Manager, Customer Success

GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that helps organizations improve developer productivity, operational efficiency, security, compliance, and digital transformation. The Manager, Customer Success will lead a North America-based team, coach Customer Success Managers and Architects, develop customer relationships, drive adoption and measurable outcomes, and collaborate cross-functionally to improve customer support and team processes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Customer Success Managers and Customer Success Architects focused on customer adoption, account health, customer satisfaction, and advocacy
• Coach team members through regular feedback, development support, and career growth conversations to strengthen knowledge, communication, and execution
• Partner with the Director of Customer Success to define team goals, clarify responsibilities, and align priorities with company direction
• Manage resource assignments, staffing levels, and hiring activity to support team coverage and customer needs
• Develop senior-level relationships with customers and support the team in building trusted advisor partnerships
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, Professional Services, and other internal teams to create a consistent customer experience
• Support customers during escalations by working with other leaders to coordinate clear, effective responses
• Improve the processes and tools used by the team and oversee initiatives tied to objectives and key results

Requirements:

• • Experience leading customer-facing teams in software, technology, consulting, sales, or customer success environments
• • Ability to guide teams that drive software adoption and manage customer relationships across onboarding, adoption, business reviews, and renewals
• • Knowledge of software development lifecycle practices, related tools, and agile or DevOps ways of working
• • Familiarity with cloud or container technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker, application security concepts such as static application security testing (SAST) and dynamic application security testing (DAST), or cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure
• • Skill in translating strategy into clear initiatives, coordinating execution, and tracking delivery across competing priorities
• • Capability to lead distributed teams across regions, cultures, and lines of business, while working effectively with senior executives and external stakeholders
• • Willingness to travel occasionally for customer meetings and team events, as needed
• • Strength in communication, coaching, feedback, delegation, planning, and process improvement
• • Warmth and care in your leadership approach—able to coach with empathy and build trust on a human level
• • Interest in candidates with transferable experience who can connect technical concepts to business value and collaborate well across functions