Customer Programs Manager

Sr. Customer Programs Manager Location: Remote — United States | Department: Customer Success | Reports to: VP, Customer Success About Backblaze Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) is the object storage leader — the low-cost, high-performance alternative to AWS S3, GCS, and Azure Blob. We power backup, media workflows, AI/ML pipelines, and application hosting for more than 500,000 customers, from solo developers to Fortune 500 enterprises. We crossed $100M in ARR, went public in 2021, and we're now scaling fast: enterprise motion, white-label partnerships, OEM integrations, and a customer base that demands more from us every quarter. The post-sales org that got us here isn't the one that gets us to the next milestone. We're rebuilding it deliberately, and we need the person who architects the programs that hold it all together. About the Role We're building a post-sales organization at Backblaze that actually scales — and most cloud companies take years to get this right. As Sr. Customer Programs Manager, you'll sit at the intersection of CS, Support, Product, and Sales and own the programs that define how customers experience Backblaze after they sign. Voice of Customer. Onboarding. Enablement. Partner readiness. Service standards across every motion — direct, white-label, OEM, self-serve. You'll work alongside the VP of Customer Success and a lean, senior team with a mandate that's clear: make customers stick, grow, and tell other people about us. This is not a coordinator role. You will not be maintaining someone else's programs. You will be building them from scratch, owning them end-to-end, and turning customer insight into company strategy. What You'll Do Own the post-sales experience. Define the service standards, escalation protocols, and onboarding playbooks that govern how Backblaze shows up after the sale — across every segment and every motion. From the self-serve developer to the Fortune 500 AI/ML deployment, the experience should be consistent, intentional, and y