VP of Customer Success

Forerunner • Portland, ME

6h

About The Position

We are seeking a Vice President of Customer Success to lead and evolve our post-sales organization at a pivotal stage of growth.
Reporting to the COO, this leader will own the strategy, performance, and long-term vision of Customer Success. You will shape how Forerunner delivers value to customers, ensuring durable retention, measurable outcomes, and deep institutional partnerships with the communities we serve.
This role sits at the intersection of revenue, product, and customer impact. You will bring executive-level leadership to a high-performing team, elevate operational rigor, and drive alignment across Sales, Product, and Engineering.
As we scale, Customer Success must evolve from a strong foundation into a durable, predictable engine. You will lead that transformation.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading Customer Success in a SaaS environment
• A track record of scaling teams and building retention-focused operating models
• Experience serving complex, regulated, or public-sector customers (GovTech strongly preferred; adjacent sectors such as EdTech or civic technology relevant)
• Strong executive presence and cross-functional influence
• Comfort operating in dynamic, high-growth environments
• A leadership style that balances accountability with warmth and partnership
• You understand that in public-sector software, long-term trust and steady execution matter as much as growth.

Responsibilities

• Customer Value & Retention Strategy
• Define and execute the long-term Customer Success strategy
• Own gross and net revenue retention, churn, and customer health
• Ensure customers achieve sustained, measurable value from Forerunner
• Build the systems and frameworks that create predictability at scale
• Organizational Leadership
• Lead and develop a growing Customer Success organization
• Establish clear performance standards, segmentation strategies, and operating rhythms
• Create an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Scale leadership capacity within the team
• Executive Cross-Functional Alignment
• Serve as the executive voice of the customer across the company
• Partner with Sales to align on renewals, expansion strategy, and long-term account planning
• Influence Product and Engineering through clear articulation of customer needs and outcomes
• Navigate cross-functional priorities with diplomacy and strategic clarity
• Strategic Customer Partnership
• Maintain executive relationships with key customers
• Guide complex escalations and high-stakes conversations
• Reinforce Forerunner’s position as a long-term, trusted partner to public-sector institutions

Benefits

• health/vision/dental coverage
• a 401k plan
• one expensed lunch per week
• quarterly wellness reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed