Sr Customer Success Manager

Marketplace Sr. Customer Success Manager

Upwork Inc.’s (Nasdaq: UPWK) family of companies connects businesses with global, AI-enabled talent across every contingent work type including freelance, fractional, and payrolled. This portfolio includes the Upwork Marketplace, which connects businesses with on-demand access to highly skilled talent across the globe, and Lifted, which provides a purpose-built solution for enterprise organizations to source, contract, manage, and pay talent across the full spectrum of contingent work. From Fortune 100 enterprises to entrepreneurs, businesses rely on Upwork Inc. to find and hire expert talent, leverage AI-powered work solutions, and drive business transformation. With access to professionals spanning more than 10,000 skills across AI & machine learning, software development, sales & marketing, customer support, finance & accounting, and more, the Upwork family of companies enables businesses of all sizes to scale, innovate, and transform their workforces for the age of AI and beyond.

Since its founding, Upwork Inc. has facilitated more than $30 billion in total transactions and services as it fulfills its purpose to create opportunity in every era of work. Learn more about the Upwork Marketplace at Upwork.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X; and learn more about Lifted at Go-Lifted and follow on LinkedIn.

As a Marketplace Senior Customer Success Manager at Upwork, you’ll drive success for a portfolio of clients by helping them unlock the full value of our marketplace. You’ll act as a strategic partner and consultant, building strong relationships, analyzing account data, and delivering actionable insights that fuel growth and retention. This is a unique opportunity to directly impact how businesses scale through talent, while developing your skills in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse portfolio of client accounts, proactively identifying opportunities to drive engagement, retention, and growth through tailored solutions

• Partner with clients to understand their business goals, talent needs, and platform usage to co-create success plans that align with strategic priorities

• Use data-driven insights to monitor account performance, identify trends, and recommend optimization strategies across hiring, spend, and success metrics

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, marketing, and operations teams to escalate client feedback and support solution delivery

• Lead regular client check-ins, QBRs, and strategic conversations, ensuring stakeholders feel heard, supported, and empowered

• Resolve client issues with urgency and empathy, balancing long-term relationship health with short-term impact

• Leverage AI tools to analyze account data, summarize conversations, and refine client-facing materials for accuracy and clarity

What it takes to catch our eye

• Proven success managing accounts or client relationships in a high-growth, digital, or marketplace environment

• Ability to distill complex challenges into actionable plans, communicate with clarity, and influence cross-functional teams

• Strong comfort with data: analyzing performance metrics, creating reports, and telling compelling stories with numbers

• Proficiency using AI tools for workflow acceleration, insight generation, or content refinement

• Curiosity, grit, and a desire to continuously improve processes, relationships, and outcomes

Come change how the world works.

At Upwork, you’ll shape the future of work for a global, remote-first workforce, creating economic opportunities for professionals worldwide. While we have a physical office in Palo Alto, we currently hire full-time employees in 34 U.S. states, making it easier than ever to join our mission from wherever you call home.

Our culture is built on trust, risk-taking, customer focus, and excellence, all in service of our core mission: to create economic opportunities so people have better lives. We embrace authenticity and inclusion, encouraging everyone to bring their whole selves to work. Personal and professional growth is a priority here, supported through development programs, mentorship, and our Upwork Belonging Communities.

We’re proud to offer benefits that go beyond the basics, including comprehensive medical coverage for you and your family, unlimited PTO, a 401(k) plan with matching, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Visit our Life at Upwork page to learn more about our values, working principles, and the overall employee experience.

Ready to help shape the future of work? Check out our Careers page to learn more about opportunities at Upwork.

Upwork is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability

Please note that a criminal background check may be required once a conditional job offer is made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable law, including the California Fair Chance Act and local Fair Chance ordinances.