AppDirect

AppDirect

Subscription commerce platform for digital services

Customer Success Manager

Full-Time
CA$92k - CA$121k/yr

+ Performance bonus

Mid
Montreal, QC, Canada
In Person

Requires strong English proficiency to collaborate with teams in the United States, India, Argentina, Ontario, and Alberta.

About the job

Requirements
  • Four to seven years of experience in customer success, account management, or support management, ideally in a business-to-business software-as-a-service company.
  • Experience working at a startup and thriving in an ambiguous and complex environment.
  • Experience managing strategic accounts with personalized engagement.
  • Proficiency with Zendesk and knowledge of support operations.
  • Experience collaborating with support teams and coordinating teams that you do not directly manage.
  • Ability to anticipate churn risks and turn detractors into advocates.
  • Technical proficiency with application programming interfaces, artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts, and developer-focused products.
  • A data-driven approach, prioritizing based on key metrics rather than intuition.
  • Proficiency using artificial intelligence tools to draft responses, analyze customer data, create help documentation, and automate repetitive tasks.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with executives and engineers.
  • Strong English proficiency is required to collaborate with international teams.
Responsibilities
  • Manage the entire post-sales lifecycle for strategic accounts, including onboarding, adoption, renewal, and expansion.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for major customers by organizing quarterly business reviews, providing regular executive updates, and developing success plans.
  • Improve net revenue retention through upselling, cross-selling, and deeper product adoption.
  • Oversee the support experience for Devs.AI in collaboration with AppDirect's tier-one, tier-two, and tier-three support teams.
  • Refine and implement service-level agreements tailored to Devs.AI customers by adapting AppDirect's existing framework.
  • Use the existing Zendesk instance to triage, prioritize, and handle tickets when necessary.
  • Collaborate with AppDirect's support leaders to ensure Devs.AI customers receive the appropriate level of attention.
  • Create and maintain a customer satisfaction assessment system to proactively identify churn risks and expansion opportunities.
  • Create and maintain Devs.AI-specific content for the knowledge base and support center.
  • Implement customer satisfaction metrics, including customer satisfaction score and Net Promoter Score, and use them to drive continuous improvement.
  • Gather product-related customer feedback and represent customers to the product team.
  • Act as a liaison between customers and the product and engineering teams by translating feedback into actionable insights.

About the company

AppDirect provides a subscription commerce platform that helps businesses offer, manage, and monetize digital services such as SaaS, IoT, cloud services, and VR/AR apps. The platform handles end-to-end subscription management, including billing, reseller management, and sales automation. It differentiates itself by offering an integrated suite of billing, partner management, and sales tools within one platform and by connecting with a broad ecosystem of service providers. Its goal is to simplify the delivery and monetization of digital services, accelerate time to market, and help companies build cohesive digital ecosystems.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$750.8M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2009

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AppDirect said August 2025 it nears $1 billion gross ARR, signaling serious scale.
  • Headcount reached 1,915 in March 2026, while active job postings rose 47.1%.
  • April 2026 PartnerStack and September 2026 Soul Machines broaden distribution and AI monetization paths.

What critics are saying

  • Integration sprawl after six acquisitions in 2026 will distract teams and delay product coherence.
  • AWS, Microsoft, and Google can tighten marketplace controls and compress AppDirect margins within 12 months.
  • If AppDirect misses near-$1 billion ARR, acquisition-fueled growth becomes an expensive consolidation story.

What makes AppDirect unique

  • AppDirect bundles marketplaces, billing, co-sell, and PRM into one commerce stack.
  • PartnerStack adds 138,000 partners; Tackle adds hyperscaler marketplace distribution.
  • Soul Machines and Devs.ai push AppDirect beyond commerce into AI-enabled customer interfaces.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Stock Options

Company Equity

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Adoption Assistance

Parental Leave

Home Office Stipend

Phone/Internet Stipend

Tuition Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Certification Support

Employee Referral Bonus

Meal Benefits

Employee Discounts

Legal Services

Relocation Assistance

Commuter Benefits

Gym Membership

Pet Insurance

Bereavement Leave

Holiday Bonus

Performance Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

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1 year growth

↓ -1%

2 year growth

↓ -2%
SiliconANGLE Media
Sep 28th, 2026
AppDirect acquires AI avatar firm Soul Machines to add human-like interfaces

AppDirect has acquired Soul Machines, an AI avatar company, to enhance interactive experiences on its business commerce platform. Soul Machines provides human-like digital avatars that can see, listen, react and remember interactions for customer support, training and employee help desks. The acquisition allows AppDirect to offer more engaging, face-to-face AI experiences beyond text-based interfaces. AppDirect operates a cloud-based marketplace where businesses can discover, buy and manage software and services with automated billing and provisioning. "Companies are no longer asking whether they should adopt AI; they're asking how to put it to work," said AppDirect CEO Nicolas Desmarais. Soul Machines' avatars will be integrated into AppDirect's platform and available in its Devs.ai enterprise development tool.

Business Wire
Apr 14th, 2026
AppDirect acquires partnerstack, creating the unified subscription commerce platform for partner-led growth.

AppDirect acquires partnerstack, creating the unified subscription commerce platform for partner-led growth. Strategic acquisition unites PartnerStack's 138,000+ B2B partner network and leading PRM platform with AppDirect's marketplace infrastructure, creating a single platform to launch, manage, and scale partner-led growth in an AI-driven economy SAN FRANCISCO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-AppDirect, the world's leading B2B subscription commerce platform, today announced it has acquired PartnerStack, a leading partner relationship management (PRM) platform and one of the largest B2B partner networks globally. This strategic integration injects a powerful partner ecosystem engine into the AppDirect subscription commerce platform, enhancing AppDirect's ability to help companies leverage ecosystems and distribution as a primary growth engine. "With this acquisition, we're at the center of the underlying infrastructure powering enterprise technology purchase decisions today," said Nicolas Desmarais, CEO and chairman of AppDirect. Share This acquisition solidifies AppDirect's position as the everything store powering B2B distribution, building on its recent acquisition of Tackle.io, the cloud go-to-market platform supporting over $20 billion in cloud hyperscaler marketplace transactions. With Tackle's marketplace-led growth and PartnerStack's PRM and partner ecosystem, AppDirect is now uniquely positioned to provide a full stack commerce platform for powering all direct and indirect go to market motions. In today's rapidly evolving technology landscape, AI is profoundly shifting how businesses operate - with AI reducing the cost of software development, making distribution and AI search visibility the new battleground. Marketplaces, partner networks, and data-rich platforms have become indispensable, with 60% of marketplace purchases projected to be conducted via channel partners by 2030. The companies that treat distribution as a core part of their strategy will own the market. "With this acquisition, we're at the center of the underlying infrastructure powering enterprise technology purchase decisions today," said Nicolas Desmarais, CEO and chairman of AppDirect. "Navigating commerce and partner management requires a unified platform. By bringing these capabilities together, AppDirect is giving companies the foundation they need to scale through partners and win in an increasingly indirect, marketplace-driven world." "We are thrilled to further AppDirect's position as the everything store for B2B distribution," said Bryn Jones, CEO of PartnerStack. "Our network has driven over $3 billion in revenue for our customers and is increasingly relied on to help businesses show up in AI search. The primary driver of AI search visibility in platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini is third-party content, and PartnerStack is the largest B2B content partner network in the world. We are excited to connect our insights across hundreds of thousands of B2B customer signups every month with AppDirect and Tackle, creating powerful advantages for our partners and customers in the AI era." Together, AppDirect and PartnerStack are accelerating partner-led growth. For more information visit AppDirect and PartnerStack Unite. Additional Resources: About AppDirect AppDirect is a B2B subscription commerce platform company that brings together technology providers, advisors and businesses to simplify how they buy, sell and manage technology. More than 1,000 providers, 14,000 advisors and 16 million subscribers rely on the AppDirect ecosystem of subscription marketplaces to power their innovation, growth and success. For more information, visit appdirect.com, devs.ai and follow us on LinkedIn. About PartnerStack PartnerStack is the leading ecosystem orchestration platform for B2B - the only solution that combines a full partner relationship management platform including incentives and payouts, AI-powered partner intelligence, and a built-in network of over 138,000 commission-earning affiliates, influencers, co-sell and channel partners who are already transacting. Trusted by Monday.com, Stripe, Freshworks, and hundreds of the world's most partner-driven companies, PartnerStack powers co-sell, affiliate, influencer, and referral programs within a single platform connected to the largest B2B partner network in the market. Visit us at partnerstack.com.

BetaKit
Apr 14th, 2026
AppDirect acquires PartnerStack in sixth deal this year to build unified partner-led growth platform

AppDirect has acquired Toronto-based PartnerStack for an undisclosed sum, marking the San Francisco company's sixth acquisition in the past year. The deal combines PartnerStack's network of over 138,000 B2B partners with AppDirect's marketplace infrastructure to create what the companies describe as a unified platform for partner-led growth. PartnerStack, founded in 2015, provides partner relationship management software for SaaS companies and has driven over $3 billion in revenue for its customers. The company raised at least $46 million in funding, including a $35-million Series B in 2021. AppDirect serves more than 1,000 tech providers and 16 million subscribers. The company announced last August it expects to surpass $1 billion in gross annual recurring revenue within two years.

AppDirect
Apr 10th, 2026
AppDirect Acquires Standing Cloud and Secures $9M in Series B Funding…

Acquisition and Funding Position AppDirect as the Most Complete Cloud Marketplace and Management Solution Available

Yahoo Finance
Mar 24th, 2026
AppDirect hires channel veteran Mariane Louvet to expand provider ecosystem following Tackle.io acquisition

AppDirect, a B2B commerce platform, has appointed channel veteran Mariane Louvet as Director of Provider Management. She will lead strategy for the company's provider ecosystem as it expands cloud provider distribution across North America. Louvet brings two decades of channel experience, including roles at Symantec, Forcepoint, Pax8 and 1Password. She has been recognised as a 2024 CRN Channel Chief and CRN Women of the Channel in 2022 and 2024. The appointment follows AppDirect's recent acquisition of Tackle.io as part of its marketplace expansion strategy. Louvet will focus on attracting and managing providers, developing scalable programmes and strengthening commercial alignment across AppDirect's network of marketplaces and hyperscaler platforms.