growth strategies

What Success Looks Like:
• Customers achieve measurable security and operational outcomes
• High product adoption, strong platform utilization, and expanded use cases
• Minimal escalations through proactive technical and strategic management
• Strong renewal rates and consistent customer growth
• Customers become advocates and reference-able accounts

Key Skills & Experience:
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• 3-5 years in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., TAM, Customer Success Engineer)
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals (network, cloud, email)
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business value

Benefits:
  • 100% medical, dental and vision insurance, plus dependents
  • Paid parental leave
  • Pet insurance Discount
  • Life insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • 401(k)
  • Employee Assistance Program

About Darktrace

Darktrace is a cybersecurity company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect and respond to cyber threats in real-time. The company was founded in 2013 by a group of mathematicians and former intelligence experts from MI5 and GCHQ. Darktrace's flagship product, the Enterprise Immune System, is a self-learning AI that can detect and respond to cyber threats across a range of industries, including finance, healthcare, and energy. The company has received numerous awards for its innovative approach to cybersecurity, and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe.
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Size
1,200 employees
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Founded
2013

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