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XILO

Head of Customer Success

XILO, Carlsbad, California, United States, 92002

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Head of Customer Success Team:

Customer Success & Implementation

Reports to:

CEO

About XILO XILO is a fast-growing Vertical AI company transforming how insurance brokers, banks, and credit unions automate their operations. We provide a modern workflow automation platform that powers quoting, marketing, and sales for the insurance industry. Backed by

Altos Ventures ($10B+ AUM)

and other top-tier investors, XILO is entering a rapid scale phase post-Series A. Our mission is to set the standard for product and customer experience in the insurance industry.

We live by our values:

Fast, Accountability, Customer-Centric, Trust, and Standing Out (FACTS) , and we’re building a high-performing team that reflects them.

About the Role We’re looking for a

Head of Customer Success

to scale and mature our post-sales organization, spanning implementation, support, and account management. This leader’s first and most critical mission will be to

perfect our product delivery experience , ensuring implementations run with the precision, consistency, and polish of a

Michelin star restaurant service . Once delivery excellence is achieved, they will evolve the organization’s focus toward

high-efficiency post-live operations

and ultimately establish a

commercial success motion

that drives customer expansion and upsell.

The ideal candidate has

scaled

a customer success function within a

B2B vertical SaaS

company serving mid-market clients ($20k–$60k ACVs, 50+ new accounts per month). They thrive in fast-paced environments, are data-driven, and excel at balancing operational rigor with commercial instincts.

Key Responsibilities

Scale and operationalize

Customer Success, Implementation, and Support to handle growing mid-market volume efficiently.

Coach and develop

a team of 7–10 managers and ICs; foster a culture of accountability, learning, and performance.

Partner cross-functionally

with Sales, Product, and Partnerships to ensure seamless customer transitions and scalable implementations.

Optimize onboarding

by reducing time-to-live and increasing customer satisfaction (CSAT) and adoption metrics.

Build expansion motion

post-onboarding to identify upsell/cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.

Implement data-driven operations

using Salesforce (or similar) to track retention, health scores, and churn signals.

Drive retention metrics:

achieve 90%+ gross and 120%+ net revenue retention.

Attract, hire, and retain

high-caliber CS and Implementation talent as the team scales.

Who You Are

8–12 years of

Customer Success or Post-Sales leadership

experience in

B2B SaaS , ideally

Vertical SaaS

or workflow automation products.

Experience

scaling

(not just building) a CS function during Series B–D growth.

Proven track record of improving post-implementation retention and expansion metrics.

Experience managing

technical, implementation-heavy

products that require customer configuration or integration.

Comfortable working across

partnership-driven implementations

with complex customer ecosystems.

Strong people leader with experience managing managers and teams of 7–10+ direct reports within orgs of 50+.

Skilled operator: able to run CS operations through data, systems, and scalable processes.

Commercially minded: understands how to align post-sales experience with upsell and revenue outcomes.

Hands‑on and player‑coach mentality; thrives in a high‑growth, dynamic environment.

Experience in Series B–D stage companies (not late‑stage or public).

Bonus Points For

Experience in

insurance technology

or other regulated vertical SaaS industries.

Experience working with

AI‑driven

or

workflow automation

products.

Why Join XILO

Be a

founding post-Series A leader

shaping how XILO scales customer success for the insurance industry.

Own retention and expansion outcomes that directly drive company growth.

Work alongside a visionary team and top-tier investors.

Competitive total rewards package with strong equity upside.

A culture that values

ownership, growth, and customer obsession .

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