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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