Sr. Customer Success Manager – SMB / Mid Market
We are HoneyBook, an AI‑powered business‑management platform for service‑based business owners. We help entrepreneurs attract leads, book projects, and manage payments while focusing on their craft. Since our founding in 2013, we have empowered over 25 million client relationships and processed more than $12 billion in transactions.
Our culture is built on five core values : collaboration, feedback, ownership, growth mindset, and authenticity. We welcome candidates who thrive in fast‑paced, intellectually charged environments.
About The Role
We’re looking for a senior Customer Success Manager to design and run proactive programs that accelerate time‑to‑value, improve adoption, and drive net revenue expansion across our strategic SMB / MM book. As a senior builder‑IC, you own outcomes end‑to‑end—from onboarding and value realization to QBRs, renewals, and upsells—while establishing scalable playbooks, instrumentation, and operating rhythm. You’ll partner with Product, Growth, and Member Care, turning insights into repeatable motions and proof points for future team expansion.
Hybrid in San Francisco, 3 days per week, with occasional travel to Tel Aviv / NY approximately twice a year.
Key Responsibilities
- Own a strategic SMB / MM book of business—driving customer success through adoption, renewals, and growth with strong retention and expansion results.
- Deliver a standout onboarding experience that helps customers activate quickly and see value early.
- Design and run proactive engagement programs (e.g., onboarding tune‑ups, adoption campaigns, and renewal prep) in partnership with our Digital Programs Lead, testing, iterating, and measuring what works.
- Build a smart, efficient CS system powered by data and AI to forecast retention, create / maintain QBR templates, track health, and guide customer conversations; maintain clear dashboards and follow through on key milestones.
- Grow your expansion pipeline and maintain disciplined forecasting and communication around opportunities and risks.
- Champion customer advocacy by collaborating with our community team to turn success stories into references, reviews, and case studies.
- Share insights that shape our product and growth strategy, highlighting churn risks, feature gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
- Document playbooks and best practices to scale what works and help pave the way for future CSMs.
Requirements
Ownership & Initiative : Take pride in building and improving—designing programs, setting clear goals, and delivering results with minimal direction while collaborating openly across teams.Commercial Mindset : Confident managing renewals and expansions in an SMB / MM environment, balancing business outcomes with genuine customer advocacy.Customer Growth Focus : Turn insights into action—driving feature adoption, accelerating time‑to‑value, and helping customers realize measurable success.AI Confidence : Use AI tools thoughtfully to scale research, personalize communication, and streamline prep—always grounded in accuracy, privacy, and human connection.6+ years in Customer Success or Account Management, including work with SMB and Mid‑Market customers.Direct experience owning renewals and expansions with measurable impact on NRR.Design and refine customer programs—e.g., onboarding tune‑ups, adoption campaigns, or renewal prep—delivering clear results and repeatable wins.Set up lightweight forecasting systems, maintaining pipeline visibility and tracking performance accurately.Comfortable using CRM and CS platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Gainsight, ChurnZero, or similar) and experimenting with AI‑assisted tools.Startup / scale experience—building a motion from 0→1 or scaling from 1→10—and demonstrating structure, curiosity, and resilience across growth phases.Nice‑to‑Haves
Analytical Clarity : Focus on what matters most, use data to guide priorities, and communicate trade‑offs clearly.Storytelling : Turn insights into simple, compelling stories that help teammates and leaders align quickly.Forecasting : Maintain clean, consistent renewal and expansion forecasts, identify risks early, and collaborate to solve them.The Good Stuff
Mission‑driven : Your work directly impacts the success of independent entrepreneurs.Impact : We move quickly, encourage out‑of‑the‑box thinking, and embrace fast iteration.Compensation : Competitive salary and meaningful equity grants. Base pay $120k–$145k, depending on experience and skills.Benefits & Perks : Wellness programs, exceptional family leave policies, and more.Core Values
People come first : Prioritize people while exploring opportunities and solving challenges.Raise the bar : Aim for greatness—for ourselves, each other, and our members.Own it : Trust and ownership enable confident decision‑making.We love what we do : Bring passion to work and delight in creating value for our members.Keep it real : Authenticity, respect, and transparency guide everything we do.#J-18808-Ljbffr