Customer Success Manager V

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.

About the role:

Our Senior Strategic Customer Success Managers pick up where our Services team leaves off, working closely with Samsara’s largest, most complex customers to understand their operations and unique challenges, advising on how to leverage Samsara for their needs, and becoming their long-term partner. You will act as a transformation partner to your customers helping them to drive multi-year initiatives to transform their physical operations by driving executive alignment and influencing long-term customer roadmaps.

As the first person stepping into this role, you’ll partner closely with our Customer Outcomes leaders to build and define this role, including identifying and delivering content and processes that scale. Your role will be cross-functional in nature, working alongside other teams such as Product, Support, Sales and Finance, enabling you to experience multiple aspects of a fast-growing company from within.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area.

You should apply if:

You want to impact the industries that run our world: Every phone call you answer and every email you send can affect whether truck drivers deliver goods on time and without accidents, whether students get dropped off safely from school, or whether power gets restored quickly after a natural disaster.

You thrive the most when solving problems: Our constantly expanding technology and the complexities faced by our customers provide an exciting range of challenges for our Customer Success teams. With a growth mindset and a desire to learn, you will strategically partner with our customers to find unique solutions to help keep their operations safe, efficient, and sustainable.

You are a natural relationship builder: Whether the relationship is with our customers or with cross-functional teams in Samsara, you are in constant communication and collaboration with key stakeholders to win as a team.

You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. This Customer Success team is still shaping its future and you will have plenty of autonomy and opportunities to master your craft in a hyper growth environment.

You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by the best and brightest professionals out there.

In this role, you will:

Strategic customer leader supporting our largest and most complex customers, including global and strategic engagements across sectors

Be on the front-lines and ensure our customers increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of their operations with our IoT platform.

Compose joint success plans with customers, outlining their objectives, metrics, timelines, and effectively removing any barriers to achieving business value.

Orchestrate executive business reviews with our customers’ decision makers and our executive leadership where we look back at past successes and align on upcoming goals.

Conduct workshops with customers to understand their current operations and recommend workflow changes to get the most out of their Samsara products.

Deeply understand the Samsara platform’s capabilities and explain them to businesses of all types - field services, utilities, long-haul transportation, school buses, and many more.

Partners with cross-functional teams like Product, Support, Finance, etc. to drive progress on customer requests.

Build and scale this role’s capabilities.

Serve as a mentor to the wider Customer Success teams.

Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.

Minimum requirements for the role:

10+ years of work experience with most recent experience in a senior Strategic Customer Success, account management, or strategic consulting role

Experience supporting Enterprise SaaS and/or Fortune 500 companies

Strong priority management and high emotional intelligence; this is a demanding position with high internal visibility

Experience consulting customers on enterprise transformation programs with cross-functional stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to present to and influence C-level audiences.

Experience supporting or working with technical products

Solutions-oriented with strong problem solving skills

Proven track record of building trust, communicating effectively and driving change with a wide variety of stakeholders: executives, Product and Engineering leadership, day-to-day users of our software

Strong bias for action, the ability to think big, with insistence on high standards

Experience serving and supporting large-scale business solutions at Fortune 500 companies

Passion for going above and beyond the call of duty, taking initiative, and thriving in a fast-paced, change-heavy environment

Diplomacy, tact, and poise under pressure when working through customer issues

Thrives in an unstructured, fast-paced, and change-heavy environment

Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year institution

Customer travel is expected up to 25-40%.

An ideal candidate also has:

Deep industry expertise in physical operations and operational workflow redesign.

Experience designing customer value frameworks and multi-year operational transformation roadmaps.

Proficiency in advanced data analysis for value quantification and outcome measurement.

Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related discipline

Annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position is below and depends on your city of residence. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.

Annual OTE Salary

$125,902 — $190,440 USD

Total Rewards

At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.

Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.

Flexible Working

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who pr