CA and US onlyCaptivateIQ is transforming the way companies plan, manage, and optimize sales performance. We started by revolutionizing incentive compensation management, and now we're expanding our platform to solve broader sales planning challenges. Recognized by industry analysts like Forrester and G2 and backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia, ICONIQ, Accel, and Sapphire Ventures, we empower high-growth companies like Netflix, Figma, and Stripe with the flexibility and insights needed to drive revenue performance.
Join a talented, fast-growing team committed to solving some of the most complex and impactful problems in sales performance management.
About the Role
We’re looking for a strategic and experienced Principal Customer Success Manager to serve as the trusted advisor to our largest and most complex global customers (typically 2,000+ employees and multi-million-dollar compensation programs).
As an Enterprise CSM, you’ll own the full customer lifecycle — from onboarding and adoption through renewal and expansion. You’ll work cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Support, and Professional Services to align on business outcomes and influence product development with real-time feedback. You’ll partner with senior and executive stakeholders, utilizing structured planning to help them achieve long-term success.
Job Location
The candidate selected for this opportunity must reside near one of the following locations:
Hybrid (in-office 3 days per week)
- Austin, TX
Remote
- Raleigh, NC
- Nashville, TN
- Toronto, Canada
Strategic Partnership & Value Responsibilities
- Build and execute multi-quarter success plans that directly link platform use cases and adoption milestones to measurable, quantifiable value for the customer.
- Partner with executive stakeholders (C-suite, Finance, RevOps, HR, Sales) to align CaptivateIQ to their strategic initiatives and compensation strategy.
- Lead business reviews and strategic planning sessions that tell a data-driven value story and influence renewal and expansion decisions.
- Proactively manage and mitigate churn risk, surfacing solutions and driving alignment across internal teams (Product, Engineering, and Services), external stakeholders, and leadership levels.
Enterprise Relationship Management Responsibilities
- Develop multi-threaded relationships across global and cross-functional customer teams - from compensation admins to CROs and CFOs.
- Serve as a trusted advisor who can bridge business and technical discussions, guiding customers through complex workflows and integrations.
Technical and Domain Expertise Responsibilities
- Develop a deep understanding of CaptivateIQ’s platform to advise on best practices and guide customers through complex scenarios.
- Build domain expertise in incentive compensation and sales performance management, developing a point of view to act as a true strategic partner to customers.
- Partner with Product and Engineering to advocate for customer needs through structured voice-of-customer insights.
Commercial Acumen Responsibilities
- Own full accountability for customer retention, expansion, and forecast accuracy within your portfolio, balancing customer advocacy with business objectives.
- Negotiate and influence renewals and upsells that balance customer advocacy with business objectives.
- Collaborate with Account Directors and leadership on renewal and expansion strategy, building business cases that link customer value to commercial impact.
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive experience in Customer Success or Account Management within a B2B SaaS; at least 3+ years managing large enterprise-level accounts ($100K+ ARR)
- Proven success driving measurable customer outcomes, renewals, and expansions within large, global organizations.
- Strong executive presence and consultative storytelling skills - able to frame technical and financial narratives for C-suite audiences (CFO, CRO, or RevOps) and senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated technical curiosity and comfort engaging on product architecture, integrations, and workflow automation (you don’t need to code, but you lean in to understand).
- Proficiency with account planning, forecasting, and value realization frameworks.
- Bonus: experience in Sales Performance Management, Incentive Compensation, or RevOps technology.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare: 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision for all FTEs, with roughly 75% coverage for dependents.
- Flexible Time Off: Flexible vacation days plus quarterly mental health days to ensure you have the space to recharge.
- Annual Stipends: Dedicated funds for your professional development and caretaking needs.
- Work Anniversary Bonuses: Annual bonuses to celebrate your milestones and contributions to the CaptivateIQ team that grow as your tenure does.
- Retirement Savings (US-Only): A 401(k) plan to help you invest in and secure your future.
- Premium Tools: The latest Apple hardware to empower you to do your best work.
- Inclusive Community: Active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that celebrate shared identities and support our DEI goals by fostering an environment where diverse talent thrives.
Notice for Prospective Candidates
- Only emails from @captivateiq.com should be trusted.
- Attempt to correspond with a candidate using a free web-based account, such as an email address that ends in @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @hotmail.com, etc.
- Make an offer of employment without conducting multiple rounds of interviews face-to-face using secure video-conferencing technology.
- Ask candidates to cash checks to buy equipment on behalf of CaptivateIQ.
- Ask candidates to make a payment in order to be considered for a position.
- Make early requests for candidates' personal information such as date of birth, passport details, credit card numbers, bank details and social security number, etc.
- Please note that we’ll only ask for more sensitive personal information in connection with background checks after an offer is made.
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