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Customer Success roles in the United States are accessible to exchange visitors through the J-1 Trainee or Intern program categories, depending on your career stage. Finding a host employer willing to structure a formal training plan is the key step before a designated sponsor can issue your DS-2019 and complete your sponsorship.
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As a Customer Success Manager at Newsela, you will own and grow a large portfolio of customers, driving measurable outcomes across retention, adoption, and expansion. You will operate like the CEO of your book of business - managing 150–300 accounts with urgency, focus, and accountability. This is a high-volume, outcomes-driven role that blends Customer Success with an account management mindset. Success is defined by impact: helping more teachers and students succeed while meaningfully growing the business. You will prioritize the highest-impact work, proactively engage customers through calls and meetings, and use data and systems to identify risks and opportunities early. You will proactively anticipate issues and take direct ownership to solve root causes, influence outcomes, and consistently raise the bar on results. This role requires strong judgment, autonomy, and execution discipline. You’ll be trusted to make decisions, adapt quickly, and drive measurable business results across your portfolio.
What You'll Be Doing
- Own a portfolio of 150–300 customers with clear accountability for retention, adoption, and expansion outcomes
- Proactively engage customers through calls, meetings, and scaled campaigns to drive value and momentum
- Monitor health signals, usage data, and renewal indicators to prioritize the highest-impact actions
- Lead renewal strategy and execution, reducing risk and securing long-term partnerships
- Identify and drive expansion opportunities in partnership with Sales
- Run efficient, scalable motions (segmentation, automation, 1:many engagement) to maximize reach and impact
- Conduct discovery to understand goals, align on outcomes, and position Newsela as a strategic partner
- Solve root causes of customer challenges rather than addressing surface-level symptoms
- Maintain accurate forecasting, planning, and execution tracking in our systems
- Leverage core tools (ex. Salesforce, Gainsight, Gong, Salesloft) to manage your book of business with consistency, operational rigor, and clear process adherence
- Continuously seek feedback and improve your approach to raise the bar on performance and outcomes
About You
- 2+ years of experience managing a large or high-volume portfolio of accounts
- Proven success owning renewals, retention, or expansion targets
- Comfortable making frequent proactive calls and running many customer conversations weekly
- Strong prioritization skills and ability to manage 150–300 accounts effectively
- Data-driven and outcomes-focused; you measure success and adjust quickly
- Experience with scalable or tech-touch customer motions
- Direct, clear communicator who builds trust quickly
- Naturally takes ownership and follows through on commitments
- Proactively seeks feedback and continuously improves
- Skilled at diagnosing root causes and solving problems independently
- Track record of meeting or exceeding goals/OKRs
- Experience with Gong, Salesloft, Salesforce, or similar tools is a plus
- Background in education is a plus but not required
Why You’ll Love Working At Newsela
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
- Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!
- Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more!
- Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.
- Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).
- Professional Development: Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.
- Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.
About Newsela
Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.
Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s individual skills, qualifications, and experience. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. This role will also be eligible for variable compensation.
On-Target Earnings (OTE) Range
$72,500—$87,500 USD
About The Role
As a Customer Success Manager at Newsela, you will own and grow a large portfolio of customers, driving measurable outcomes across retention, adoption, and expansion. You will operate like the CEO of your book of business - managing 150–300 accounts with urgency, focus, and accountability. This is a high-volume, outcomes-driven role that blends Customer Success with an account management mindset. Success is defined by impact: helping more teachers and students succeed while meaningfully growing the business. You will prioritize the highest-impact work, proactively engage customers through calls and meetings, and use data and systems to identify risks and opportunities early. You will proactively anticipate issues and take direct ownership to solve root causes, influence outcomes, and consistently raise the bar on results. This role requires strong judgment, autonomy, and execution discipline. You’ll be trusted to make decisions, adapt quickly, and drive measurable business results across your portfolio.
What You'll Be Doing
- Own a portfolio of 150–300 customers with clear accountability for retention, adoption, and expansion outcomes
- Proactively engage customers through calls, meetings, and scaled campaigns to drive value and momentum
- Monitor health signals, usage data, and renewal indicators to prioritize the highest-impact actions
- Lead renewal strategy and execution, reducing risk and securing long-term partnerships
- Identify and drive expansion opportunities in partnership with Sales
- Run efficient, scalable motions (segmentation, automation, 1:many engagement) to maximize reach and impact
- Conduct discovery to understand goals, align on outcomes, and position Newsela as a strategic partner
- Solve root causes of customer challenges rather than addressing surface-level symptoms
- Maintain accurate forecasting, planning, and execution tracking in our systems
- Leverage core tools (ex. Salesforce, Gainsight, Gong, Salesloft) to manage your book of business with consistency, operational rigor, and clear process adherence
- Continuously seek feedback and improve your approach to raise the bar on performance and outcomes
About You
- 2+ years of experience managing a large or high-volume portfolio of accounts
- Proven success owning renewals, retention, or expansion targets
- Comfortable making frequent proactive calls and running many customer conversations weekly
- Strong prioritization skills and ability to manage 150–300 accounts effectively
- Data-driven and outcomes-focused; you measure success and adjust quickly
- Experience with scalable or tech-touch customer motions
- Direct, clear communicator who builds trust quickly
- Naturally takes ownership and follows through on commitments
- Proactively seeks feedback and continuously improves
- Skilled at diagnosing root causes and solving problems independently
- Track record of meeting or exceeding goals/OKRs
- Experience with Gong, Salesloft, Salesforce, or similar tools is a plus
- Background in education is a plus but not required
Why You’ll Love Working At Newsela
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
- Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!
- Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more!
- Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.
- Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).
- Professional Development: Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.
- Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.
About Newsela
Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.
Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s individual skills, qualifications, and experience. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. This role will also be eligible for variable compensation.
On-Target Earnings (OTE) Range
$72,500—$87,500 USD
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship in Customer Success
Frame your CV around measurable outcomes
J-1 Training Plans require you to demonstrate progressive skill development, not just job duties. Quantify onboarding metrics, retention rates, or customer health scores so host employers can map your background to specific training objectives.
Identify host employers through J-1 disclosure data
DOL maintains public records of companies that have hosted J-1 Trainees in business and marketing fields. Filtering this data by industry surfaces Customer Success teams with prior J-1 hosting experience, which shortens the training-plan negotiation.
Distinguish Intern from Trainee eligibility before applying
The J-1 Intern category requires current full-time enrollment in a degree program abroad. If you've already graduated, you must qualify as a Trainee, which requires at least one year of relevant work experience outside the U.S.
Search Migrate Mate for J-1-aligned Customer Success roles
Use Migrate Mate to find U.S. employers posting Customer Success positions that align with J-1 hosting. Filtering by role and sponsorship type surfaces companies already structured to support exchange visitor placements.
Negotiate training plan structure before accepting an offer
Your DS-2019 cannot be issued until a designated sponsor like CIEE or Cultural Vistas approves your Training or Internship Placement Plan. Confirm the host employer is willing to complete this documentation before you accept any offer.
Check the two-year home residency requirement early
Some J-1 participants funded by their home government or from exchange-designated countries must return home for two years after the program ends. Confirm your specific situation with your designated sponsor before accepting a placement, since this affects future visa options.
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Find Customer Success JobsCustomer Success J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Customer Success role?
Current students interning with a U.S. company typically use the J-1 Intern category. Professionals who have already graduated and have at least one year of relevant work experience use the J-1 Trainee category. Customer Success roles in account management, onboarding, or client retention fall under the business and management field for both categories.
Who actually sponsors my J-1 visa for a Customer Success position?
The visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as CIEE, Cultural Vistas, or IIE. They issue your DS-2019 and monitor program compliance. The company hiring you for the Customer Success role is your host employer, not your visa sponsor. These are two separate entities with different legal responsibilities.
How do I find Customer Success host employers open to J-1 placement?
Migrate Mate lets you search U.S. Customer Success roles by sponsorship type, helping you identify companies already structured to host exchange visitors. Targeting employers with prior J-1 hosting history significantly reduces the time spent explaining the training plan process to HR teams unfamiliar with the program.
What goes into the Training or Internship Placement Plan for a Customer Success role?
The plan must outline specific skills you'll develop, supervision methods, and measurable goals broken down by phase. For Customer Success, this typically includes CRM proficiency, escalation handling, onboarding processes, and customer health monitoring. Your designated sponsor reviews and approves this plan before issuing the DS-2019, so the host employer must commit to the structure in writing.
Can I switch host employers during my J-1 program if the Customer Success role doesn't work out?
Changing host employers mid-program requires your designated sponsor's approval and typically means issuing a new DS-2019 with an updated Training Plan. The new placement must fall within the same program category and field. Not all sponsors permit mid-program transfers, so confirm this policy before starting and build it into any offer negotiation.
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