Principal Merchant Success Manager

The posting, as ShipBob, Inc. wrote it

As a member of the ShipBob Team, you will...

• Grow with an Ownership Mindset : We champion continuous learning and innovation. You'll take on real problems, create tangible solutions, and drive results that move the needle for ShipBob, our merchants, and for your own professional growth. If you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career, this is the place.
• Collaborate with Peers and Leaders Alike: At ShipBob, leaders are accessible; feedback flows in both directions, and everyone, regardless of their seniority or role, steps up to help when needed. We hold each other to high standards because we trust each other to meet them. That combination of transparency and mutual respect is what makes the work here feel worth doing.
• Experience a High-Performance Culture and Clear Purpose: We are results-driven and clear about what that means: our goals are specific, accountability is shared, and every team member can see how their work connects to our mission. When we hit milestones, we celebrate them together. When we fall short, we learn and move forward.

Location: Remote in these states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, KS, KY, IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI

Role Description

The Principal Success Manager plays a critical role in managing and scaling ShipBob’s most strategic merchant partnerships. Sitting at the intersection of account management, operations, and program leadership, this role blends operational fluency with executive-level relationship management to generate long-term success for both ShipBob and our merchants. This role reports to the Senior Manager, Merchant Success.

This role will

• Act as the program lead for assigned top merchants, building and running success frameworks that align operational performance with strategic growth goals.
• Partner directly with ShipBob’s fulfillment center teams to ensure processes, SLAs, and escalations are managed with speed and accountability.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning Success, Operations, Product, and Finance to deliver scalable solutions for complex merchant needs.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders at both ShipBob and the merchant, ensuring visibility into performance, risks, and opportunities.

Success for this role is measured by the ability to build robust operating rhythms , resolve escalations through on-site leadership , and drive expansion outcomes across domestic and international growth.

What you’ll do

• Serve as the primary program owner for top enterprise merchants, ensuring both day-to-day performance and long-term strategy.
• Conduct regular business reviews (on-site and virtual) to provide performance updates, align on goals, and strengthen partnerships.
• Partner with Operations leaders to track KPIs, implement process improvements, and resolve escalations quickly.
• Run cross-functional initiatives that may include network expansions,

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Use of AI-Assisted Tools During Recruitment

We may use AI-assisted tools during the recruitment process to support administrative functions such as transcribing interviews, generating summaries or notes, organizing interview feedback, facilitating candidate communications, and helping recruiters identify candidates whose qualifications may align with job requirements. These tools are designed to assist our recruiting team and are not used to make final hiring decisions. Hiring decisions are made by trained human reviewers who consider the candidate's application, interview performance, qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors. AI-assisted tools do not independently determine whether a candidate advances in the hiring process or receives an offer of employment. Where required by applicable law, candidates will be provided with notice regarding our use of AI-assisted technologies and, where available, information about any applicable rights relating to such processing, including the ability to request additional information or opt out of certain AI-assisted processing activities. Candidates who exercise available opt-out rights may be reviewed through alternative processes consistent with applicable law.

ShipBob provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, c ompensation and training.

There is no deadline to apply for this position, as ShipBob accepts applications on an ongoing basis .