Senior Customer Success Manager - German Speaker H/F Brevo

At Brevo, we're not just building a CRM. With our technology, we're helping millions of organizations build lasting relationships with their customers.
From emails and SMS to WhatsApp, Chat, and Marketing Automation, our tools are intuitive, powerful, and built to scale with every ambition. We give businesses a clear view of the customer journey, so they can focus on what matters: connection.
As a certified B Corp, we're proud to grow with purpose, committed to high standards of social and environmental impact, not just performance.
Today, more than 500,000 businesses across 180 countries-from NGOs like Amnesty International to global brands like Carrefour, eBay, Louis Vuitton, and Michelin-trust Brevo to engage their audiences, cut through complexity, and deliver results. Our reliable technology and 75+ integrations help them create unparalleled customer experiences, without the usual tech headaches.
We recently exceeded 200m ARR and reached a major milestone by becoming a Unicorn, backed by strong growth and global expansion - and we're just getting started!
As a Senior Customer Success Manager at Brevo, you will own a strategic portfolio of large enterprise customers and act as their long-term strategic partner across the full customer lifecycle. You are their go-to marketing advisor, someone who delivers answers and recommendations before they are even asked, and who understands their business strategy and marketing goals as well as their own teams do. This role requires deep engagement, excellent stakeholder management, and a natural leadership presence within the team.

Your Impact at Brevo:

• Own enterprise account strategy: Co-create Success Plans with your customers, define clear goals and KPIs, and ensure their success is measurable and documented
• Drive retention & risk management: Proactively monitor account health, anticipate churn risks early, and lead recovery plans for stalled or at-risk accounts
• Actively drive expansion: Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities through quartely business reviews. Work closely with the AE on larger or more complex upsell motions
• Lead cross-functional execution: Coordinate internal stakeholders (Sales, Product, Support, Finance, Onboarding/Implementation) and keep them aligned with customer timelines and priorities
• Manage executive relationships at scale: Build and nurture trusted, long-term partnerships with C-level and senior executive stakeholders across your portfolio. Act as a strategic advisor and primary point of contact, ensuring alignment between customer objectives and Brevo's value proposition
• Establish a strong customer cadence: Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with your clients to track business performance, identify growth opportunities, and translate data into concrete, actionable recommendations
• Represent the voice of the customer: Bring structured customer feedback to Product and internal teams to continuously improve customer experience and outcomes
• Enable customer advocacy: Proactively identify and deliver opportunities for case studies, referrals, event participation, and co-marketing initiatives in close collaboration with the Marketing team
• Shape team ways of working & mentor colleagues: Take a natural leadership role within the team - mentor junior CSMs, constructively challenge existing processes, and actively contribute to team-wide initiatives (enablement, playbooks, process improvements) as well as cross-functional projects

Who you are:

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in Customer Success and/or Digital Marketing
• Proven track record of delivering results against KPIs such as Renewal Rate, Expansion, Product Adoption, and Account Health
• Experience managingcomplex enterprise accountswith high MRR and multiple stakeholders
• Strong ability to understand customer needs, proactively manage stakeholder expectations, and shape your customers' marketing strategy as a genuineTrusted Advisor
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• German at native levelandEnglish at C1/C2 level(written & spoken)
• Strong project management skills to coordinate complex accounts, timelines, and multiple stakeholders end-to-end
• High ownership, clear prioritization, and the ability to navigate ambiguous situations with confidence
• Proven ability to work effectively with internal teams - Sales, Product, Support, Finance and beyond - to drive issue resolution and align on customer priorities
• Experience with CS tools such asPlanhat, EverAfter, or equivalent platforms is a plus
• Data-driven approach: you know your KPIs precisely and always have a clear action plan ready

Mindset & Ways of Working:

• Proactive, autonomous, and efficient; comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Strong team player with a genuine coaching mindset towards junior colleagues
• Curious, growth-oriented, and an ambassador for Brevo's vision both internally and externally

Why people love working at Brevo:

• A place to grow together: Join an international team in a bright, collaborative office located in a vibrant neighbourhood.
• Practical perks for everyday balance: RTT days off, 50% public transport reimbursement, Sustainable Mobility Package (whether you ride a classic bike or go electric, we support your choice to commute greener) and daily Swile meal vouchers (€.
• Learning, every step of the way: Access to English classes and 155,000+ courses on Udemy, plus a strong internal culture of knowledge-sharing and support.
• Flexible for life: A remote-friendly setup, budget to support your home workspace, and relocation assistance for international talents.
• Wellbeing that works: Top-notch private healthcare (70% covered), 6-week second-parent leave, extra time off if your child is sick and needs you, and Several services related to prevention, health and personal and professional well-being on Welii platform
• A culture that cares: From inter-office trips to regular team events, there are plenty of ways to connect beyond your day-to-day. You'll also find active social, green, and LGBTQIA+ communities, plus Work Council benefits via Leeto, all here to support what matters to you, inside and outside of work.

Candidate journey:

• Video call with TA & People Ops Specialist
• Case study
• Last interview

Whoever you are, wherever you're from, if this role speaks to you, we'd love to hear from you.

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