Head of Customer Success - EMEA

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Information Technology • Marketing Tech • Database
Statista - Empowering People with data
The Role
Lead and build Statista's EMEA Customer Success function: design and embed CS operating model (segmentation, health scoring, QBRs, onboarding), protect GRR in 2026, drive NRR and expansion, implement processes in Salesforce and CS platforms, develop and coach the CSM team, and partner with Sales, RevOps and Product to operationalise regional CS strategy.
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At Statista, we’re all about facts and data, for we are the world's leading business data platform. By providing reliable and easy-to-use data as well as various data analytics products and services, we empower people worldwide to make fact-based decisions.

Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we have quickly grown into a global company with offices in major cities such as London, New York, Berlin and Tokyo. And we still have a lot of plans. Our constant growth does not only prove our success, but also keeps creating new development and career opportunities for our employees.

We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts. Your story matters – keep writing it as part of our team.

Are you ready to join us?

Your responsibilities:

This is a genuine build role. Statista EMEA has a committed and capable Customer Success team, but the regional function has operated without dedicated leadership. You will be the first Head of Customer Success EMEA — and you will shape what effective CS leadership and execution look like for the region, working within Statista’s global strategy and policies.

Your mandate is twofold: protect and strengthen GRR across our KAM and Scale segments in 2026, while building and embedding the EMEA CS operating model that will support NRR growth from 2027 onwards. You will report directly to the VP Sales EMEA, sit on the EMEA commercial leadership team, and work closely with global leaders to align regional execution with Statista’s broader CS strategy and standards.

We are building the Bow Tie — a full-lifecycle commercial model running from Acquire through Land, Onboard, Impact, and Expand. CS is the engine of the right side of that model.

What Success Looks Like — First 12 Months

  • Installed a health-scoring, segmentation, and early-warning system that gives us clear sight of renewal risk across the base.

  • Built and embedded a QBR framework and onboarding playbook that CSMs operate consistently.

  • Improved GRR through structured adoption, value-realisation, and intervention motions.

  • Created a use-case and outcomes library that makes renewal conversations easy and expansion conversations natural.

  • Defined the 2027 CS investment case — particularly Scale segment coverage and the NRR growth model.

What You Will Own

Architect the EMEA CS Operating Model

  • Design and install the EMEA CS operating model: coverage criteria, account segmentation, QBR framework, health scoring, and onboarding playbook.

  • Adapt, embed, and operationalise the Onboard → Impact → Expand motion for EMEA, implementing the regional model in Salesforce in alignment with global standards.

  • Build the use-case and outcomes library — the evidence base that makes renewals easy and expansion natural.

  • Define coverage economics — which accounts receive active CS support, at what intensity, and why.

  • Partner with the VP Sales EMEA on the 2027 NRR growth strategy, including the Scale segment CS investment decision.

Protect GRR in 2026

  • Own the EMEA renewal and churn-prevention motion across KAM and Scale segments.

  • Build an early-warning system for at-risk accounts — signals, escalation paths, and intervention playbooks.

  • Partner with KAM and Scale AMs to ensure seamless handoffs and joined-up client coverage.

  • Drive platform adoption and value realisation — the foundation of every renewal conversation.

Drive Commercial Outcomes

  • Drive NRR outcomes across your segment by strengthening renewal readiness and surfacing expansion opportunities. Renewals are the floor; expansion is the ceiling.

  • Identify expansion signals within the existing base and create structured handoffs to KAM and Scale AEs.

  • Champion the full platform — Statista core, Statista Connect, and Statista+ — in every client conversation.

Lead and Develop the EMEA CS Team

  • Own the leadership, coaching, and performance management of the EMEA CSM team.

  • Build a coaching standard grounded in outcomes, value realisation, and consultative client engagement.

  • Develop the team’s ability to run structured discovery, surface latent needs, and connect Statista’s platform to client business problems.

Commercial Accountability

You will own the EMEA CS strategy and tactical plan, including the regional renewal-risk framework, adoption model, value-realisation motion, and expansion-signal process. You will operate within Statista’s global CS strategy and policies, working closely with global leaders and bringing regional insight to help shape their continued evolution. You will partner closely with KAM and Scale leadership, who retain ownership of commercial negotiation, renewal close, and expansion close. Success depends on a joined-up operating model across CS, KAM, and Scale.

What We Are Looking For

Essential

  • Substantial experience in B2B Customer Success, including responsibility for leading teams and improving retention, adoption, and expansion outcomes in a subscription-based business.

  • Proven track record of protecting and growing GRR — and a clear understanding of the levers that drive it.

  • Evidence of building or significantly improving a CS function — segmentation, coverage models, health scoring, QBR frameworks, onboarding playbooks, and escalation processes.

  • Demonstrated improvement in GRR, NRR, adoption, or time-to-value in a comparable environment.

  • Experience leading change across CS, Sales, RevOps, and Product — you understand that CS outcomes depend on cross-functional alignment.

  • Strong commercial instinct — you understand that CS is a revenue function, not a support function.

  • Excellent discovery and consultative skills — you can run a client conversation that uncovers problems the client has not yet articulated.

Desirable

  • Experience in data, intelligence, research, or information services.

  • Experience translating a CS operating model into Salesforce and, where relevant, a CS platform such as Gainsight, ChurnZero, Totango, or a comparable tool.

  • Exposure to the Bow Tie or flywheel commercial model.

  • Experience working across multiple European markets.

What we offer

In addition to our great team, culture, and our shared goal of empowering people with data, there are many other things that make Statista a great place to work! Join us and benefit from:

  • Work from abroad up to 30 calendar days a year

  • Hybrid work and flex-time

  • International team and social events

  • Subsidized urban mobility and access to fitness and wellness options

  • Free access to Langdock and all its amazing functionalities

  • Career & training opportunities

  • Attractive locations and modern offices

  • Mental health support with OpenUp

Some of the benefits listed here apply only to the German entity and to Junior-level roles or above.

Skills Required

  • Substantial experience in B2B Customer Success leading teams and improving retention, adoption, and expansion in a subscription business
  • Proven track record of protecting and growing Gross Revenue Retention (GRR)
  • Experience building or significantly improving a CS function (segmentation, coverage models, health scoring, QBR frameworks, onboarding playbooks, escalation processes)
  • Demonstrated improvement in GRR, NRR, adoption, or time-to-value
  • Experience leading change across CS, Sales, RevOps, and Product
  • Strong commercial instinct and consultative discovery skills
  • Experience in data, intelligence, research, or information services
  • Experience translating CS operating models into Salesforce and CS platforms (e.g., Gainsight, ChurnZero, Totango)
  • Exposure to the Bow Tie or flywheel commercial model
  • Experience working across multiple European markets
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The Company
HQ: Hamburg
1,400 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Who We Are Statista believes that precise, accurate, and reliable data is the most important element needed for an organization to excel. We’re a rapidly growing international data-as-a-service organization with an IPO on the horizon. We leverage an easy-to-use online platform with a diverse and up-to-date collection of data, analytics, and information to give our partners access to an infinite number of business sectors, geographic areas, and consumers. Statista enables teams to learn from its data, assess market value, and make critical and well-informed business decisions based on truth, not opinions. Culture at Statista Founded 15 years ago in Hamburg, we have quickly developed into a global company. In our 13 office locations, we employ over 1,400 colleagues from more than 60 nationalities. In our international working environment, everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas to make Statista a special place to work. Our culture, framed by clear goals and a supporting team, paves the way for us to stay a profitable, leading player in the market. Why You Should Choose Statista · Our mission- helping companies make decisions with facts, not opinions · We put our people first forming a strong company culture grounded in our core ethics of community, integrity, communication, initiative, and accountability · Opportunities to grow and hone your sales expertise in a rapidly growing company · A diverse and international company with 13 locations worldwide, with our HQ in Hamburg,Germany · A beautiful office in NYC at 3 WTC, with the view of Hudson River, Freedom Tower, Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and Hudson Yards · Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits · Flexible office hours/remote work as needed · Casual office attire, dog friendly, and a kitchen full of snacks and beverages

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