Customer Advocacy Director

What you'll do: - Own the customer advocacy strategy end-to-end. Partner with VP and C-level stakeholders across Sales, CS, Marketing, and Product to align on priorities and secure investment. Present program impact to executive leadership and influence company-wide GTM strategy. - Own the customer storytelling engine.

Produce case studies (written and video), extract proof points for Sales and campaigns, and ensure coverage across key segments. Manage agency partners or contractors for content production as needed. - Build and scale the reference program. Maintain a segmented reference database as the single source of truth for reference status, participation history, and fatigue tracking.

Ensure requests are fulfilled quickly with the right customer matched to the right prospect. - Build a program that elevates top customers as industry voices. Identify and cultivate champions willing to speak, advise, and advocate. Place customers at conferences, webinars, and press opportunities.

Recruit customer speakers for our annual customer and prospect event. Define the give/get framework for customer participation. - Drive the annual customer awards program end-to-end. Define nomination criteria, manage intake from CS and Sales, coordinate selection and announcements, and leverage winners for case studies, speaking, and PR. - Own the CAB strategy and execution (~50 participants).

Plan and execute 1 annual in-person meeting and 2-3 virtual sessions. Gather strategic feedback and route insights to Product and leadership. - Activate customers to attend, speak at, and co-host regional events. Partner with Events and Sales to create peer networking opportunities in key markets. - Build the foundations: a customer database as the single source of truth, a give/get framework defining value exchange for participation, and RevOps infrastructure to connect activation to pipeline and revenue.

What success looks like in this role: - Sales consistently uses customer proof to accelerate deals and win rate improves for reference-influenced opportunities - A pipeline of customer stories covers key segments, use cases, and buyer personas - Luminaries program produces a steady stream of speakers, press mentions, and peer advocates - CAB operates at full capacity with strong participant NPS and insights that influence product and strategy - Customer advocacy is recognized by leadership as a strategic growth lever with clear attribution to pipeline and revenue What you'll bring: - 10-12+ years of experience in customer marketing, customer advocacy, or customer success at a B2B company. - Track record of building, scaling, and proving ROI on customer programs (references, case studies, advisory boards, or speaker programs) with measurable business impact. - Experience partnering with VP and C-level stakeholders and presenting to executive leadership. - Strategic leadership: you can set the vision, build the roadmap, and influence cross-functional priorities without direct authority. - Relationship skills: you know how to earn customer trust and make the ask without burning goodwill. - Operational excellence: you can build systems, manage complexity, and deliver reliably at scale. - Experience managing agency partners, contractors, or cross-functional project teams. - Experience managing a Customer Advisory Board or executive engagement program. - Familiarity with advocacy platforms.

Background in HR tech, benefits, or employer services. The target base salary range for this position is $176,500 - $230,500 , and is part of a competitive total rewards package including equity and benefits. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations.

We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually using Radford Global Compensation Database at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.

Benefits provided by Spring Health: Note : We have even more benefits than listed here and below, your recruiter will provide more in-depth information as you continue in the interview process.

Benefits are subject to individual plan requirements and eligibility criteria. - Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day at Spring. You and your dependents also receive access to One Medical accounts HSA and FSA plans are also available, with Spring contributing up to $1K for HSAs, depending on your plan type. - Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% for retirement planning - A yearly allotment of no cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents. - We offer competitive paid time off policies including vacation, sick leave and company holidays. - At 6 months tenure with Spring, we offer parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents. - Access to Noom , a weight management program-based in psychology, that's tailored to your unique needs and goals. - Access to fertility care support through Carrot , in addition to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses. - Access to Wellhub , which connects employees to the best options for fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep in one subscription - Access to BrightHorizons , which provides sponsored child care, back-up care, and elder care - Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement a year. - $200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes.

Not sure if you meet every requirement? Research shows that women and people from historically underrepresented communities often hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every qualification compared to other similarly-qualified candidates. At Spring Health, we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and supported to Thrive .

If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply. Our privacy policy: https://springhealth.com/privacy-policy/ Spring Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable legal requirements. Spring Health is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.