Head of Customer Success
You will own the entire customer success function—building scalable onboarding, account management, and support processes to deliver an exceptional employer and participant experience.
About Basic Capital
Basic Capital is a fintech company reimagining America’s $1 trillion retirement system. We’re building the “mortgage for retirement”—unlocking market ownership and enabling wealth-building for every American. Our products, platform, and marketplace are designed to power a fundamentally new approach to retirement, reducing inequality and expanding access to wealth.
Our team includes leaders from Goldman Sachs, Uber, Block, and Robinhood, and we’re backed by premier investors including Lux, BoxGroup, SVAngel, Inspired Capital, and Henry Kravis. We’re a small, high-performance team working from SoHo, NYC, with a big mission to transform how Americans save and invest for retirement.
About the Role
We’re seeking a Head of Customer Success to lead the success and satisfaction of our employer partners as they adopt and integrate Basic Capital’s retirement solutions. You will own the entire customer success function—building scalable onboarding, account management, and support processes to deliver an exceptional employer and participant experience.
This role is pivotal in ensuring a smooth, compliant, and valuable transition for employer-sponsored plans, with a focus on navigating the complexity of account setup, plan migrations, and ongoing support.
You Will
Design and Oversee Complex Employer Onboarding:
Develop a white-glove onboarding process for employer clients, coordinating multi-stakeholder account setup, 401(k) plan migrations, compliance documentation, and payroll integrations.Lead 401(k) Plan Migrations:
Serve as the operational lead for plan transitions, managing data transfers, recordkeeping coordination, and fiduciary communications to ensure a seamless migration experience for employers and participants.Build and Manage the Customer Success Team:
Hire, mentor, and manage a growing team of customer success professionals, instilling a culture of excellence, accountability, and proactive problem-solving.Create Scalable Support and Enablement Systems:
Develop end-user (participant) support channels, knowledge bases, and education resources to resolve inquiries efficiently and empower users to succeed.Act as a Bridge Between Sales and Implementation:
Partner closely with the sales team to support prospective employer clients through technical diligence, onboarding readiness, and post-sale handoffs.Monitor Customer Health and Satisfaction:
Establish KPIs for employer satisfaction, plan participation, onboarding timelines, and support outcomes—using data to drive continuous improvements.Champion Employer and Participant Needs Internally:
Be the voice of the customer in shaping product features, compliance policies, and support tools to meet the evolving needs of plan sponsors and participants.
You Have
Experience Leading B2B Customer Success:
5+ years of experience in customer success, implementation, or account management roles in fintech, benefits, retirement, HR tech, or SaaS—preferably with employer clients or financial products.Deep Knowledge of Complex Account Implementations:
Proven track record overseeing complex onboarding or migrations (e.g., benefits, payroll, or financial accounts) with multiple internal and external stakeholders.Familiarity with 401(k) Plans and Recordkeeping:
Understanding of retirement plan operations, including recordkeeping, compliance, and plan administration processes (prior experience in 401(k) plans is a plus).Strong Leadership and Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, work across sales, product, and operations, and influence outcomes across functions.Customer-Centric Problem Solving:
A passion for solving hard problems for customers, with the empathy and creativity to navigate complex, regulated environments.Excellent Communication Skills:
Ability to clearly communicate complex information to non-technical stakeholders, plan sponsors, and participants.
Bonus Points
Experience with retirement plan platforms, recordkeepers, or third-party administrators (TPAs)
Technical acumen with APIs, data integrations, or payroll systems
Exposure to regulatory environments in financial services or benefits administration
Startup or high-growth company experience
Compensation
This role offers a competitive base salary of $187,500-$275,000 plus meaningful equity compensation.