Customer Success Manager: German Speaking

Department: Customer Success
Location: Remote (DE based) or in one of our office locations (Lisbon, Breda or Cape Town) Contract Type: Full-time (12-month freelance contract, with a view to permanent)
Language Requirement: Fluent German (native speaker)

About RoomRaccoon

RoomRaccoon is an award-winning, all-in-one hotel management system (HMS) on a mission to revolutionize the way independent hotels operate. Since our founding in 2017, we've grown to a global team of 110+ Raccooners, proudly serving over 2,000 hotels across Europe, the US, and Africa. Our culture is bold, innovative, and passionate — just like the hoteliers we support.

Tasks

The Role: Your North Star as a Customer Success Manager

As a Customer Success Manager (CSM), you will be at the heart of RoomRaccoon’s mission — helping our hotel partners achieve maximum value from our solutions while identifying growth opportunities. You will be the trusted advisor and commercial partner to a portfolio of German-speaking hoteliers, supporting them through strategic consultation, product education, and data-driven upsell initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Customer Success & Strategic Account Management

• Serve as the main point of contact for a portfolio of hotel clients, ensuring their success throughout the customer lifecycle.
• Conduct regular business reviews and create success plans to assess product usage, uncover growth opportunities, and align with client goals.
• Deliver product training and strategic workshops that empower hoteliers to optimize operations using RoomRaccoon.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Implementation, Product, and Support to ensure a seamless customer journey.

2. Commercial Growth & Upselling

• Take ownership of renewal processes within your account portfolio, ensuring timely and successful contract renewals.
• Proactively identify opportunities within your portfolio for tier upgrades or product add-ons (e.g., Payments, RevPlus or other modules or features).
• Present and demo product add-ons and new features in a consultative, value-driven manner.
• Track account health, engagement metrics, and usage data to uncover untapped revenue potential.

3. Retention & Risk Mitigation

• Monitor customer satisfaction, usage trends, and feedback to detect risks of churn early.
• Develop and execute proactive retention strategies to address pain points before they escalate.
• Maintain a customer-first mindset while confidently guiding conversations toward win-win solutions.

Requirements

About You

Must-Have Qualifications

• Native or fluent in German, with professional proficiency in English.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or related client-facing role in SaaS or tech-enabled services.
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills; confident leading conversations with stakeholders at all levels.
• Comfortable identifying and driving commercial opportunities within existing accounts.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of juggling multiple priorities under pressure.
• Empathetic and customer-obsessed, with a proactive mindset and a bias for action.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in the hospitality industry or a SaaS/B2B tech environment is highly advantageous.
• Familiarity with tools like Freshdesk or other CRM/ticketing platforms.
• Knowledge of the hotel tech ecosystem (PMS, channel managers, payment solutions, booking engine, housekeeping, etc.)

Benefits

Why Join RoomRaccoon?

• Be part of a high-growth, global hospitality tech company that’s reshaping how hotels operate.
• Work with a dynamic, supportive team who values initiative, autonomy, and creativity.
• Opportunity to grow into senior roles as we scale across markets and expand our product suite.
• Regular team events, international exposure, and access to cutting-edge hospitality software.

Perks:

• Mac environment
• Performance bonuses
• Employee Equity Scheme
• Annual training budget
• Annual Hotel experience
• Birthday leave
• Long service leave and bonuses
• Quarterly team building budgets & office massages
• Friday lunches on us
• Global Mobility
• Hybrid model

RoomRaccoon Values

• Accountability
• Beat Yesterday
• Clock Speed
• Deals a Deal
• Empower Another