Retention Specialist

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Hiring Remotely in US
Remote
17-20 Annually
Junior
AdTech • Artificial Intelligence • Events • Marketing Tech • Software • Conversational AI • Automation
Constant Contact is a marketing platform that helps SMBs grow through trusted tools and best-in-class support.
The Role
Retain customers considering cancellation or downgrade through consultative conversations, objection handling, personalized recommendations, and targeted save offers. Resolve underlying issues with cross-functional teams, document cancellation reasons, monitor retention metrics, and support process improvements. The role requires strong communication, negotiation, analytical judgment, product knowledge, and experience meeting retention or quota-based goals.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Constant Contact, we are seriously awesome people who take ownership and make an impact by operating with the mindset, integrity and courage of a small business owner. There’s something so profoundly rewarding about knowing that your work is empowering people everywhere to pursue their dreams.  Here, we all play an integral part in helping business owners, entrepreneurs, non-profits and individuals to succeed by giving them all the help and tools they need to grow online. We’re energized by new challenges and new possibilities-and we’re just getting started!

As a Retention Specialist at Constant Contact, your role is to become a trusted advisor and advocate for our customers at a critical decision point. You will engage directly with customers expressing an intent to cancel or downgrade, and through your consultative, empathetic, and solutions-driven approach, you’ll help them rediscover the value of our platform. This position is pivotal in preserving revenue, reducing churn, and ensuring our customers feel heard, supported, and successful.

This is not an entry-level position. You must demonstrate seasoned judgment, advanced negotiation techniques, and a deep understanding of how our platform supports small businesses and nonprofits.

What You’ll Do
  • Customer Retention Excellence
    Respond promptly and professionally to customer retention inquiries via phone, email, and Salesforce cases, focusing on delivering positive customer outcomes.
  • Handle Save Opportunities
    Manage inbound calls from customers requesting cancellation or downgrade. Apply problem-solving and retention techniques to overcome objections and highlight solution-based value.
  • Tailored Consultative Support
    Identify the customer's industry, pain points, and usage trends to personalize your messaging and propose marketing strategies that align with their business goals.
  • Execute Retention Strategies
    Leverage a structured offer tree, active listening, and product knowledge to recommend relevant features, services, or account optimizations.
  • Offer Management & Compliance
    Use save offers judiciously based on call type, business rules, customer potential, and historical engagement data.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
    Work collaboratively with Billing, Tier 1, Customer Success, and Product Support teams to resolve any underlying customer issues driving churn.
  • Insights & Special Projects
    Track cancellation reasons, identify trends, and participate in pilots or process improvements that enhance customer satisfaction and business performance.
What You Bring
  • 2+ years in a Customer Retention, Inside Sales, or Account Management role (preferably in a SaaS, tech, or subscription-based business)
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to handle sensitive customer conversations confidently
  • Demonstrated experience with save-rate driven metrics or quota-based goals
  • Ability to navigate difficult conversations and turn negative experiences into positive outcomes
  • Strong analytical thinking with the ability to assess account history, campaign effectiveness, and billing patterns
  • Familiarity with Salesforce, Stripe, Five9, IEX, Verint and customer lifecycle stages, and CRM best practices preferred
  • A growth mindset—someone who learns quickly, adapts in a fast-paced environment, and thrives on hitting goals
  • The ability to navigate multiple systems to resolve customer inquiries.
Performance Metrics (Industry Best Practices)
  • Save Rate Target: 40%+ on qualified cancellation calls -measures the percentage of customers who decide to keep their account after speaking with a Retention Specialist
  • Talk Time Goal: 8–12 minutes average to allow for consultative interactions
  • Invoice Retained: The Invoice Retained metric is one of the two primary KPIs used to evaluate the performance of the Retention team (the other being Save Rate). While Save Rate measures the percentage of customers who decide to keep their account after speaking with a Retention Specialist, Invoice Retained focuses on the revenue impact of those saves 
  • Retention Offer Usage: Within compliance of offer policy and guidelines
  • 7-Day Stick Rate: Key retention validation metric (customer remains post-interaction)
Why This Role Matters

Retention Specialists are the frontline defense against revenue loss. Your ability to retain customers directly contributes to our business sustainability, customer trust, and brand reputation. You will be equipped with tools, training, and real-time data insights to help you succeed in delivering measurable impact—while advocating for and celebrating our customers.

Why Join Constant Contact

At Constant Contact, we don’t just help small businesses market smarter—we help them stay in business. You’ll be part of a passionate, high-performing team that drives retention through meaningful conversations, proactive problem-solving, and customer-focused strategy.


**In addition to the hourly rate this role has additional earning incentives

The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education and work location. In addition, some roles may be eligible for additional on target commission pay or bonus. The compensation package includes health and welfare benefits including paid leave.

Pay Transparency - All Full Time Employees
$17$20 USD

Why You’ll Love Us:

  • We celebrate one another’s differences. We are proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion, and we're always working hard to strengthen and improve this culture. We have programs in place that bring us together on important issues and provide educational opportunities for all employees. 
  • Join the experts. If you're passionate about supporting businesses and organizations, you won’t find a better spot to share your talent. We’re dedicated to improving the quality of our product from a customer standpoint and have a true desire to enable the success of businesses, non-profit organizations, and community groups.
  • You’ll have opportunities to grow your career. We encourage and support our team members to learn different aspects of the business, take on stretch assignments, seek coaching opportunities and professional development opportunities.
  • A generous paid time off policy and a competitive benefits package that supports the health and well-being of you and your family

At Constant Contact, we’re all about work flexibility and are proud to serve our customers as a hybrid workforce. Our hybrid work model combines the convenience of remote work with access to our great office locations to collaborate in-person, participate in live trainings, and socialize with colleagues.

Application Deadline: 30 days. We may fill this job opening prior to the deadline if a candidate is selected by us.

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Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies:

Constant Contact has an internal talent acquisition department and designated career site for individuals looking to join our team. Constant Contact will not accept unsolicited resumes from any external recruiters, staffing firms, search agencies or any fee-based referrals. Any unsolicited resumes sent to directly to Constant Contact, in any capacity will be considered property of Constant Contact. Constant Contact will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Skills Required

  • 2+ years of experience in customer retention, inside sales, or account management
  • Experience in a SaaS, technology, or subscription-based business
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to handle sensitive customer conversations confidently
  • Experience with save-rate metrics or quota-based goals
  • Ability to navigate difficult conversations and turn negative experiences into positive outcomes
  • Strong analytical thinking, including assessing account history, campaign effectiveness, and billing patterns
  • Familiarity with Salesforce, Stripe, Five9, IEX, and Verint
  • Knowledge of customer lifecycle stages and CRM best practices
  • Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to navigate multiple systems to resolve customer inquiries

Constant Contact Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Constant Contact and has not been reviewed or approved by Constant Contact.

  • Healthcare Strength Benefits include tiered medical, dental, and vision coverage with the company covering a large share of costs, plus mental health support. Free basic life insurance, supplemental options, and wellness reimbursements further enhance overall healthcare value.
  • Parental & Family Support Policies provide paid parental leave, family medical leave, and inclusive fertility benefits such as IVF and surrogacy alongside adoption assistance. Childcare support like a free Care.com membership further strengthens family-focused offerings.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Flexible PTO for salaried employees and accrued PTO for hourly staff are complemented by sick and safe time, bereavement, and paid volunteer hours. Flexible time off is positioned to support work-life balance.

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The Company
HQ: Waltham, MA
1,014 Employees
Year Founded: 1995

What We Do

At Constant Contact we empower business owners and nonprofit leaders to follow their passions, grow, and succeed. We deliver success for our customers and our people. Relationships and connection are at the core of everything we do. We connect our customers to the tools they need to grow and succeed. We build strong relationships with our customers so they have a marketing partner they can rely on. And we form connections with each other so that everyone feels included, supported, and heard. We close the gap between what is and what can be through innovation, and we do it all with a deep sense of integrity. When you’re at Constant Contact, you’re connected to people and resources that help you take the next step.

Why Work With Us

This is more than a workplace—it’s a community built on impact, innovation, and connection. We help small businesses thrive, and that purpose drives our team. With exceptional benefits, growth opportunities, and a supportive culture, our people are united by a passion for work that truly matters.

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