Asher Kirshenbaum
@asherkirshenbaum
Seasoned Customer Success leader driving retention, expansion, and enterprise value in SaaS.
What I'm looking for
I am a seasoned Customer Success strategist with deep experience across SaaS lifecycles, from startups to public companies, focused on onboarding, renewals, upsells and enterprise relationships.
I have managed portfolios worth millions in ARR, created playbooks for partner launches, collaborated cross-functionally with Product and Engineering, and repeatedly delivered growth through land-and-expand strategies.
I lead teams, optimize onboarding and processes, and turn challenging clients into long-term, high-value partners by blending analytical rigor with pragmatic, client-focused solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Strategic Account Manager
Lightspeed
Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)
Managed highest-value retail accounts to retain, expand, and upsell, meeting or exceeding NRR targets and learning two product lines within one year to support product migration in 2025.
Technical Account Manager
Certn
Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year)
Serviced reseller and API clients on a new Partnerships team, managing a portfolio representing over $5M ARR, creating partner launch playbooks and driving upsells into existing accounts.
Partnerships Lead
Kitchen Hub
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 (11 months)
Consulted restaurant partners on 90-day launch strategies and digital acquisition tactics, driving channel growth of 30–40% and implementing land-and-expand processes for scalable expansion.
Owned a midmarket and enterprise restaurant portfolio exceeding $1M ARR, drove 15% YoY revenue growth, and secured multi-year renewals for 90% of the book during contract negotiations.
Executed land-and-expand strategies and collaborated with product and engineering to deliver feature enhancements, including adapting a waitlist product that improved client retention during COVID-19.
Enterprise Account Manager
Yelp WiFi
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 (1 year)
Joined the first enterprise team post-acquisition to manage and onboard enterprise accounts, conducted SQL-based reporting for clients and delivered regular business reviews to demonstrate value.
Director, Customer Success
RentMoola Payment Solutions
Jan 2015 - Jan 2017 (2 years)
Led Customer Success for mid-market and single-location clients across Canada and the USA, consistently achieving 10% MoM customer growth and building a scalable onboarding and support team.
Director, Customer Success
The Gift Network
Jan 2011 - Jan 2013 (2 years)
Onboarded and supported 300+ retailers across Canada, acted as product manager for the retailer portal, performed QA with developers, and created educational materials to improve adoption.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Western University
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology with coursework in foundational biological sciences and research methods.
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Location
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