Manager, Renewals

ParentSquare is a rapidly growing Santa Barbara-based company that’s changing the way schools and parents communicate every day. Sound simple? We strive to keep it that way! Our mission is to give schools the power to incredibly enhance family engagement for all students. ParentSquare and RemindHub, our flagship products, serve over 22 million students and drive our mission by providing unified communications tools -forms, sign ups, payments, RSVPs, direct messaging, language translations, chat and more. Remind Chat, our free product, reaches over 80% of K-12 students, providing a safe and easy-to-use platform for direct communication between teachers and families. And our latest innovation, SmartSites, offers state-of-the-art websites for school districts, enhancing their online presence and accessibility. 

We are not just creating a product; we are creating empowered educators and engaged parents to improve the lives of all students.  We are passionate advocates for our  customers and for our employees and we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

Who We’re Looking for

ParentSquare is seeking a highly organized and customer-focused Renewals Manager to lead our customer renewals and contract management function. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of customer renewals, building scalable processes, and managing a team to drive timely, accurate, and seamless renewals. The Renewals Manager will also serve as a trusted partner to both customers and internal teams, ensuring long-term customer retention and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate is a strong people leader, proactive in optimizing workflows, and experienced in renewals, pricing, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

This role will include:

• Lead the renewals function: Manage and mentor a team responsible for executing customer renewals and contract management.
• Oversee the full renewal lifecycle from initial outreach to final contract execution, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and a high-quality customer experience.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex renewal and contract issues, providing solutions and guidance to both customers and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and refine renewal strategies to improve retention rates, accelerate renewal cycles, and minimize churn.
• Manage and optimize renewal pricing by applying pricing programs, consortium agreements, and other negotiated terms.
• Oversee vendor forms, registrations, and compliance processes, ensuring contracts are complete, accurate, and executed in a timely manner.
• Build cross-functional alignment with Sales, Customer Success, Legal, Finance, and Security to resolve escalations, streamline processes, and ensure accurate documentation.
• Implement operational improvements: design playbooks, track KPIs, and drive automation to scale the renewals process.
• Report on key renewal metrics (retention rates, renewal timelines, revenue impact) and provide insights to leadership for continuous improvement.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• 5–7 years of experience in renewals, account management, contracts, or related functions, with at least 2 years in a people management role.
• Strong background in account management and customer retention, with proven ability to lead teams and drive outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience managing the contract lifecycle, pricing strategies, and customer renewal processes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate cross-functionally.
• High attention to detail and organizational skills, with a proven ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Experience working with CRM and ERP systems (HubSpot, NetSuite, Maxio) and comfort with data-driven decision making.
• Strong business judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance customer satisfaction and company objectives.

The perks of working for us are great!

You’ll get your foot in the door as our company continues to grow. We’re big believers in work-life balance and provide 

• Employer-paid health insurance (including dependent coverage)
• Employer-match 401K retirement savings program from day 1 of employment
• Stock options
• Paid Family Leave 
• Health + wellness reimbursements
• Generous PTO 
• 15 paid holidays, including your birthday!  

As a fully remote team, we’ll make sure you have all the tools and equipment you need to make your home office a place where you can thrive. 

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

The salary range for this role will be paid at  $120,000 to $150,000 annually,  DOE.