Linear

Customer Success Manager

North America

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
SaaS, Software, Project Management, Customer SuccessIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: Not specified
  • Company: Linear

Linear is a mission-driven software company building an issue tracking and project management tool. Founded in 2019, Linear is a fully remote company with a team distributed across North America and Europe, focused on UI elegance and world-class performance. We're looking for a Customer Success Manager to help manage relationships with Linear’s top customers. As a part of the early team, you’ll play a pivotal role in laying the foundation and setting up best practices. You will champion our customers’ needs and ensure they realize the full value of Linear across their organization. Your role will involve onboarding new customers, delivering ongoing support + enablement, and fostering strong relationships to drive customer satisfaction and retention.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders at Linear’s largest customers - act as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries, concerns, and feedback.
  • Become a product expert and help customers use Linear to drive business outcomes.
  • Drive customer onboarding and training on Linear’s features and best practices; continually strive to expand the usage and adoption of Linear within accounts.
  • Be the voice of the customer; advocate for customer needs internally, collaborating with product, sales, and support teams to address challenges and drive enhancements in the product.

Requirements

  • 4+ years relevant work experience in a technical customer-facing role.
  • SaaS and start-up experience is a must; comfortable working and adapting in a fast-paced and flexible environment.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively.
  • Previous experience working with product + engineering teams and/or developer tools is preferred.

Application Instructions

  • Please note: We are an equal opportunity employer and remote-only company. At this time, we can only support hiring within North America. EST time zone is preferred for this role.

Company Information

  • Company: Linear
  • Founded: 2019
  • Remote Policy: Fully Remote
  • Location: North America (EST preferred)
  • Equity Terms: Competitive salary and equity, early exercise, extended exercise.
  • Benefits: Stipend to set up your home office, paid lunch and coffee during workdays, health, dental, and vision insurance (US), regular team events and offsites, 5 weeks of paid vacation, 4 months of paid parental leave.

Skills

Customer Success
Onboarding
Training
Stakeholder Management
Communication
Product Expertise
Customer Support
Relationship Building
Feedback Collection

Linear

Software development tool for task management

About Linear

Linear is a software development tool that helps teams build products more efficiently. It provides features for task management, issue tracking, and workflow customization, making it suitable for both startups and large enterprises. The platform simplifies complex tasks by breaking them down into manageable sub-issues, which enhances productivity. It includes automated backlog management to save time by auto-closing and archiving issues. Linear is designed for speed, offering rapid keyboard shortcuts and real-time synchronization. Users can create custom workflows and views to tailor the platform to their needs. A unique feature called "Cycles" helps teams prioritize their work by automatically tracking started issues and rolling over unfinished tasks to the next cycle. Linear's goal is to streamline the software development process, allowing teams to focus on building great products.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$50.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Work life balance
Competitive salary and equity
Employee-friendly equity terms (early and extended exercise in the US)
Work remotely, no commuting to the office
Health, dental and vision insurance (US)
5 weeks paid vacation
Parental leave
M1 Macbook Pro, 5K display and accessories
Stipend to set up your home office
Latest productivity software
Paid lunch and coffee during work days
Paid co-working space/desk at an office
Regular team events and offsites
Quarterly hack weeks
401(k) Plan (US)

Risks

Potential reputational damage from association with Carta's unethical practices.
Increased competition from new integrations like Plain, offering similar features.
Challenge of maintaining rapid growth after raising $35 million in Series B funding.

Differentiation

Linear offers rapid-fire keyboard shortcuts and real-time sync capabilities.
The platform provides automated backlog management, reducing manual labor for development teams.
Linear's 'Cycles' feature helps teams focus on upcoming work with configurable tracking.

Upsides

Linear raised $35 million in Series B funding to expand its operations.
The rise of remote work increases demand for Linear's collaborative software development tools.
Integration with AI-driven tools could enhance Linear's task management efficiency.

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