Customer Success Manager (Italian Market)- Renewals
Pillar SrlAbout Pillar
Pillar was founded in 2025.
Today, we are 90+ people, serve 1000+ customers, raised €12 million in 2026, and are expanding internationally.
We are building the operating system for construction: helping contractors manage job sites, data, cash flow, and operations through technology, automation, and AI.
Our ambition? To power one in every three construction sites in Europe.
Why join now
Our customer base is growing fast and our first major renewal waves are approaching.
We are building a proactive, commercial Customer Success motion from the ground up.
New products are creating new opportunities to grow with our customers.
You will help build our renewal, upsell, and churn-prevention playbook.
Your impact will be visible in retention, expansion, and customer trust.
The mission
Protect recurring revenue, expand customer value and prevent avoidable churn.
Own the commercial customer journey before renewal: understand account health, reconnect customers with value, lead renewal and upsell conversations, and act before risk becomes churn.
What You'll Do
Proactively engage customers 90 days before renewal and own the action plan.
Lead renewal conversations, follow-ups, next steps, and forecasting.
Identify upsell opportunities based on customer needs and product value.
Prevent churn by understanding the real issue and navigating difficult conversations.
Prioritize accounts using product usage and customer sentiment.
Use HubSpot, PostHog, Intercom and Vitally to track adoption, health, and feedback.
Partner with Customer Success, Sales, Product to remove blockers.
Help build scalable renewal and expansion playbooks.
Bring customer insights back to the business and Product team.
What You'll Bring
Commercial confidence with genuine customer obsession.
You are fluent in Italian (Mandatory requirement).
You have experience in Account Management, Customer Success, renewals, or another customer-facing commercial role.
You are comfortable asking for commitment and leading commercial conversations.
You are proactive: you act before a customer becomes a churn risk.
You can navigate difficult conversations without becoming passive or defensive.
You care about the customer without losing sight of commercial outcomes.
You can manage a portfolio, prioritize risk, and keep CRM data and next steps accurate.
You use data and customer signals to decide where to focus.
You are comfortable being measured on retention, expansion, and NRR.
Extra Points if you have
Experience in B2B SaaS, fintech, vertical software, or SME-focused products.
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