Senior Manager of Customer Success
Company: Forter
Location: United States - New York
Salary: $162k - $200k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-10-02
About this role
- The Customer Success department is the backbone of everything Forter does, and as Senior Manager of Customer Success you’ll lead a team responsible for our Strategic and Enterprise+ customers, our largest, most strategic logos. Forter’s CS model is growth-focused and outcome-driven: your team doesn’t just retain revenue, they own its expansion
- You’ll build and coach a team that runs disciplined success planning, MEDDPICC-driven discovery, and executive-level business reviews, while independently owning team performance, talent development, and escalations with minimal oversight
- In this role you’ll lead a world-class team, build lasting relationships with client executives, and help shape Forter’s CS fundamentals company-wide
- Lead a world-class team of CSMs covering our Strategic and Enterprise+ segments ($1M+ ARR, handpicked strategic logos), owning GRR/NDR and driving rigorous renewal forecasting that surfaces risk and churn exposure well ahead of renewal dates
- Coach your team on Forter’s CS fundamentals (Success Planning, Account Planning, MEDDPICC-driven discovery, whitespace analysis) to build a durable expansion pipeline
- Own escalated client issues with urgency, and lead or support Executive Business Reviews and strategic alignment conversations with client executives on your top accounts
- Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team; proactively identify performance gaps and build documented, individualized coaching plans
- Partner with GTM teams (Sales, Pre-Sales, Marketing, Finance) on renewal strategy, forecasting, account plans, and expansion opportunities, and share insights on product and customer trends with Product and leadership
- Lead in a way that keeps the team motivated, supported, and engaged
### Benefits
- Vision & Dental Benefits
- Fitness Subsidies
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance- Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy, driving initiatives and building c...