Deadline : 01 Feb, 2026
DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.
We are looking for a Director of Customer Success, who will be responsible to retain and grow existing customers by building a value based relationship with them.
As the Director of Customer Success, you will play a pivotal role in our leadership team, combining your expertise in customer success with a strong background in sales. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty while identifying opportunities for growth and sales. You will lead a dynamic team of customer success professionals, fostering strong relationships with our clients and contributing to our revenue growth through upselling and cross-selling initiatives.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Customer Success Management: Develop and implement strategies to increase product adoption, customer loyalty and retention and enhance customer satisfaction while actively setting and contributing to churn reduction tactics.
- Strategic Planning: Align customer success strategies with overall business goals, contributing to revenue growth and customer base expansion.
- Team Leadership and Development: Recruit, mentor, and manage a customer success team, promoting a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Sales Integration: Utilize your sales experience to identify and capitalize on upselling and cross-selling opportunities within the existing customer base.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with sales, marketing, and product to create and optimize the upsell and cross-sell strategies deployed by the CS team.
- Customer Relationship Management: Coach CS team to establish and maintain strong relationships with key clients, understanding their needs, and ensuring they receive exceptional service.
- Analytics and Feedback: Utilize data and customer feedback to improve service delivery, customer engagement, and satisfaction levels.
- Process Optimization: Continuously review and optimize customer success processes and practices for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Compensation: Draft, implement and optimize compensation plan for the CS team with the goal of encouraging productivity and performance and rewarding customer-goal and business-goal achievement.
- Reporting and Communication: Regularly report on customer success metrics and insights to the leadership team, informing strategic decisions.
What We’ll Expect From You:
- Proven experience in customer success, with a background in sales, preferably in a SaaS or technology-related industry.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with a customer-first mindset.
- Strong analytical abilities and experience using data to inform decisions and strategies.
- Proven track record of achieving or exceeding retention and sales targets.
- Exceptional communication and team management skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; a Master’s degree is a plus.
To apply for this job please visit www.digitalocean.com.