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Quotations: 57
Organizations: 11
Practice interviews: 5
Sources checked: Nov 11, 2026

What is real

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Every source

TSIA

The modern CSM is a value manager. Commercial confidence, data literacy, and outcome ownership are now core requirements, not optional skills.Darlene Kelly, Director of Customer Success Research, TSIA. The State of Customer Success 2026: Proving Value in the Age of AI Economics™, Feb 11, 2026.
What used to be a high-touch, relationship-driven function is evolving into a strategic, data-driven one, critical to both revenue and retention.Marc Troyan, Senior Director of Customer Growth and Renewals Research, TSIA. The Impact of AI on Customer Success and Renewal Teams, Jul 1, 2025.
The future isn’t one score—it’s a system of predictive signals and agentic workflows that tell you what’s happening and what to do next.Darlene Kelly, Director of Customer Success Research, TSIA. Customer Health Scoring: The Shift Toward Predictive Models, May 19, 2026.
AI changes the role of the customer success manager. Instead of manually managing every interaction, CSMs become orchestrators of AI-driven workflows.Darlene Kelly, Director of Customer Success Research, TSIA. AI in Customer Success: How To Build a Customer Success Capabilities Framework for the AI Era, May 29, 2026.

Institute of Customer Service

I therefore expect there to be growing pressure on businesses to demonstrate a credible return on their AI investments.Jo Causon, Chief executive, Institute of Customer Service. Expect the unexpected in 2026, Dec 18, 2025.

Customer Success Collective

Why investing in AI before fixing this foundational problem doesn't accelerate results – it actually accelerates mistakes.Customer Success Collective, Professional community for customer success. 2026 State of Customer Success Report (download page), Undated.
AI is absorbing the workflows that once filled a CSM’s week.Customer Success Collective, Professional community for customer success. Meet the Success Engineer: Building for the role evolution happening right now, May 20, 2026.

GitLab

The Customer Success Management (CSM) team is accountable for customer adoption, measurable outcomes, customer satisfaction, and creating true customer advocacy.GitLab handbook, Customer Success Management job family. Customer Success Management, Oct 30, 2026.
Work with assigned customers to build Customer Success Plans, establishing critical goals, or other key performance indicators and aid the customer in achieving their goalsGitLab handbook, Customer Success Management job family. Customer Success Management, Oct 30, 2026.
Keep exit criteria and DRIs up to date in the CS Help requestGitLab handbook, Customer Success escalations process. Customer Success Escalations Process, Undated.

Gainsight

Driving adoption without authority: CSMs influence customer behavior but don’t directly control it, requiring strong persuasion and relationship-building skills.Gainsight, The Essential Guide to Customer Success Management. The Essential Guide to Customer Success Management, Undated.
CSMs must connect their product to a customer’s KPIs and ROI, positioning themselves as trusted advisorsGainsight, The Essential Guide to Customer Success Management. The Essential Guide to Customer Success Management, Undated.
Whether it’s running a Quarterly Business Review, crafting an email update, or presenting to executives, CSMs must tailor their message to the audience.Gainsight, The Essential Guide to Customer Success Management. The Essential Guide to Customer Success Management, Undated.
Do you want the role to own revenue (renewals and/or expansion) or not?Nick Mehta, Chief executive, Gainsight. 5 Things I’ve Learned From Making 200+ Customer Success Career Intros, Oct 9, 2019.
I want to hire CSMs who don’t treat every problem as a one-off issue, but who dive into the root causes.Allison Pickens, Chief operating officer, Gainsight (2015). Hiring CSMs: 4 Principles You Probably Haven’t Heard, Sep 14, 2015.

Wise

If you can't clearly show how you helped a customer or saved the company money/time, the story isn't ready for Wise.Wise Careers, Using AI in our recruitment process. Using AI in our Recruitment Process, Undated.
Turn AI into your interviewer. Ask it to give you feedback on whether your answers are too vague or not relevant to the question.Wise Careers, Using AI in our recruitment process. Using AI in our Recruitment Process, Undated.

Twilio

Our Candidate AI Responsible Use Policy outlines how candidates may or may not use AI tools during our hiring process.Twilio Careers, Candidate resources. Candidate resources, Undated.
automation never makes the final call. Every hiring decision is made by real Twilions.Twilio Careers, Candidate resources. Candidate resources, Undated.