Director, Client Success
Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22161, USA
Listed on 2025-12-29
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Business
Client Relationship Manager, Business Management
Seat Geek believes live events are powerful experiences that unite humans. With our technological savvy and fan-first attitude we’re simplifying and modernizing the ticketing industry.
We’re looking for a Director, Client Success to lead our rapidly growing enterprise client portfolio and scale Seat Geek’s client success function through its next phase of growth. Reporting to the EVP, Clients & Partners, you will own the full Client Success organization, supporting some of the most iconic teams and venues across the NFL, NBA, NHL, golf, MLS, and other sports.
This is a senior leadership role for a proven operator who thrives at the intersection of client engagement, commercial strategy, and team leadership. You’ll be responsible for scaling a high-performing team, driving enterprise-level outcomes for our partners, and ensuring Seat Geek delivers world‑class experiences for clients and their fans.
What you'll do- Manage, coach, and develop the US Client Success team, including direct leadership of managers and CSMs
- Set clear goals, drive accountability, and build a high-performance culture centered on commercial impact and ownership
- Drive commercial growth by owning and closely managing revenue targets, client health, and adoption across the portfolio
- Drive monetization across the client base by standardizing approaches, ensuring Client Success is a reliable revenue driver for clients and Seat Geek
- Partner with CSMs and leadership on enterprise deal planning, renewal negotiations, and overall client execution
- Serve as a trusted partner to executives and operators at major sports teams and venues, influencing short-term decision making and long-term growth
- Act as senior escalation point on complex issues, ensuring flawless delivery and client satisfaction
- Lead strategic initiatives to scale the CS organization, designing and implementing systems, processes, and tools to support a rapidly expanding client base
- Partner cross-functionally with Executive leadership, Sales, Marketing, Product, and others to ensure alignment to advocate for investments for scale
- Leverage data and insights to inform client performance and influence internal strategy
- Represent Seat Geek at client meetings, including annual business reviews, and industry events
- 12+ years of experience in customer success, account management, or strategic consulting—ideally in B2B SaaS or ticketing/entertainment
- 6+ years leading and developing managers and large teams
- Proven ability to drive outcomes with enterprise and C-level stakeholders
- Experience with complex SaaS deals, multi-product environments, and commercial ownership
- Strong analytical acumen—comfortable with performance data, P&Ls, and strategic decision-making
- Demonstrated success scaling functions during periods of rapid growth
- Executive presence and communication skills; able to influence internally and externally
- Exceptional attention to detail, urgency, and follow-through
- Familiarity with the sports or live entertainment industry is a strong plus
- Willingness to travel (~25–35%) to client meetings and industry events
- You’ll get to work with iconic sports teams, venues, and live event brands, helping create incredible fan experiences. And as part of that, you’ll attend marquee sporting events and concerts.
- You’ll be part of a team that drives real commercial impact and operational excellence… and has fun doing it.
- You’ll work closely with peers in CS and across the company.
- You’ll join a culture that’s bold, transparent, and obsessed with doing meaningful work—no B.S. busywork allowed.
- Equity stake
- Flexible work environment, allowing you to work as many days a week in the office as you’d like or 100% remotely
- A WFH stipend to support your home office setup
- Unlimited PTO
- Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave
- 401(k) matching program
- Student loan support resources
- Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
- Up to $25k towards family building and reproductive health services
- Gender-affirming care support program
- $500 per year for wellness expenses
- Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical
- $120 per month to spend on tickets to…
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