Team Lead CSM

Job summary
Permanent contract
Paris
A few days at home
Salary: €60K to 75K
Skills & expertise
Leadership
Operational efficiency
Analytical thinking

Licorne Society
Licorne Society

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The position

Job description

As they grow, they are looking for a Customer Success Lead to strengthen their operations, drive customer value, and build a high-performing CS team.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

As a Customer Success Lead, you will own the post-onboarding customer experience, from adoption to retention and expansion.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining:

  • execution & strategic account management

  • team performance

  • operational structuring for scalable operations

Your goal is to maximize NRR, reduce churn, and scale Customer Success operations.

What you’ll be responsible for

💼 40% – Managing strategic accounts (hands-on)

  • Own a portfolio of key strategic customers (KAM/CSM role)

  • Monitor account health (usage, adoption, renewals, upsell opportunities)

  • Lead complex situations and escalations

  • Drive customer value and long-term retention

👥 40% – Leading and coaching the CS team

  • Manage, coach, and develop a team of CSMs

  • Set clear objectives and track team performance

  • Run regular rituals (1:1s, reviews, team syncs)

  • Support CSMs on complex accounts and strategic deals

  • Foster a strong customer-centric and performance-driven culture

⚙️ 20% – Structuring and scaling CS operations

  • Build and improve Customer Success processes (playbooks, QBRs, churn prevention)

  • Optimize tools and workflows (CRM, support, analytics)

  • Drive operational excellence and scalability

  • Contribute to cross-team initiatives (Product, Sales, Marketing)


Preferred experience

You’ll be a great fit if you are:

  • 5+ years in Customer Success / Account Management (B2B SaaS)

  • Proven experience managing a CS team (5+ people)

  • Strong ownership of CS KPIs (NRR, churn, adoption…)

  • Operational excellence and ability to structure processes

  • Strong business mindset (impact-driven, results-oriented)

  • French & English fluent

  • Other languages are a plus

Nice to Have

  • Experience in a fast-growing SaaS environment

  • Analytical / data-driven mindset

  • Experience with tools, integrations, or APIs

  • TravelTech industry knowledge

Perks & Benefits

  • Salary package of €60–75K.

  • Annual bonus of 1% of total revenue redistributed.

  • A key role with direct impact on growth and retention

  • Real opportunities to grow (Head of CS, Ops, COO, etc.)

  • A profitable, fast-growing startup (+80–100% y/y), self-funded (bootstrapped).

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