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Customer Success Manager

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Customer Success Manager

Los Angeles, CA

About the job Customer Success Manager We are looking for a customer success manager who can provide ongoing support to our clients and network with them. The candidate should be able to contribute ...

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Customer Success Manager

Philadelphia, PA · Hybrid

$89K - $148K/yr

Customer Success Manager (CSM) Location: Philadelphia, PA/ Houston, TX Employment Type: Full time (Hybrid -2-3 days onsite) Customer Success Managers (CSM) are the customer's primary contact to help ...

Trak Group

Customer Success Manager

Mason, OH · Hybrid

Customer Success Manager Setting/Hours: Hybrid - Flexible Remote | 8am-5pm Join trak group in partnering with a growing client in Mason, Ohio that's expanding its Shared Services team. Overview: We ...

Aveva

Customer Success Manager

Houston, TX · Hybrid

$89K - $148K/yr

Customer Success Manager (CSM) Location: Philadelphia, PA/ Houston, TX Employment Type: Full time (Hybrid -2-3 days onsite) Customer Success Managers (CSM) are the customer's primary contact to help ...

Revvo

Customer Success Manager

San Mateo, CA

Customer Success Manager Location: San Mateo, California Employment Type: Full Time As a Customer Success Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring that our customers are getting value and ...

Bee Genius

Customer Success Manager

Oakland, CA

$70K - $100K/yr

Customer Success Manager Oakland, CA Join the team that's building the future of work, today. At Bee Genius, we thrive on innovation and pushing the boundaries -- and we are pushing the boundaries of ...

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How much do principal customer success manager jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 15, 2026, the average yearly pay for principal customer success manager in the United States is $83,064.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $59,500.00 and $99,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Principal Customer Success Manager?

A Principal Customer Success Manager is a senior-level professional responsible for ensuring that key clients achieve their desired outcomes while using a company's products or services. They act as a strategic advisor, building long-term relationships with clients, identifying opportunities for value, and helping to resolve any issues. Principal Customer Success Managers often lead complex accounts, mentor junior team members, and collaborate with sales, support, and product teams to drive customer satisfaction and retention.

What is the difference between Principal Customer Success Manager vs Customer Success Manager?

AspectPrincipal Customer Success ManagerCustomer Success Manager
CredentialsTypically requires extensive experience in customer success, industry-specific knowledge, and often leadership skillsRequires relevant experience in customer success, communication skills, and industry knowledge
Work EnvironmentStrategic, leadership-focused, often involved in high-level client relationships and account growthOperational, client-facing, focused on onboarding, support, and retention
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in SaaS, tech, and enterprise companies for senior customer success rolesCommon across various industries including SaaS, tech, and services for frontline customer success roles

The Principal Customer Success Manager typically holds a senior, strategic role focused on high-value clients and account growth, requiring more experience and leadership skills. In contrast, a Customer Success Manager handles day-to-day client interactions, onboarding, and retention. Both roles are vital but differ in scope and responsibilities.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Principal Customer Success Manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Principal Customer Success Manager, you need extensive experience in customer relationship management, deep product knowledge, and a track record of driving customer outcomes, often supported by a bachelor's degree or higher. Familiarity with Customer Success platforms like Gainsight or Salesforce, as well as certifications such as Certified Customer Success Manager (CCSM), are typically required. Exceptional communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities help you build trust and advocate for customer needs. These skills are crucial for ensuring customer satisfaction, retention, and long-term business growth.

How does a Principal Customer Success Manager typically collaborate with other departments to drive customer outcomes?

A Principal Customer Success Manager often acts as a strategic partner, working closely with Sales, Product, and Support teams to ensure customer objectives are achieved. They regularly coordinate cross-functional meetings to address customer feedback, align on product enhancements, and resolve complex issues. This collaborative approach not only helps build stronger customer relationships but also supports ongoing product innovation and customer retention. Effective communication and stakeholder management are key skills needed to successfully navigate these collaborative efforts.
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Sr. Principal Customer Success Manager, PubSector - DC

Sr. Principal Customer Success Manager, PubSector - DC

PagerDuty

Washington, DC • Remote

$112K - $154K/yr

Full-time

Retirement, PTO

Posted 6 days ago

Job description

PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) is a leader in Digital Operations Management. In an always-on world, organizations of all sizes trust PagerDuty to help them deliver a perfect digital experience to their customers, every time. Teams use PagerDuty to identify issues and opportunities in real time and bring together the right people to fix problems faster and prevent them in the future. Over 13,000 organizations (including 60 of Fortune 100) rely on PagerDuty to succeed with Digital Transformation, Cloud Migration, and DevOps Modernization. Notable customers include GE, Cisco, Genentech, Electronic Arts, Cox Automotive, Netflix, Shopify, Zoom, DoorDash, Lululemon and more. We are expanding rapidly as a platform for Digital Operations Management using AI/ML and Automation and growing our adoption by Development, IT, Customer Service, Security, and other teams across the organization.

The Senior Principal Customer Success Manager is aligned at the customers' key stakeholder level, building and fostering strong relationships to help customers accelerate their digital journey. The ideal candidate possesses the below qualifications and is willing to travel up to 25% of their time for in-person customer meetings. Customer Success Managers are working directly with customers that can vary in their market segment, size, solution complexity and life cycle, depending on the customers needs.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and foster executive-level trusted advisor relationships with the customers’ IT, Engineering and Support organizations.
  • Demonstrates hands-on PagerDuty Product knowledge by applying it to the customer's business priorities.
  • Guide a customer on process, people and change management best practices to drive customers adoption of real time operations.
  • Proactively identify risks to the customer achieving their stated business goals and work with the sales team to build a risk mitigation plan.
  • Produce and execute a comprehensive adoption path of PagerDuty products, showing the current state, target future state with timeline.
  • Deliver business value and innovation to a customer’s business by understanding the customers’ opportunity to reduce cost and drive growth.
  • When appropriate, recommend additional expert services needed to drive success.
  • Proactively communicate technical product changes, degradations, outages, end of life and other relevant updates.
  • Represent the voice of the customer to inform our sales process or product roadmap.
  • Lead the cross functional post sales team at PagerDuty, delivering a seamless experience on behalf of the customer.
  • Prepare and facilitate business review meetings, training sessions, webinars, demos, and other strategic and supportive interactions.
  • Predict and forecast risk, renewal and expansion within the customer portfolio.

Basic Qualifications:

  • 8-10 years of relevant customer-facing experience and a demonstrated track record of success
  • Proficiency in developing comprehensive business value ROI models, with an ability to drive strategic decision-making and deliver tangible results
  • In-depth expertise in the Public Sector and SaaS business models, including a strong understanding of market trends, competitive landscapes, and customer needs
  • Strong understanding of IT enterprise architecture, DevOps principles and modern IT monitoring 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong consulting skills and proven results working as a trusted advisor to drive business value for customers.
  • Knowledge of PagerDuty products and platform features/capabilities 
  • Thrive in a collaborative fast pace environment and as a part of a results oriented team.
  • Ability to drive effective and influencing conversations at the C-level; facilitation of difficult discussions and adept at handling objections.
  • Worked in a DevOps environment or with a company going through a transition to DevOps.

The base salary range for this position is $112,000 - $154,900 USD. This role may also be eligible for bonus, commission, equity, and/or benefits.

Our base salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range, which is subject to change based on primary work location, reflects the minimum and maximum base salary we expect to pay newly hired employees for the position. Within the range, we determine pay for an individual based on a number of factors including market location, job-related knowledge, skills/competencies and experience.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific offerings for this role, as well as the salary range for your primary work location during the hiring process.

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Where we work

PagerDuty operates a hybrid work model with offices in 8 major cities: Atlanta, Lisbon, London, San Francisco, Santiago, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto. While we offer flexibility within our established locations, we cannot employ candidates residing in:

Location restrictions:
Australia: Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Canada: Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
United States: Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming
Candidates must reside in an eligible location, which vary by role.

How we work

Our values guide how we support customers, collaborate with colleagues, develop products, and foster a culture of belonging. They define not just our actions, but what it means to be Dutonian.

People Leaders at PagerDuty are responsible for creating high performance environments that drive accountability. PagerDuty has four key dimensions that define our Leadership Impact: Lead Self, Lead the Team, Lead the Business, and Lead the Future. Each dimension has three associated competencies to give leaders a shared language for guiding their development, career, promotion, and succession planning discussions. Our Manager Expectations serve as a practical guide for managers to understand their responsibilities, prioritize their efforts, and drive engagement and performance.

What we offer

As a global organization, our total rewards approach is competitive with industry standards and aligned with local laws and regulations. Learn more, including country-specific offerings, on our benefits site.

Your package may include:

  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive benefits package 
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Company equity*
  • ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Program)*
  • Retirement or pension plan*
  • Generous paid vacation time
  • Paid holidays and sick leave
  • Dutonian Wellness Days & HibernationDuty - companywide paid days off in addition to PTO
  • Paid parental leave: 22 weeks for pregnant parent, 12 weeks for non-pregnant parent (some countries have longer leave standards and we comply with local laws)*
  • Paid volunteer time off: 20 hours per year
  • Company-wide hack weeks
  • Mental wellness programs

*Eligibility may vary by role, region, and tenure

About PagerDuty

PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD) is a global leader in digital operations management. The PagerDuty Operations Cloud is an AI-powered platform that empowers business resilience and drives operational efficiency for enterprises. With a generative AI assistant at its core, PagerDuty empowers teams to detect and resolve issues in real time, orchestrate complex workflows, and drive continuous improvement across their digital operations. Trusted by nearly half of both the Fortune 500 and the Forbes AI 50, as well as approximately two-thirds of the Fortune 100, PagerDuty is essential for delivering always-on digital experiences to modern businesses

PagerDuty is Great Place to Work-certified™, a Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials, a Fortune Best Medium Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace in Technology, and a top rated product on TrustRadius and G2. 

Go behind-the-scenes on our careers site and @pagerduty on Instagram.

Additional Information

PagerDuty is an equal opportunity employer. PagerDuty does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or disability status. Your privacy is important to us. By submitting an application, you confirm that you have read and understand PagerDuty's Privacy Policy.

PagerDuty is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application process. Should you require accommodation, please email accommodation@pagerduty.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

PagerDuty uses the E-Verify employment verification program.

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