Customer Success Manager

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Leverage AI and automation to enhance customer engagement and optimize merchant outcomes as a vital strategic partner in their success.

InterPayments is a San Francisco, CA-based, FinTech SaaS company sitting at the exciting intersection of payments and data intelligence. Our Mission is to empower merchants and the software vendors they use to lower payment processing costs. We create innovative data services that Fortune 1000 companies rely upon to lower fees by putting payments in competition on every swipe.  

We empower dedicated team-first individuals who are driven to solve problems to foster innovation, perform at their highest potential, and make a meaningful impact - while creating meaningful relationships along the way.

Role Overview

As a Customer Success Account Manager, you will own ongoing merchant relationships after implementation, serving as a trusted advisor and strategic partner. You will drive quarterly business reviews (QBRs), ensure fee recovery optimization, manage recertification processes with Systems Integrations, collect case studies and lead efforts to renew and expand merchant accounts while minimizing churn. The role begins with a structured relationship handoff from our Professional Services team, including direct involvement in customer implementations, so you can learn solution details and individual merchant personalities.

You’ll leverage AI and automation to streamline processes, create actionable reporting, and proactively drive customer outcomes. From building robust account management processes from the ground up, to leading the renewal process and contributing to case studies, your work will create meaningful impact for both merchants and InterPayments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the main post-implementation liaison for a designated enterprise merchant, building trust-based, long-term relationships.
  • Be directly in the loop about the integration path and implementation for each merchant. Develop detailed knowledge of merchant needs and build rapport from day one.
  • Use AI automation platforms and tools to enhance customer engagement, monitor merchant health, and inform business decisions.
  • Create, refine, and maintain reports and account management processes, ensuring scalable, data-driven support for merchants.
  • Be the point person on all customer reference requests by protecting our customers time but also empowering new customers to sign with us.
  • Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBRs) to track fee recovery, spotlight optimization opportunities, and ensure merchant objectives remain front-and-center.
  • Handle account renewals, develop proposals and business cases, and lead all strategic negotiation efforts with a focus on mutually beneficial outcomes.
  • Proactively identify barriers to merchant success, collaborating across Systems Integrations, Professional Services, and Product teams to deliver timely solutions.
  • Oversee and coordinate recertifications to ensure technical compliance and ongoing product excellence.
  • Own churn prevention by analyzing health metrics, responding quickly to warning signs, and developing retention strategies tailored to merchant needs.
  • Develop and publish case studies highlighting successful customer outcomes, partnering with marketing to showcase the impact of InterPayments’ solutions.
  • Gather and synthesize merchant feedback, serving as their advocate with internal teams to drive product and process improvements.
  • Track, monitor, and report on merchant health, engagement, and performance against KPIs for both internal metrics and QBRs.

What We Value & Expect

  • Customers and mission first: Every decision centers on customer outcomes and our larger mission.
  • Build trust: We prioritize long-term relationships—ethical, reliable, and grounded in positive intent.
  • Do the hard(er) thing: We seek honest feedback, pursue data-driven solutions, and value resilience in service of simple, durable results.
  • Team-oriented: We achieve more together—everyone supports each other and our customers.
  • Impact-driven: Delivering tangible, meaningful results is in our DNA, with setbacks treated as learning opportunities.
  • Structured decision-makers: We listen, analyze root causes, and solve for sustainable, long-term success.

Requirements

  • 3+ years in a customer-facing account management, customer success, or client relationship management role, ideally in SaaS, fintech, or payments.
  • Demonstrated experience with AI automation tools/platforms and a strong orientation toward leveraging technology to deliver scalable customer outcomes.
  • Proven ability to create, design, and improve reports and business processes from inception through growth stages.
  • Exceptional negotiation skills and experience managing renewals, expansions, and customer business case development.
  • Track record of building and expanding successful B2B relationships, driving retention, upsell, and trusted advisor status.
  • Experience facilitating QBRs and advising on strategic business reviews with clients.
  • Strong analytical skills—comfortable using data to drive recommendations and outcomes.
  • Cross-functional collaborator able to work seamlessly with Professional Services, Systems Integrations, and Product teams.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate value across both technical and business audiences.
  • Self-motivated, impact-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.
  • Impeccable responsiveness, follow-through, and commitment to building trust through action.
  • Exposure to or interest in authoring case studies and working with marketing to elevate customer stories.

Preferred

  • Knowledge of payment processing, merchant services, or related compliance frameworks.
  • Experience managing or participating in technical integrations or recertifications.

Why InterPayments

Our commitment to placing customers first, building trust, and always striving for long-term impact is core to everything we do. Here, you’ll play a vital role in shaping merchant success and driving both company and team goals forward—all within a supportive, collaborative environment that values your growth and contribution.

Remote pay range
$130,000$155,000 USD

InterPayments’ core values are the building blocks of how we achieve our mission: Obsess about our Customers’ and Partners’ Needs; Be Relentless, Resilient, and Responsive; Collaborate with Teammates, Customers, and Partners; Act with Integrity and Empathy; Outperform your Potential; and Communicate Honestly and Respectfully. 

 
Remote Work Eligibility:
This position is open to candidates who are located in the United States. All remote roles are limited to U.S.- based residents, and the company does not sponsor visas or employ individuals who require work authorization outside of the United States. Only applicants who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered.

 

InterPayments is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, and encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Mission In the US alone, 5% of merchant revenues are lost to payments costs (that number is 11% in Europe). Transaction cost data is a one-sided market set by banks/card networks against non-collectively organized merchants. This leads to less innovation, higher payments fees, and high switching costs. Our mission is to create a global two-sided market in merchant transaction cost data. A transparent data marketplace will improve innovation and lower costs for both merchants and consumers. To do this, we’ve built a payments data-as-a-service (DaaS) company for merchants. Our core technology real-time calculates a merchant's exact fees on every card transaction before authorization. We combine all the foundational data required to process any card payment, regardless of the payment provider. We are unique because we expose it to merchants prior to processing the payment. This means merchants better understand their transaction costs and do something about them. With us, merchants can finally do simple things they cannot do today: negotiate better processing rates with industry data; easily switch payment providers with limited switching costs; and put payment providers in competition on every transaction. Amazon highlighted this pain point in September 2021: "The cost of accepting card payments continues to be an obstacle to providing the best prices for customers. These costs should be going down over time with innovation and technological advancements...yet, some cards' cost of payments continue to stay high or even rise." About US We're a 100% remote team. We promote supreme trust in one another to achieve our mission of helping merchants. We do whatever it takes to meet deadlines, achieve goals, and obsess over customer needs. At the same time, we ruthlessly prioritize so that our precious, invaluable time is efficiently and flexibly used towards its best use. This includes meaningful work and all the things that make for a meaningful life outside of work.

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$130,000 – $155,000 per year
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