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As the Manager of our Startups Renewal Specialist team, you will lead a high-volume, high-impact organization responsible for retention and growth across Vanta’s earliest-stage customers. Your team oversees all renewals and mid-cycle commercial conversations for companies under 10 employees, a segment that represents both significant churn risk and meaningful opportunity for improvement. You will develop the operating rhythm, strategy, and coaching frameworks that ensure Vanta’s retention targets are met or exceeded, while partnering cross-functionally to optimize motion efficiency, customer experience, and product-led adoption. The goal of this role is to drive measurable improvements to Net Revenue Retention (NRR) and Gross Dollar Retention (GDR) within a complex, high-churn segment—while building a repeatable, scalable renewal motion for the company’s fastest-growing customer base.
Job Responsibility:
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Renewal Specialists who manage a high volume of accounts in our early stage startup-focused segment
Set and enforce standards for operating rhythm, forecasting, pipeline hygiene, and customer communication
Own performance management for the team
Hire, onboard, and level-up future team members as the segment continues to scale
Own overall NRR & GDR, and on-time renewal rate for the <10 employee segment
Monitor segment retention trends and create strategic interventions that reduce churn and increase product adoption
Build playbooks that guide Specialists through proactive 270/90/30-day motions, expansion motion execution, mid-cycle changes, and risk mitigation
Partner with Revenue Leadership to set quarterly targets and ensure accuracy of team-wide forecasting
Establish a scalable renewal process that balances automation with high-touch engagement where required
Ensure the team executes all commercial workflows with accuracy
Partner with RevOps to streamline approval paths, improve system flows, and remove friction for Specialists
Create reporting frameworks that surface insights on segment health, churn patterns, expansion signals, and rep efficiency
Work closely with Customer Success Advisory, Digital Success, and AM Leadership
Provide structured product feedback to Engineering, Product, and Design
Collaborate with Marketing and Enablement to build segment-relevant assets, talk tracks, and training resources
Serve as the escalation point for complex renewals, dissatisfied customers, or high-risk accounts
Ensure Specialists adopt a consultative approach that combines strong negotiation techniques with empathy and clarity
Raise emerging customer needs, competitive dynamics, or operational blockers to the broader organization
Requirements:
3–5+ years experience in SaaS renewals, account management, or customer success
1–2+ years managing a quota-carrying or high-volume team
Proven track record of taking a new motion from 0-1 and using data & metrics to drive its success
Demonstrated success improving retention metrics, leading customer-facing teams, and implementing scalable processes
Excellent operational discipline: forecasting accuracy, CRM hygiene, and data-driven decision making
Strong communication skills — written, verbal, and visual — with the ability to align cross-functional stakeholders
Ability to coach reps on negotiation, prioritization, renewal strategy, customer empathy, and commercial rigor
Highly motivated, with a sense of urgency, adaptability, and a willingness to iterate in a fast-moving environment
Security and compliance experience is not required but highly desirable
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
Nice to have:
Security and compliance experience
What we offer:
Equity
Medical benefits
401(k) plan
Other company perk programs
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
16 weeks fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents
Health & wellness stipend
Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
Family planning benefits
Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
11 company-paid holidays
Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events