Success Operations Engineer

About the role

Job Title: Success Operations Engineer

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Full-Time

About Us:

Amira accelerates reading outcomes by delivering the science of reading and neuroscience to every student. Validated by independent efficacy research from universities and state education agencies, Amira's impact on student reading growth is proven nationwide. More than 2,500 school districts and state agencies trust Amira to deliver measurable reading results with over 5 million students around the world becoming stronger readers with Amira.

Unlike any other edtech tool, Amira continuously pinpoints each student’s reading skills and helps teachers build lessons aligned to their district’s curriculum, drawing directly from the high-quality instructional materials they already use. Teachers can finally differentiate instruction with evidence and ease, and every student gets the one-on-one practice they need, whether they’re racing ahead or working to catch up.

Join our mission-driven team of reading scientists, AI engineers, educators, and business builders, and help to make every child become a proficient reader.

The Role:

The Success Operations Engineer serves as the technical architect behind our Success team's customer engagement strategy. You'll own the automation infrastructure that enables our team to proactively serve school districts helping students learn to read. This role sits at the intersection of customer success operations, data, and AI-enabled communication, translating our team's strategic goals into scalable, automated workflows.

Essential Functions:

ChurnZero Platform Administration & Optimization

Serve as the primary operations administrator, owning all aspects of platform configuration, user management, and system optimization

Setup AI Agents to drive personalized, automated communication across multiple channels

Optimize our ChurnZero instance for customer communication workflows

Build and maintain integrations between ChurnZero, Salesforce and other tools in our tech stack using Zapier, APIs, or other integration platforms

Stay current on ChurnZero platform updates and new features, proactively implementing capabilities that advance team objectives

Establish governance standards for segmentation, play creation, and data hygiene across all platforms

Automation & Workflow Design

Design, build, and maintain automated customer journeys and plays based on customer health scores, usage patterns, and lifecycle stage

Create sophisticated customer segments using SQL queries and platform logic to ensure precise targeting

Develop automated alert systems and workflows that surface at-risk accounts and key opportunities to the team

Build fail-safes and quality checks to ensure automated communications are delivered correctly and on schedule

Partner with the Customer Success and IT teams to translate strategic priorities into executable automation workflows

Data & Analytics

Design and build dashboards that provide real-time visibility into customer health, engagement, and team performance

Write SQL queries to extract, transform, and analyze customer data from multiple sources

Create reporting infrastructure that tracks key retention metrics, customer health scores, teacher activation rates, and student utilization

Develop models that support predictive analytics and early warning systems for churn risk

Ensure data accuracy and consistency across systems through regular audits and validation processes

Familiarity with HTML and other front-end technologies

AI-Enabled Communication

Build and deploy AI agents for customer communication, using tools like GPT-based systems to personalize outreach at scale

Develop AI-powered content generation workflows for email campaigns, in-app messages, and customer resources

Create prompt templates and guardrails that ensure AI-generated communications maintain brand voice and accuracy

Experiment with emerging AI capabilities to continuously improve communication effectiveness and efficiency

Work with APIs to connect AI tools with customer data platforms and communication channels

Strategic Partnership

Collaborate closely with the Scaled Success to align automation strategy with team goals and customer needs

Provide technical consultation on feasibility, effort, and impact of proposed automation initiatives

Train team members on how to effectively use automation tools and interpret data dashboards

Document processes, create user guides, and build knowledge resources for the team

Contribute to strategic planning around service tier definitions, customer segmentation, and engagement models

Qualifications (Education and Experience):

5+ years of experience in customer success operations, marketing operations, or similar technical operations role

Expert-level knowledge of ChurnZero, including play creation, segmentation, and reporting

Strong proficiency with email automation and customer communication workflows

Demonstrated ability to write and optimize SQL queries for data extraction and analysis

Experience working with APIs and building integrations between platforms using tools like Zapier, Make (formerly Integromat), Workato, or custom API connections

Proven track record of building automated workflows that drive measurable business outcomes

Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights

Self-directed work style with ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience implementing and working with AI tools for communication automation (ChatGPT API, Claude API, or similar)

Familiarity with Salesforce and CRM data models

Background in education technology or B2B SaaS customer success

Knowledge of Python or other scripting languages for data manipulation

Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, PowerBI)

Understanding of customer success metrics and methodologies

Previous experience supporting a scaled or tech touch customer success model

Personal Attributes

Systems thinker who can see how pieces connect and design elegant solutions

Detail-oriented with commitment to data accuracy and quality assurance

Proactive problem-solver who identifies opportunities before they become requests

Clear communicator who can explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Continuous learner who stays current on new technologies and best practices

Customer-focused mindset that keeps end-user impact at the center of all work

Why Join Amira

Mission-driven work: Support literacy development for PreK-7 students across the country

Technical innovation: Work at the forefront of AI-enabled customer success

Strategic impact: Your work directly influences revenue and shapes how we serve millions of students

Growth opportunity: Build and scale automation infrastructure as the company and team grow

Collaborative culture: Work with a small, focused team where your contributions are visible and valued

Benefits:

Competitive Salary

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with company matching

Flexible time off

Stock option ownership

Cutting-edge work

The opportunity to help children around the world reach their full potential

Commitment to Diversity:

Amira Learning serves a diverse group of students and educators across the United States and internationally. We believe every student should have access to a high-quality education and that it takes a diverse group of people with a wide range of experiences to develop and deliver a product that meets that goal. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

The posted salary range reflects the minimum and maximum base salary the company reasonably expects to pay for this role. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is based on location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, military service, or any other status protected by law.

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