Manager of Customer Success - DACH

At Trustpilot, we're on an incredible journey. We're a profitable, high-growth FTSE-250 company with a big vision: to become the universal symbol of trust. We run the world's largest independent consumer review platform, and while we've come a long way, there's still so much exciting work to do. Come join us at the heart of trust!

As a Manager, Customer Success, you lead a team of Customer Success Managers who own customer value, adoption, and retention across our DACH market.

Your primary focus is ensuring customers achieve measurable success and remain long-term advocates for Trustpilot.

You are accountable for the team’s customer outcomes - driving Business Adoption, high Gross Renewal Rates (GRR) and Net Promoter Scores (NPS) through strong coaching, operational excellence, and cross-functional alignment with Account Management, Product, and Marketing.

What you'll do:

• Lead and develop a team of Customer Success Managers to deliver exceptional onboarding, adoption, and customer outcomes. Foster a culture of ownership, empathy, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure the team proactively manages customer health and achieves high GRR and NPS results. Track and address risk indicators early to minimize churn.
• Embed consistent processes for onboarding, success planning, and account reviews. Maintain accurate health and activity data in Salesforce.
• Partner with Account Management on renewals and expansions; with Marketing on customer advocacy and case studies; and with Product on Voice of the Customer feedback.
• Leverage customer data and dashboards to identify trends, measure impact, and communicate progress to leadership.
• Recruit, onboard, and coach high-performing Customer Success Managers. Set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and create opportunities for growth.
• Champion the customer internally — ensuring product, process, and policy decisions are made with the customer impact in mind.

What you’ll bring:

• Fluency in both German and English
• Experience leading a Customer Success or post-sales team in a SaaS or technology environment.
• Proven success driving customer adoption, satisfaction, and retention at scale.
• Deep understanding of customer lifecycle management and success planning frameworks.
• Strong data literacy and ability to interpret customer health metrics and operational KPIs.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to align cross-functional stakeholders around customer outcomes.
• Experience using CRM and Customer Success tools (Salesforce, Gainsight, ChurnZero or similar).
• Empathetic, organized, and commercially minded leader who builds trust and drives accountability

What's in it for you:

• Tailored leadership development programs, including workshops, coaching, and feedback sessions to enhance your skills.
• Career development opportunities with a clear path for progression and access to our in-house enablement team.
• Flexible working model: Hybrid working setup with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
• A lucrative commission structure, annual company bonus
• 28 days annual leave plus 2 additional paid volunteering days to support causes you’re passionate about.
• Monthly benefits including a health cover allowance of €50 and a benefit-in-kind allowance of €44 for expenses like gym memberships, travel, or private healthcare.
• Access to well-being resources, including the Headspace app and other initiatives to support your mental health.

Still unsure?

We want everyone to feel welcome at Trustpilot. We’re excited to hear about your experiences and how you can help us create a great culture for our team. So don’t worry if you don’t tick every single box - we’d still love to hear from you!

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About us

 

Trustpilot began in 2007 with a simple yet powerful idea that is more relevant today than ever — to be the universal symbol of trust, bringing consumers and businesses together through reviews. Trustpilot is open, independent, and impartial — we help consumers make the right choices and businesses to build trust, grow and improve.

Today, we have more than 300 million reviews and 64 million monthly active users on average across the globe, with 140 billion annual Trustbox impressions, an