Senior Manager, Customer Success Management - Canto

Role: Senior Manager, Customer Success

Location: US - Remote 

Company Overview

Canto is reshaping the digital asset management (DAM) landscape. Our platform offers a singular source for brands to organize, access, and share digital assets, amplifying content value, accelerating production, and ensuring brand consistency. With an emphasis on efficiency and collaboration, we provide data-driven insights and harness AI to help companies not just manage but maximize their digital content. At Canto, we’re more than a DAM solution; we’re a catalyst for brand evolution. Join our mission to transform the DAM category and empower brands to extract unparalleled value from their digital assets.

Job Overview

The Senior Manager, Customer Success will lead Canto’s global CS organization, a multi-tiered team of CSMs and people managers across NAM and EMEA, focused on driving product adoption and measurable customer value from post-implementation through renewal. This role directly owns GRR and NRR outcomes by connecting customer health, adoption, and value realization to retention results. As a key cross-functional partner to Account Management, Implementation, Product, and Revenue Operations, this leader will build the scalable processes, playbooks, and tiered engagement strategies needed to support Canto’s continued growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and develop a Global CS Organization – Recruit, mentor, and manage a multi-layered team across NAM and EMEA. Foster a high-performance culture with meaningful visibility into customer-level execution; support Associate Managers’ development into full Manager roles.
• Own GRR and NRR Outcomes – Define and track KPIs, including product adoption rates, time-to-value, customer health scores, and NPS; regularly present insights to senior leadership.
• Drive Product Adoption and Customer Value – Develop and execute strategies to ensure customers achieve critical adoption milestones and realize measurable business value post-onboarding.
• Build Scalable CS Processes – Implement tiered engagement frameworks, playbooks, and health scoring to efficiently support a growing customer base—high-touch programs for enterprise and a digital-first motion for lower-ACV segments.
• Champion AI-Powered Customer Success – Drive adoption of AI and agentic AI capabilities across the CS org, including intelligent automation in platforms like ChurnZero and enterprise tools like Claude, to improve CSM efficiency and proactive engagement at scale.
• Partner Cross-Functionally – Align closely with Account Management, Implementation, Support, Product, RevOps, and Customer Marketing to ensure a seamless customer journey and shared accountability for retention and expansion goals.
• Champion Customer Advocacy – Serve as the voice of the customer internally, channeling actionable feedback to Product and Marketing to improve experience and functionality.
• Manage Escalations – Oversee adoption-related escalations and drive timely resolution in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

• 7+ years in customer success, account management, or related post-sales roles in a B2B SaaS environment.
• 4+ years managing a CS or post-sales team with demonstrated experience building and scaling high-performing teams.
• 1+ years managing people managers or actively developing senior ICs toward management roles.
• Proven track record contributing to GRR and NRR outcomes by connecting adoption and health metrics to retention results.
• Demonstrated experience designing and launching a tiered CS model, including high-touch enterprise programs and a digital-first motion for lower-ACV segments.

Preferred:

• Experience in Digital Asset Management (DAM) and/or Product Information Management (PIM) industries, or working with marketing, creative, or library teams.
• Experience leveraging AI and agentic AI within CS platforms (e.g., ChurnZero) or enterprise LLM tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT Enterprise) to automate workflows and deliver insights at scale.
• Experience building or managing a CS presence in EMEA, including regional customer dynamics and commercial nuances.

Skills & Competencies:

• Proficiency with Customer Success platforms (e.g., ChurnZero, Gainsight, Vitally), including AI and automation features.
• Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), Conversation Intelligence tools (e.g., Gong), and scheduling platforms (e.g., Chilipiper).
• Proficiency in data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, Power BI) to track performance and present insights.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, executive communication, and ability to influence without direct authority.
• Coaching mindset with demonstrated ability to develop people managers and build leadership bench strength.

Elevate your Journey with Canto

• 🚀 Start-Up Spirit: Embrace the excitement and flexibility of a growing company.
• 🛠️ Hands-On Impact: Your work directly contributes to our success.
• 🌟 Learning by Doing: Our growth plans provide real-time learning.
• 🤝 Close-Knit Team: Enjoy a tight-knit, supportive work environment.
• 🔊 Open Communication: We value transparency and open dialogue.
• 🧠 Problem-Solver’s Paradise: Apply creativity to real-world challenges.
• ⚖️ Work-Life Harmony: We respect the balance between personal and professional life.
• 🌱 Growth Opportunities: As we grow, so do opportunities for our team.
• 🌍 Cultural Exchange: Learn from diverse colleagues in a global setting.

How We Do It – Our Values

• We are Customer Obsessed. We make it our mission to understand our customers and their challenges. Through our actions, we make our customers’ work easier.
• We Own the Outcome. We set goals based on outcomes that matter, measure our results, and up our game. We are action oriented – changing course when we need to and committing when things go right.
• We are Transparent, Curious, and Candid. We are truth-tellers, and default to transparency to build trust and collaboration. We are curious to learn more before we evaluate and decide. We bring a point of view and have the courage to share it.
• We Treat Everyone with Respect and Empathy. Always. We respect each other and have fun. As one global team, we are made better by valuing different perspectives embracing diversity in experience and thought.

Canto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.