Manager, Customer Success Manager

About Ping Identity:

At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise. We call this digital freedom. And it's not just something we provide our customers. It's something that inspires our company. People don't come here to join a culture that's built on digital freedom. They come to cultivate it.

Our intelligent, cloud identity platform lets people shop, work, bank, and interact wherever and however they want. Without friction. Without fear.

While protecting digital identities is at the core of our technology, protecting individual identities is at the core of our culture. We champion every identity. One of our core values, Respect Individuality, reminds us to celebrate differences so you are empowered to bring your authentic self to work.

We're headquartered in Denver, Colorado and we have offices and employees around the globe. We serve the largest, most demanding enterprises worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100. At Ping Identity, we're changing the way people and businesses think about cybersecurity, digital experiences, and identity and access management.

Role Summary

The Manager of Customer Success leads a team of Customer Success professionals responsible for driving adoption, value realization, renewal, and expansion across a defined customer portfolio. This leader sets clear expectations, builds scalable processes, and partners cross‑functionally (Sales, Renewals, Support, Product, Professional Services) to deliver predictable customer outcomes and protect recurring revenue (ARR).

You will be accountable for the performance, development, and engagement of your team, ensuring they execute consistently against customer journeys, playbooks, and KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Customer Outcomes & Revenue

Own renewal, churn, and expansion outcomes for the team’s book of business, in partnership with Sales and Renewals.

Ensure CSMs build and maintain strategic success plans for priority accounts, with clear business outcomes, owners, and timelines.

Oversee delivery of the annual department KPIs targets for the assigned regions under management.

Proactively identify at‑risk customers, ensure CSMs build and deliver save plans, and drive cross‑functional mitigation actions.

Use data (segmentation, health scores, product usage, NPS/CSAT, support signals) to prioritize focus and interventions across the portfolio.

2. Team Leadership & People Management

Recruit, onboard, and develop a high‑performing Customer Success team aligned to company values.

Set clear goals and expectations (KPIs, behaviours), and run a consistent rhythm of 1:1s, coaching, and performance reviews.

Build strong career development plans for each team member, including skills, certifications, and stretch assignments.

Model and reinforce a culture that is customer‑obsessed, data‑driven, collaborative, and accountable.

Address performance issues early with clear feedback, support, and