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Head of Customer Success

SurePay
Full-time
Remote friendly (Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands)
Worldwide

Location: Hybrid from Utrecht | Competitive Base + Incentive | FinTech SaaS | European Market Focus

 

Why join SurePay now?

We’re the people behind IBAN-Name Check. The green check mark in your banking app confirming your payment is going to the right person. Trusted by 200+ banks and 300+ corporates across Europe, we've processed over 10 billion checks and we’re only getting started.

With a new investor on board, Customer Success is shifting from a supportive function to a core revenue driver. As we scale across Europe and evolve from start-up to scale-up, we're looking for a transformational leader to take our high-performing Customer Success team to the next level.

 

The Opportunity

As Head of Customer Success, you’ll lead the strategy, structure, and success of our CSM function ensuring our clients stay, grow, and love working with us.

We’re not starting from scratch. Our CS team is strong, stable, and experienced. But now we’re getting more sophisticated, more commercial, and more ambitious. That’s where you come in.

You'll lead from the front, managing and mentoring a talented team of CSMs while staying hands-on with a small portfolio of key customers. You'll bring operational excellence, commercial thinking, and a deep understanding of what it takes to scale a CS function in a fast-growing B2B tech company.

 

What you’ll do

Strategic Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the CS vision, aligned with business goals (ARR growth, NRR, GRR, churn reduction).
  • Shape and scale the CS function (structure, tooling, playbooks, segmentation, and reporting)
  • Drive transformation from an operational to a revenue-oriented CS culture.
  • Act as a mentor and multiplier for a highly autonomous team unlocking performance, confidence, and clarity.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Sales, Support, and Marketing to advocate for the customer.

Operational Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop the CS team (currently all 4+ years experienced).
  • Own team hiring, performance management, and strategic enablement.
  • Report directly to our Chief Revenue Officer.
  • Oversee onboarding and adoption journeys across all customer segments.
  • Monitor customer health and proactively mitigate churn risks.
  • Build and scale frameworks for renewals, expansions, and upsells.
  • Be the escalation point for strategic accounts.
  • Personally own a small number of high-impact customers to lead by example.

Enterprise Key Account Leadership

  • Act as executive sponsor for key Tier 2 banks across Belgium and other strategic regions.
  • Understand their priorities (compliance, innovation, integration) and guide their success.
  • Build deep, multi-level relationships internally and externally to drive customer impact.

What we’re looking for

  • Minimum 5 years leading CSM teams in SaaS, FinTech, or payments with a track record of driving results.
  • Proven experience scaling CS in a start-up/scale-up environment.
  • Comfortable balancing commercial and operational leadership.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise customer needs, especially banks and regulated entities.
  • You’ve led through change and know how to bring people with you.
  • Fluency in English + one other European language (French, German, or Spanish preferred).
  • Strategic thinker with hands-on mentality. You ask questions, seek truth, and push forward.

Metrics That Matter

You’ll be focused on moving the needle on:

  • Net Revenue Retention (NRR)
  • Growth Revenue Retention (GRR)
  • Churn Rate
  • Customer Health Scores
  • Time to Value (TTV)
  • CSAT and NPS
  • Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV)

What you’ll get

  • Performance-based incentive
  • 8% holiday allowance + 8% benefits budget
  • 25 holidays + hybrid working setup
  • MacBook Pro, iPhone, and everything else you need
  • NS Business Card & travel costs covered
  • Pension plan
  • A values-led team with a great culture, low churn, and strong collaboration
  • Room to grow. Potential next steps: VP of Customer Success, CCO, COO, GM

Ready to lead the next chapter of Customer Success at SurePay?

We’re not looking for someone to maintain what’s already here, we’re looking for someone to build what’s next. If you're an experienced CS leader ready to step into a high-impact role, make a strategic mark, and grow with us…we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or reach out to chat.

About SurePay 

  • Founded in 2016 
  • ± 100 employees
  • ±30 nationalities
  • 1 office
  • Flat organisation and no hierarchy
  • (Business) Casual
  • Average age: 31

SurePay makes payments easier, more personal and even more secure. We are a fast-growing FinTech SaaS company and have secured our Series A funding in September 2021. SurePay stems from an innovation program of Rabobank, started in July 2016 and has been an independent BV since the beginning of 2020. SurePay is being backed by three leading investors, Rabo Frontier Ventures, Connected Capital and Iris Capital.

As we continue to evolve and grow, we're working hard to scale further in Europe while continuing to build our talented and driven team. Currently, we're working according to agile methodologies with 5 scrum teams and a business team made up of various disciplines.

You might know us from our leading product, the IBAN-Name Check, also known internationally as Confirmation of Payee. It's used by millions of people on a daily basis and is incorporated into payment platforms of banks, corporates and governmental bodies throughout the Netherlands and the UK. We recently also connected to France, meaning we have started providing cross-border checks. We are planning to continue expanding within Europe, bringing our mission of preventing fraud and misdirected payments. Not only are we entering new markets, but also growing our services and product offering through continuous innovation.

SurePay's core values are; We Care, Build Together, Think Forward and Be Responsible. These core values are the driver's of our culture and can be seen as guidelines on our beliefs and behaviour. It defines what we find important as a company and the way we work together everyday.

  • We Care: We are a supportive employer and understand that health, family and safety is what really matters. We care about our employees, customers, partners and end-users. Therefore we value creating a safe workspace where everybody can be their authentic self and where we, together, work on the same mission to provide safer payments.
  • Build Together: We believe in teamwork and strive towards the best results together with employees and customers. Our diversity, both personal and professional, is one of our key strengths. 
  • Think Forward: We are frontrunners and are on top of our game. Our customers can rely on innovative solutions to service their current and future needs. With a problem solving mindset, we anticipate challenges and adapt to a fast changing environment. 
  • Be Responsible: We all contribute to reaching our mission of reducing fraud and misdirected payments, leading to a positive impact on society. We take responsibility, show ownership and make honest decisions.

More information

More information?
careers@surepay.nl