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Tines is seeking a Lead Customer Success Manager to own strategic enterprise accounts in the West region. This remote role (PST/MST) requires 10+ years of post-sales experience, with a focus on driving retention, expansion, and executive-level relationships. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who partners closely with Sales and Forward-Deployed Engineers to translate technical implementations into business outcomes. This position offers high autonomy and the opportunity to shape Customer Success playbooks at a fast-growing AI workflow company.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
I am excited to apply for the Lead Customer Success Manager - West position at Tines. With over 10 years of experience managing complex enterprise accounts and driving measurable business outcomes, I have a proven track record of increasing net revenue retention and expanding strategic relationships.
Your focus on AI-driven workflow automation and customer value deeply aligns with my approach to Customer Success—translating technical deployments into commercial success and building trusted C-suite relationships.
I am particularly drawn to Tines' values of Simplicity, Speed, and Soundness, and I am eager to bring my expertise in playbook development and sales partnership to your team.
Thank you for your consideration; I look forward to discussing how I can contribute to your customers' success.
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I once inherited an account with a low health score and an imminent renewal risk. I conducted a deep discovery session to understand their goals and friction points, then built a 90-day success plan with clear metrics. I coordinated with the technical team to address deployment issues and established a monthly executive touchpoint. Within six months, the account renewed at a higher tier and became a reference customer.
I start by understanding the executive's business priorities, such as reducing risk or improving efficiency. Then I work with technical teams to map product features directly to those outcomes. I translate technical milestones into business KPIs and present them in QBRs using ROI-focused narratives that resonate with C-level audiences.
I look for gaps between the customer's stated goals and their current usage. By conducting discovery sessions with both business and technical stakeholders, I uncover pain points that my product can solve. I also analyze usage data and collaborate with Sales to develop a tailored expansion strategy, often creating a business case that ties new features to revenue or efficiency gains.
Building trust requires being a credible advisor, not just a vendor representative. I demonstrate deep knowledge of their industry and speak in terms of business outcomes rather than product features. I also ensure consistent delivery on commitments, bring data-driven insights to every conversation, and proactively address risks before they become issues.
I believe in a joint account planning process where CS and Sales share the same goals. I provide insights from customer health data and executive relationships to help Sales identify expansion triggers. Together, we create a roadmap that aligns the customer's success plan with commercial opportunities, ensuring that renewals are a natural outcome of value delivered.
Founded in 2018 with co-headquarters in Dublin and Boston, Tines powers some of the world’s most important workflows. Our intelligent workflow platform applies AI, automation, and integration with human ingenuity to drive real business results.
Tines serves a diverse range of customers, from startups to public companies, including Canva, Databricks, Elastic, Kayak, Intercom, and McKesson. As an integrator across the entire tech stack, Tines is vendor-agnostic integrating with any API-enabled service. This flexibility enables our customers to achieve their highest-priority goals faster. And because Tines is secure and private by design, it’s popular with security, IT, engineering, finance, and other security-focused teams.
At Tines, we’re driven by our values of Simplicity, Speed, and Soundness. We’re committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences while fostering a company culture that nurtures individual curiosity, growth, and integrity. We’re excited about what’s next, and we’re looking for others to join us on our journey.
This is a remote position that must be based in PST or MST.
Role Overview
As a Lead Customer Success Manager, you will own the post-sales strategic relationship, retention, and value realization across our highest-stakes enterprise accounts. You are a self-starter and bar-raiser who operates with high autonomy, driving customer outcomes while working in tight partnership with Sales to uncover and capitalize on strategic growth opportunities.
In this role, you will serve as the trusted advisor and strategic lead for your portfolio, orchestrating technical and commercial counterparts—including Forward-Deployed Engineers (FDEs), Account Executives, and Product leaders. You will bridge complex technical deployments with executive-level business goals, ensuring customers realize maximum value from their investment and naturally expand their footprint with us.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive Strategic Account Value & Retention: Accountable for net retention, customer health, and long-term strategic alignment across a portfolio of complex enterprise accounts.
- Partner with Sales for Account Growth: Work side-by-side with Account Executives/Strategic Account Managers to identify expansion vectors, co-develop account plans, and position new capabilities that directly support the customer’s technical roadmap.
- Integrate with Technical Counterparts: Partner closely with Forward-Deployed Engineers (FDEs) and technical leads to ensure technical delivery aligns directly with the client’s business outcomes, removing friction and accelerating time-to-value.
- Operate as an Independent Bar-Raiser: Proactively build scalable Customer Success playbooks, elevate executive engagement standards, and operate with extreme ownership without needing step-by-step guidance.
- Cultivate C-Suite & Technical Sponsorship: Build multi-threaded relationships across business and technology functions (CIO, CISO, CTO, VPs of Engineering, Product Leads) to ensure continuous alignment with top corporate initiatives.
- Drive Business Outcomes & QBRs: Shift client conversations from product usage to business impact, leading executive business reviews (EBRs/QBRs) that demonstrate clear ROI and anchor the account for long-term growth.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Post-Sales Strategic Track Record: 10+ years in Enterprise Customer Success, Account Management, or Technical Account Management handling high-ARR, complex enterprise platforms.
- Commercial Acumen & Growth Mindset: Proven history of partnering with Sales to identify, nurture, and help close upsells, expansions, and renewals in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Technical & FDE Alignment: Deep experience collaborating with Forward-Deployed Engineers, Solutions Architects, and product delivery teams to translate technical achievements into commercial value.
- High Autonomy & Leadership: Self-motivated bar-raiser with a bias for action who excels in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and takes full accountability for account outcomes.
- Executive Presence: Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with a track record of challenging and advising C-level executives on technology strategy and operational efficiency.
Nice-to-Haves / Pluses
- High Tech Industry Expertise: Domain knowledge in High Tech (e.g., cloud native, hardware/software OEMs, or AI/ML platforms) and an understanding of how engineering-led enterprises operate and scale.
What Success Looks Like in Year 1
- Month 3: Fully onboarded, account health assessments completed, and tight alignment established with assigned Sales AEs and FDE teams on key accounts.
- Month 6: Value-realization frameworks and executive cadence active across all accounts, with clear expansion pipelines co-developed alongside Sales.
- Month 12: High Net Retention Rate (NRR) achieved across the portfolio, demonstrable business outcomes delivered with FDEs, and elevated CS playbooks established as standard practice for the broader team.
Target Annual Earnings (salary + commission): $190K-220K OTE
Applicants for this opportunity must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
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At Tines, we’re all about trying new things and taking the leap. If you’re second-guessing your application, we hope you’ll trust your gut and take the leap too! Applying for a new job isn’t always easy, especially if you’re thinking of a career pivot – but we’re big believers in learning and growth here at Tines, so you’ve nothing to worry about. A variety of experience, perspectives, and voices makes us the company we are. We’d love to hear from you.
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