Customer Success Manager

Island is the ideal environment for enterprise work — security is everywhere without ever getting in the way. Island unifies AI enablement, network access, data protection, identity, and endpoint control into one coherent workspace, giving organizations universal visibility and control while delivering a fast, fluid, beautifully simple experience to users. It's not just a better way to secure work. It's a better way to work.

Backed by Coatue Management, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, and others, and trusted by some of the largest enterprises on the planet, Island is redefining what the modern workplace can be.

Recent Awards

• 2026 - #28 + ONLY DFW Company on the CNBC Disruptor 50 List
• 2025 - #1 in LinkedIn's Top Startups of 2025
• 2025 - #6 in the 2025 Dallas 100™ Entrepreneur Awards
• 2025 - Forbes Cloud 100

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Customer Success Manager to join our North America team. This individual will work closely with our key strategic customers to ensure the successful deployment of our enterprise browser, achievement of business goals, and full adoption of our platform by end users.

Role Overview

As a Customer Success Manager at Island, you will manage an assigned portfolio of customer accounts alongside an Account Executive and a Systems Engineer (SE).

You will help customers thrive by understanding their needs, providing tailored solutions, and driving the successful deployment and adoption of the Island browser through a proactive approach. Your goal is to ensure customers receive the highest level of service and support while building strong, long-lasting relationships and advocacy. You will help customers achieve their business objectives, fostering new use cases and identifying expansion opportunities across product modules and additional users.

You will also play a key role in defining and evolving what customer success means at Island — identifying areas for improvement and rolling up your sleeves to propose and build frameworks, templates, and processes.

This role will be based in our Dallas/Coppell headquarters, with some customer travel as required.

What You’ll Do

Serve as the main point of contact for clients, addressing their needs and ensuring satisfaction throughout their customer journey.

Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders ranging from C-level executives to technical subject matter experts and project managers, understanding their business goals and challenges.

Provide proactive support and guidance to help clients maximize the value of Island.

Ensure technical support issues are appropriately managed in collaboration with Support and SE teams.

Conduct regular check-ins and business reviews to ensure clients are on track to meet their goals.

Collaborate with internal teams, including Sales, Research & Development, Marketing, and Support, to deliver a seamless and comprehensive customer experience.

Work independently with a proactive approach while adhering to established performance metrics and runbooks.

Identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling additional products and services.

Monitor client usage and engagement, providing insights and recommendations to drive further product adoption.

Manage onboarding, training, and enablement across different user personas to ensure smooth transitions and successful adoption.

Address and resolve client issues in a timely and effective manner.

Collect and analyze feedback, including feature requests, to drive continuous product and service improvement.

Identify renewal risk and collaborate with internal teams to develop remediation plans.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.

2–10+ years of proven experience in customer success, preferably in the software industry, working in a high-touch or mid-touch model with fewer than 20 accounts per CSM.

Project management experience, including developing project plans and stakeholder status reporting.

Understanding of cybersecurity principles.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with clients.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple clients and projects simultaneously.
• A proactive, results-oriented mindset.
• Exceptional follow-through, with strong attention to detail and execution.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Proficiency with CRM software such as Salesforce.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with customer success platforms such as Planhat or Gainsight.
• Experience with software development lifecycle tools such as JIRA.
• Knowledge of network security, end-user experience, and operational IT processes.
• Familiarity with IT support tools and ticketing systems.

Ability to clearly discuss and demonstrate how you’ve been trained on a technology and applied it to solve real-world problems.

What We Offer

100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees starting on day 1, with 85% covered for dependents

Discretionary Time Off (DTO)

• 401K with 4% company match
• Paid parental leave policies
• Daily catered lunch in our Coppell HQ
• 24/7 access to Cypress Waters gym facilities

Island is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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