Head of Customer Success
Capitalize.io
Sales & Business Development, Customer Service
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA, USA
USD 90k-120k / year
Posted on Dec 3, 2025
Head of Customer Success
Company Overview
Capitalize is transforming the $6 trillion commercial real estate (CRE) debt market with AI-driven technology that enhances transparency, improves lead quality, and accelerates deal efficiency. We empower capital markets, investment sales, lenders, and investors with the data and technology needed to fuel revenue growth and enable smarter decision-making. Join us in reshaping the future of CRE finance through AI and innovation.
Summary
Comp: $90K–$120K base + 20–30% bonus
Location: Preferred in Newport Beach, CA (open to hybrid across LA / OC / San Diego)
Capitalize.io is one of the fastest-growing AI/proptech companies in commercial real estate. We help commercial mortgage brokers, lenders, investment-sales brokers, and CRE investors source new deals using real-time liens, maturities, SREO portfolios, borrower contact data, distress signals, and AI-driven matching. 300+ companies rely on Capitalize today — and we're scaling fast.
We’re hiring a high-performing, analytical, PLG-native Head of Customer Success to take full ownership of the customer lifecycle. This person will drive activation, adoption, retention, and expansion across a high-velocity book of SMB and mid-market accounts.
Core Responsibilities
Reduce churn by building proactive engagement, renewal, and risk-mitigation processes
Increase adoption via hands-on onboarding, scalable training, and customer education
Drive seat expansion & PQLs by identifying usage gaps and spotting product-qualified signals
Build repeatable playbooks for onboarding, lifecycle management, health scoring, renewals, and QBRs
Work cross-functionally with Product to relay customer feedback and influence roadmap
Partner with Sales to optimize handoffs, expansion workflows, and commercial strategy
Implement systems, dashboards, and analytics to track health, activation, NRR, and usage
Own renewals, churn metrics, customer satisfaction, and lifecycle KPIs
Build and manage onboarding sequences, lifecycle nudges, and automated touchpoints
Improve help center content, documentation, and customer training materials
Handle customer escalations with urgency and professionalism
What We’re Looking For
3–6 years in SaaS Customer Success or Account Management
Experience in product-led or hybrid PLG SaaS environments
HubSpot power user (workflows, filters, lifecycle automations, sequences; certified is a plus)
Highly analytical — comfortable using dashboards to identify risk, guide strategy, and optimize retention
Strong process-builder: can create scalable onboarding, lifecycle, and expansion frameworks
Proven examples of improving activation, retention, or expansion
Player-coach mentality — willing to execute while building the long-term CS function
Excellent communication skills; collaborative with Sales, Product, and founders
Industry fit preferred: CRE data, proptech, financial data platforms, or data-heavy SaaS
Preferably located near Newport Beach HQ (hybrid options available across LA/OC/SD)
Benefits
Competitive Compensation: Base salary with lucrative commission structure.
Health Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans.
Professional Development: Opportunities for career growth and advancement.
Work Environment: Collaborative and innovative company culture with a focus on employee well-being and work-life balance.
Capitalize provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.