Senior Director, Customer Success Management

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Dublin, Ireland

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Director of Customer Success to lead their Dublin-based Signature Success organization across EMEA. This executive leadership role will oversee customer retention, success plan renewals, portfolio expansion, and overall value realization for enterprise customers. The role involves scaling a high-performing organization, building cross-functional partnerships, and driving operational excellence and customer adoption. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of leadership experience in Customer Success within SaaS/Cloud environments, a proven track record in driving retention and growth, and strong executive presence. Familiarity with AI/LLM technology frameworks is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and scale a high-performing Customer Success organization, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and results-oriented culture.
  2. Develop and execute customer success strategies that increase retention, drive renewals, and expand Net Revenue Retention (NRR).
  3. Serve as a executive sponsor and key escalation point for strategic enterprise customer relationships.
  4. Drive modern service strategies, combining human-led expertise with AI-driven capabilities to deliver proactive customer value at scale.
  5. Maintain deep alignment with Salesforce platform capabilities, data strategies, and emerging technologies (including AI/LLM integration).

Skills

Required

  • Customer Success leadership
  • SaaS/Cloud enterprise client management
  • Team leadership (50+ members)
  • Customer retention strategies
  • Account growth strategies
  • Executive stakeholder management
  • Negotiation and influence
  • Technical comprehension (cloud platforms, enterprise architecture, data strategies)
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

  • Consumption-based business models
  • Hyperscaler ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • AI/LLM technology frameworks
  • Global System Integrator (GSI) partnerships
  • Managing geographically distributed teams

What the JD emphasized

  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience
  • Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale organizations (managing teams of 50+ members, including Director-level leaders).
  • Proven track record driving customer retention, contract renewals, account growth, and value adoption in complex global environments.