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Zac Brown

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Customer Success leader at Payscale who transformed post-sales operations and helped improve gross revenue retention from 80% to 90%.

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At Payscale, I led Customer Success transformation across a $210M ARR organization, contributing to a 10-percentage-point improvement in gross revenue retention. I also launched a Customer Success Qualified Lead program that generated more than $2M in qualified expansion opportunities during its first six months.

I reworked the post-sales operating model, modernized customer health and risk operations, and established Payscale's first Customer Advisory Board. Earlier, at HBO, I led account management for strategic digital distribution partnerships; at Booking.com, I managed hotel partnerships representing approximately $250M in annual sales.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Director, Customer Success

Jul 2025 - Oct 2026 (1 year 3 months)

Led a Customer Success organization of four direct-report managers and eight strategic and named-account CSMs, overseeing ~40 CSMs across enterprise, strategic, and named segments, supporting $210M in ARR and 5,000 customers. Drove a comprehensive Customer Success transformation contributing to a 10-percentage-point improvement in GRR, from 80% to 90% over 18 months.

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Senior Manager, Strategic Customer Success

Dec 2024 - Jul 2025 (7 months)

Expanded into leader-of-leaders responsibility, managing CS managers and driving strategic improvements across retention, forecasting, customer risk, and team performance. Established the foundation for proactive customer health and risk management, enabling earlier identification of at-risk accounts and clearer accountability for mitigation.

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Manager, Enterprise Customer Success

Aug 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 4 months)

Led and developed a team of Enterprise CSMs responsible for strategic customer relationships, adoption, executive engagement, retention, and expansion opportunities across complex enterprise accounts. Established structured Voice of Customer feedback loops to surface customer sentiment, product friction, and adoption barriers.

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Senior Enterprise Customer Success Manager

May 2018 - Aug 2022 (4 years 3 months)

Owned the full customer lifecycle across an enterprise portfolio exceeding $5M in ARR, including adoption, executive relationships, renewals, and expansion; achieved 100%+ quota attainment every quarter during tenure. Partnered with Sales on cross-sell and upsell opportunities, contributing more than $5M in additional revenue.

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Manager, Account Management

HBO

Apr 2017 - Apr 2018 (1 year)

Led an Account Management team overseeing strategic digital distribution partnerships with Amazon, Microsoft, and Hulu, representing more than $1B in combined annual partner revenue. Directed partner account strategy and commercial execution, identifying growth opportunities and strengthening relationships across major technology and streaming platforms.

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Key Account Manager

Booking.com

Jun 2013 - Apr 2017 (3 years 10 months)

Managed strategic hotel partnerships representing approximately $250M in annual sales, building relationships with business owners and hospitality leaders to drive revenue growth, optimize inventory, and improve partner performance. Negotiated commercial agreements and developed revenue, inventory, and marketing strategies with senior executives and global hospitality brands.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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Washington State University

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a focus on Hospitality Business Management and a minor in Economics.

FA

Florence University of the Arts

Study Abroad, International Business

Study abroad program focusing on International Business and Italian Language & Culture.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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