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As the Manager, Upmarket Customer Success, you will lead a team of CSMs responsible for onboarding, adoption, value realization, and retention across a fast-growing segment of our customer base. You’ll build a high-performing team that is customer-obsessed, data-informed, and skilled at navigating complex customer environments. This role requires strong strategic ownership, excellent coaching capability, and comfort operating at multiple altitudes in a fast-paced environment. You’ll partner closely with Sales, Account Management, Product, GRC SMEs, and Support to deliver measurable customer and business impact.
Job Responsibility:
Hire, mentor, and develop a team of Upmarket CSMs while fostering a culture of accountability, customer value, and continuous improvement
Drive consistent execution across onboarding, adoption, risk management, success planning, and renewal influence
Inspect team and segment performance using data
coach CSMs on prioritization and leading indicators of customer health
Build repeatable processes that scale—reducing ambiguity and increasing velocity across the customer lifecycle
Strengthen multi-threaded customer relationships and support executive-level conversations and escalations
Partner cross-functionally to align on strategy, remove blockers, and amplify customer feedback
Promote GRC fluency and ensure the team connects Vanta’s capabilities to measurable customer outcomes
Lead through change with resilience, steady judgment, and a bias for action
Requirements:
6+ years in Customer Success, Account Management, or a related customer-facing SaaS role
3+ years leading teams (direct people management)
Experience managing upmarket customers with multiple stakeholders and complex technical or operational requirements
Strategic Ownership: You identify the right problems, design solutions, and drive outcomes without waiting for escalation
Data Literacy & Business Acumen: You use metrics to diagnose, prioritize, and influence decisions—then coach others to do the same
Demonstrated learning agility: You quickly absorb new domains and guide your team through ambiguity with clarity
Leadership Judgment: You make sound, principled decisions under ambiguity and communicate them clearly
Communication & Influence: You create clarity, alignment, and momentum across teams and with customer executives
Resilience & Iteration Speed: You stay steady under pressure, model adaptive problem-solving, and help your team quickly move from learning to action
Strong critical thinking
able to move seamlessly between strategy and execution
High EQ and excellent coaching instincts
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity for others
A natural builder who enjoys scaling processes, programs, and teams
Curiosity about cybersecurity and emerging technologies
Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact
What we offer:
Industry-competitive salary and equity
Healthcare stipend towards health insurance for you and your dependents
16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents
Health & wellness stipend
Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
Commuter benefits for team members who attend the office
20 days of Annual Leave per year
9 company-paid holidays
Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events