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Customer Success Manager, Director

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In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
171K-298K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
171K-298K Annually
Senior level
The Customer Success Manager, Director ensures optimal platform use within Salesforce by leading internal strategy, mitigating risks, and managing executive engagement during critical incidents.
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About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Experience

The Customer Success Manager, Director is part of our Customer Success Group — a team of trusted partners who help Salesforce's own internal organizations get the most out of our platform. As Customer Zero, we hold ourselves to the same standard we set for our customers, and this role is at the center of that mission.

We are looking for a strategic leader to serve as a dedicated partner to Salesforce's most complex internal business units. You won't manage external accounts — instead, you'll drive platform success from the inside, ensuring our own teams operate at maximum scale and innovation. This role is based in San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle, Indianapolis, or Chicago.
 

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Drive a holistic success strategy that aligns internal platform investments with long-term business objectives, quantifying ROI and translating technical milestones into executive-level impact stories.
Build trusted relationships with internal executive teams to proactively identify and mitigate strategic risks, ensuring platform stability and sustained growth.
Orchestrate cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment, elevating how Salesforce operates as Customer Zero and setting the standard for internal excellence.
Serve as the primary subject matter expert during critical incidents, coordinating communications and executive engagement to drive rapid resolution with minimal business disruption.
 

You're Our Person If...

You have 7+ years of experience in Customer Success, strategic consulting, or SaaS platform leadership, with a track record of influencing at the executive level.
You can analyze complex technical concepts and translate them into clear business terms — and vice versa — for both internal partners and senior stakeholders.
You have experience supporting enterprise-scale Sales Cloud or Service Cloud deployments, with deep knowledge of architecture, advanced capabilities like Agentforce, and ecosystem integrations.
You've led cross-functional teams through ambiguous, high-stakes situations and delivered results with urgency.
 

Even Better If...

You've spoken at Dreamforce or led thought leadership on sales or service transformation topics.
You have experience with large-scale global Sales Cloud or Service Cloud transformations (thousands of users, omni-channel, complex telephony).
You've participated in Salesforce beta programs or customer advisory boards.
You have a deep understanding of AI-powered selling and Agentforce capabilities.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

Accommodations

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Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $171,200 - $273,000 annually There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. In California and New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range for this role in those locations is $205,800 - $298,400 per year. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

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