OpenRouter
LLM router and marketplace
Customer Success Lead
Customer Success ManagerCustomer SuccessFull TimeRemoteTeam 1-10Since 2023H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
United States
Posted
135 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Manage a portfolio of customers directly. Build deep relationships with technical and business stakeholders.
• Analyze usage patterns and create custom LLM optimization strategies for each customer.
• Guide customers on model selection, routing strategies, and cost/quality/performance tradeoffs.
• Stay ahead of the LLM landscape and educate customers on emerging capabilities and providers.
• Navigate technical discussions with engineering teams and strategic conversations with business stakeholders, including C-level executives.
• Build CS foundation from scratch—define strategy, metrics (NRR, GRR, CSAT), customer segmentation, and scalable playbooks for onboarding, adoption, expansion, and renewals.
• Set up the CS tech stack and operational workflows. Establish early warning systems and health scoring.
• Partner with Sales on account transitions and expansion plays; collaborate with Product and Engineering to represent customer feedback and influence roadmap.
• Advocate for customer needs with Product and Engineering teams and influence the roadmap based on customer insights.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years in Customer Success with experience building or scaling a CS function.
- Strong retention and expansion track record.
- Hands-on approach - excited to be in the trenches with customers while building for scale.
- Proven builder - you've created CS processes, playbooks, and teams from scratch.
- Technical depth - fluent with APIs, can read code, and understand technical architectures.
- Deep LLM/AI knowledge - understand models, providers, capabilities, tradeoffs, and the evolving landscape.
- Hiring experience - you've successfully recruited and developed CS talent.
- You have executive presence and can engage with C-suite stakeholders and technical teams equally well.
- Nice to Have:
- First or second CS hire at a startup that scaled.
- Experience at API-first or AI infrastructure companies.
- Technical background (engineering, data science, solutions architecture).
- Experience with prompt engineering and LLM evaluation.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
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