About the Role
Lead a high-performing APAC Customer Success team to drive predictable, sustainable business growth through complex enterprise adoption. Architect the region’s retention and expansion engine, elevating team capabilities from a reactionary to a proactive, strategic partnership model. Serve as a critical organizational anchor in the Sydney office, bridging Customer Success with Product and Engineering to influence the product roadmap.
Responsibilities
- Own aggregate Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) targets for the APAC region, including Gross Revenue Retention (GRR) and Net Revenue Retention (NRR).
- Navigate complex enterprise account plans, identifying expansion opportunities and managing Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and contracts.
- Take ownership of regional forecasting and deal strategy to independently run the commercial engine.
- Build high-credibility relationships at the executive level with key clients.
- Establish a comprehensive strategy for APAC’s existing customer book, modeling growth and identifying attrition risks.
- Dynamically evaluate and assign team portfolios based on customer complexity, deal size, and account health.
- Act as the ultimate regional escalation point for at-risk enterprise accounts, deploying recovery strategies.
- Serve as the primary Customer Success bridge to Sydney-based Product and Engineering teams, synthesizing data into structured product feedback.
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Support leaders to ensure frictionless post-sales handoffs and unified messaging.
- Transition management culture from administrative facilitation to deep professional coaching.
- Conduct granular, tactical coaching sessions to elevate team negotiation, value-based selling, and contract-savviness.
- Drive individual development plans, rigorous performance standards, and proactive career pathing.
Requirements
- 5+ years of direct people management experience leading Customer Success or Account Management teams in a B2B SaaS environment.
- 10+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or commercial revenue-generating roles.
- Proven track record of personally managing, expanding, and renewing complex enterprise accounts with high annual contract values, multiple corporate stakeholders, and rigorous contract/MSA requirements.
- Exceptional structural knowledge of SaaS commercial models, revenue forecasting metrics, and advanced commercial negotiation strategies.
- Demonstrated success operating independently in ambiguous, high-growth environments to build business strategies from the ground up.
- Proven expertise in driving Net Revenue Retention (NRR) through accurate forecasting and the use of CRM / CSM tools (Gainsight, Salesforce, HubSpot or similar) to manage team performance and scale revenue impact.
- Familiarity with geospatial data, construction workflows, civil engineering, or hardware-enabled software platforms.
Skills
- Enterprise Strategy
- Forecasting
- Account Management
- Negotiation
- Commercial Models
- CRM Tools
- Customer Success
- SaaS
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 5+ years people management
- 10+ years in commercial roles
Benefits
- Employee share options
- Professional development budget and leave
- Mentorship program
- Mental health resources
- Monthly telephone and/or internet allowance
- Paid primary & secondary parental leave policies
- Hybrid work arrangements
- WFH equipment provided
About the Company
- Propeller is on a mission to take the guesswork out of moving dirt, reducing wasted fuel, time, and money through integrated hardware and software products that capture accurate 3D versions of worksites using drones.
- Over 50,000 worksites worldwide use Propeller’s smart survey technology, empowering project teams to map, measure, and manage site activity.
- Propeller empowers everyone to approach, own, and solve problems creatively.
- We are data nerds who care about impact, honesty, and each other.
- Recognised as a Fast Company and BuiltIn Best Place to Work.
- Propeller is for everyone, so come as you are. We value all types of experience, skill, and ability.
- Diversity makes our team more creative, fun, and effective.
Equal Opportunity
- Propeller is for everyone, so come as you are. We value all types of experience, skill, and ability.
- Diversity makes our team more creative, fun, and effective, so bring your whole self to the application process, and we will too!
