Customer Success Executive (US Payroll Implementations))

Remote - Bangalore, KA

Job Title: Customer Success Executive 

Location: Remote (US Shift- Timings)

Experience Required : 5+ Years

Customer Success Executive 

We are seeking a highly motivated and customer-focused Customer Success Executive (CSE) with strong program management and escalation management experience to support and retain strategic payroll customers. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to clients, ensuring successful adoption, operational excellence, and long-term customer satisfaction across payroll solutions and services.

The ideal candidate has experience managing enterprise customer relationships, handling critical escalations, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and driving customer retention in a fast-paced payroll or HR technology environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with payroll customers, acting as the primary point of contact for strategic accounts.
  • Drive customer retention, satisfaction, and long-term account growth through proactive engagement and success planning.
  • Manage customer programs, implementation follow-ups, operational reviews, and service delivery initiatives.
  • Lead and coordinate resolution of customer escalations, ensuring timely communication and issue resolution.
  • Partner with internal teams including Payroll Operations, Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Support to address customer needs.
  • Monitor customer health metrics, identify churn risks, and develop mitigation plans.
  • Conduct regular business reviews and provide strategic recommendations to improve customer outcomes.
  • Ensure customers are leveraging payroll solutions effectively while maintaining compliance and operational efficiency.
  • Advocate for customer needs and provide feedback to internal stakeholders for continuous product and process improvement.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, Program Management, or related client-facing roles.
  • Experience in US-payroll, HR technology, HCM, or workforce management domain is a plus.
  • Proven expertise in escalation management and handling high-priority customer issues.
  • Excellent program and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple customer initiatives simultaneously.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Experience working with enterprise or mid-market customers preferred.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

What Success Looks Like

  • Improved customer satisfaction and retention rates.
  • Timely resolution of escalations and critical customer issues.
  • Strong customer adoption and engagement with payroll solutions.
  • Trusted partnerships with strategic customers and internal stakeholders.