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Seattle, WA, USA

Stephen W.

Revolutionizing Post-Sales Experience through Innovation and Human-Centered Tech

Stephen Wise, CEO & Co-Founder of Snowise Technologies, is a visionary in enhancing customer success and post-sales processes. With a rich history at GitHub and Chef, he’s mastered building global operations and leading teams across various scales, from startups to enterprises. His unique blend of skills in Customer Success, DevOps, and change management underpins his dedication to solving complex problems while keeping technology human and accessible. Passionately focused on sustainable growth, Stephen is creating new paradigms in post-sales support and automation that prioritize both efficiency and empathy.

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Testimonials

I recently worked with Stephen as part of building a Technical Sales (GTM) program that included pre-sales and post-sales function. Specifically, Stephen's expertise gave me the core structure upon which the new customer success program is built. His impact is considerable (global customers across NA & EMEA) in that the company will rely on this structure for the foreseeable future. Stephen has a clear, focused, and transparent approach that makes him one of my favorite humans to work with.
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Daniel MartushevSr. Sales Leader, Mondo
Stephen's leadership & strategic vision is transformational. He's scaled a CS org from $0 to $500M in 18 months, including a net increase of $400K ARR/customer. He brings a combination of velocity & precision to his deep understanding of customer success, validated by TSIA’s assessment placing us on the verge of Optimizing. A testament to his operational rigor and forward-thinking mindset. What sets him apart is his empathy and authenticity. He fosters a culture of trust and high performance.
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Erin MitchellSenior Customer Success Manager, Progress Chef
I had the privilege of working with Stephen during a pivotal period as we built our Customer Success Org from the ground up. His ability to quickly assess needs, align stakeholders, and stand up scalable strategies made an immediate impact. Stephen made significant impact defining the CSM charter, designing playbooks, and mentoring early team members. Beyond his expertise, what sets him apart is the ability to identify high-leverage opportunities, and move quickly to drive measurable outcomes.
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Natalie BradleySr. Dir of CS Practices, GitHub

Work

Digital vs. Scaled Customer Success: Finding the Right Balance

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Digital vs. Scaled Customer Success: Finding the Right Balance

Customer Success (CS) is evolving—and fast. With headcount under scrutiny and customer expectations higher than ever, more companies are looking to implement purely digital and scaled CS motions to efficiently manage their customer base. But where do you start? How do you ensure success when reducing human interaction? And how do you avoid a trap where customers feel ignored, unsupported, or worse—completely on their own?

Experience

Jan 2024 — Present
Snowise Technologies

Snowise Technologies

CEO & Co-Founder

Snowise Technologies is a leading brand specializing in Customer Success technology, serving businesses across industries with solutions to thrive.

  • Developed and scaled comprehensive customer success strategies, significantly enhancing renewals, expansions, and product adoption.
  • Spearheaded the development and execution of scalable operations and the implementation of third-party CS tools, fostering organizational growth.
  • Generated tangible customer success artifacts, establishing streamlined processes and operations to support business scalability.
Apr 2023 — Mar 2025
GitHub

GitHub

Director of Digital Customer Outcomes

As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the AI-powered platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software, with over 100 million users and 330+ million repositories.

  • Scaled GitHub's customer success management from overseeing $0 to $500 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) within 18 months, directly overseeing $350 million of that ARR.
  • Designed and implemented a comprehensive digital customer outcome strategy, reaching 30,000 customers with a digital-first approach without the need for human-led interactions.
  • Published an internal 30-page strategic paper on digital customer outcomes, forming the basis for streamlined process implementation across several teams at GitHub.
  • Supported the transition of GitHub's customer success strategies to incorporate AI and leverage technology for strategic customer engagement and support.
Mar 2021 — Oct 2023
GitHub

GitHub

Director of Customer Success

  • Scaled GitHub’s customer success coverage from $0 to $500 million in ARR in 18 months, directly overseeing a patch responsible for $350 million.
  • Designed and implemented a digital customer success motion for managing over 30,000 customers, improving engagement and support without increasing human-led efforts.
  • Published an extensive 30-page internal paper at GitHub, detailing research and strategies for digital customer engagement and support.
  • Successfully led the Western US and Asia Pacific customer success teams, significantly contributing to GitHub's global customer success strategies.
Nov 2020 — Mar 2021
Nutanix

Nutanix

Senior Manager of Customer Success, Systems Engineering

Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software, offering organizations a single platform for running apps and data across clouds, simplifying operations and enabling hybrid multicloud environments.

  • Designed and approved a comprehensive business plan for post-sales engineering operations at Nutanix, focusing on enhancing customer success processes.
  • Faced strategic redirection due to company-wide hiring and budget cuts, leading to the discontinuation of the newly approved post-sales engineering plan.
Dec 2018 — Nov 2020
Chef Software

Chef Software

Senior Manager of Customer Success

Chef Software's DevOps automation tools enable the coded enterprise to overcome complexity with infrastructure, security, and application automation.

  • Led the scaling of customer success from covering $0 to $500 million in ARR in 18 months, directly managing a patch responsible for $350 million.
  • Created a sustainable, repeatable customer success pattern in a highly bespoke DevOps environment, significantly impacting enterprise-scale post-sales strategies.
  • Designed and implemented GitHub's first comprehensive digital customer care program, addressing the needs of 30,000 customers through innovative AI-driven engagement strategies.
  • Devised a unique fractional executive approach, aligning customer success initiatives with organizational goals and budget, optimizing post-sales operations and tool integrations for multiple clients.
Feb 2017 — Dec 2018
Chef Software

Chef Software

Customer Success Manager-Global

  • Spearheaded the expansion into the APAC region, enhancing Chef Software's global market presence.
  • Crafted and implemented innovative enterprise-level customer success strategies, pioneering bespoke solutions for infrastructure automation.
  • Led the evolution of Chef Software's customer success framework, incorporating scalable methodologies to manage a diverse and complex customer base.
  • Generated substantive improvements in ARR through strategic customer success initiatives, including the development and execution of high-impact programs tailored to individual customer needs.
Mar 2016 — Feb 2017
SAP Concur

SAP Concur

Strategic Customer Success Manager

SAP Concur provides integrated online and mobile business travel and expense management software solutions, helping companies of all sizes manage spend and simplify processes.

  • Successfully managed over 150 accounts at enterprise scale within SAP Concur, showcasing adaptability and rapid upskilling in a highly complex environment.
  • Instrumental in the development of scalable customer success strategies, leveraging deep tech expertise to enhance post-sales solutions and customer engagements.
Dec 2013 — Mar 2016
Agility Recovery

Agility Recovery

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Agility Recovery is the leading provider of business continuity and disaster recovery solutions, offering customers guaranteed access to temporary power, furnished mobile spaces, and communications equipment.

Feb 2007 — Oct 2013
United States Air Force

United States Air Force

Technical Sergeant

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces, known for its advanced air combat capabilities, strategic global presence, and innovation in aerospace technology.