HubSpot CSM Role - Remote Anywhere in Australia — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is open to remote workers anywhere in Australia, which is a genuine plus for location-flexible professionals — but there are important caveats for nomads to consider.
Timezone constraints are real: As a Customer Success Manager serving ANZ customers, you'll need to be available during Australian and New Zealand business hours (roughly AEST/AEDT, UTC+10/+11). This limits true nomadic flexibility — destinations like Southeast Asia (Bali, Chiang Mai) overlap reasonably well with Australian hours, but Europe and the Americas do not.
Visa considerations: HubSpot requires you to be based in Australia, so this is not a globally-distributed remote role. Australian residents can work from anywhere within the country. For those on working holiday visas or temporary resident visas, this could be viable, but confirm your right-to-work status directly.
- Bali, Indonesia: A short hop from Australia (3-4 hours), great overlap with AEST. Coworking infrastructure is solid. Cost of living is very low relative to Australian salaries.
- Chiang Mai, Thailand: AEST overlap is workable (UTC+7). Excellent internet, low costs (~AUD $1,500-2,000/month to live well). Good digital nomad community.
- Auckland, NZ: Given ANZ customer coverage, being based in NZ would be a natural fit, though the role restricts to Australia.
The education allowance (USD $5,000/year) and flexible time off are strong perks for self-developing remote workers. No explicit coworking stipend is mentioned, but the hybrid policy suggests flexibility in how you structure your workspace.
Who are we?
HubSpot is a leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform for scaling companies. Tens of thousands of customers all over the world use our marketing, sales, and customer success software to grow their businesses. It's our mission to not just help them grow, but to help them grow better.
At HubSpot, we believe that our values live in our hearts, not our hallways. We want to build a company where people feel empowered to do their best work, wherever they are. Our ANZ office is located in Sydney's CBD, however this role is open to remote workers based anywhere in Australia.
What's the role?
Our Customer Success team is on a mission to deliver best-in-class services and support to our ANZ customers. From developing creative, personalised strategies for businesses to creating resources that help people become HubSpot experts, we help our customers grow better using our software.
In ANZ, Customer Success Managers (CSMs) are trusted advisors responsible for driving customer retention and adoption outcomes. This means ensuring our customers realise measurable ROI, adopt HubSpot deeply, and see long-term success with our platform.
You'll use HubSpot's Customer Prioritisation Framework (CPF) and AI-native tools to engage the right customers at the right time, turning insights into action. By focusing on Gross Revenue Retention (GRR), you'll help us deliver both customer value and business growth.
What will you do?
- Primary ownership and accountability for ensuring customer growth, delight, and retention for complex customers who require higher-touch service.
- Build and foster relationships with key decision makers and stakeholders across multiple customer teams.
- Engage customers in strategy conversations, to derive maximum value from their investment in HubSpot.
- Define what success means for your customers and produce detailed plans outlining a roadmap to achieve success, sharing accountability of their outcomes.
- Monitor customer health, create risk mitigation plans, and identify and develop new opportunities for expanding customers' usage of new products.
- Collaborate with other HubSpot teams and executive leadership to ensure adoption and successful customer renewals.
- Resolve customer inquiries by aligning customers with the right resources.
- Be accountable for the retention of your customers and provide forecasting insights to our Contract Management team around upcoming renewals.
- Continuously improve your own skills by leveraging AI, data, and Success Excellence Metrics to consult at scale.
- Embody HubSpot's Culture Commitments by solving for the customer, being bold and learning fast, and aligning, adapting, and going forward together.
Who are you?
- Experienced in owning, maintaining, and driving customer relationships in a quota- or retention-carrying role.
- Proven track record of consistently meeting and exceeding retention or revenue goals in a SaaS or Customer Success role.
- Comfortable adopting new technologies quickly, with experience leveraging AI tools and predictive insights to scale your impact.
- Excellent communicator — clear, confident, and empathetic across phone, written, and in-person settings.
- Strong business acumen, with the ability to link HubSpot's solutions to customer outcomes and ROI.
- Highly organised, with high attention to detail, proactive, and able to prioritise effectively across a diverse portfolio of customers.
- Resilient, adaptable, and motivated to thrive in a fast-paced, AI-enabled environment.
What are the benefits?
- Hybrid work environment — you can choose to work from Home, Office, or Flex!
- Structured new hire training and onboarding.
- An education allowance up to USD $5,000 per annum.
- Flexible Time Off Policy + a week of rest!
- Private health insurance allowance & annual fitness reimbursement.
- Opportunity to work with amazing colleagues who embody HubSpot's HEART core values.
- Primary Caregiver Leave of 16 weeks and Secondary Caregiver Leave of 6 weeks.
- Check out the HubSpot Website to see all our wonderful benefits.
HubSpot's culture is driven by a shared passion for our mission and metrics. It's a culture of amazing, growth-minded people who solve for the customer, embrace boldness and adaptability, and thrive on alignment and collaboration.
We know the confidence gap and impostor syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply — we'd love to hear from you.
If you need accommodations or assistance due to a disability, please reach out to us using this form.
At HubSpot, we value both flexibility and connection. Whether you're a Remote employee or work from the Office, we want you to start your journey here by building strong connections with your team and peers. If you are joining our Engineering team, you will be required to attend a regional HubSpot office for in-person onboarding. If you join our broader Product team, you'll also attend other in-person events, such as your Product Group Summit and other gatherings, to continue building on those connections.
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About HubSpot
HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) is an AI-powered customer platform with all the software, integrations, and resources customers need to connect marketing, sales, and service. HubSpot's connected platform enables businesses to grow faster by focusing on what matters most: customers.
At HubSpot, bold is our baseline. Our employees around the globe move fast, stay customer-obsessed, and win together. Our culture is grounded in four commitments: Solve for the Customer, Be Bold, Learn Fast, Align, Adapt & Go!, and Deliver with HEART.
We're building a company where people can do their best work. We focus on brilliant work, not badge swipes. By combining clarity, ownership, and trust, we create space for big thinking and meaningful progress.
Recognized globally for our award-winning culture by Comparably, Glassdoor, Fortune, and more, HubSpot is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with employees and offices around the world.
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