Full-Time

Customer Success Manager

Cara

Cara

11-50 employees

Modular AI platform automating insurance servicing

No salary listed

New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Customer Experience & Support (1)
Required Skills
CRM

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Requirements
  • At least 2 years of experience in Customer Success, Solutions Consulting, or a similar client-facing artificial intelligence, software as a service, or financial technology role.
  • Ability to manage customer relationships and drive adoption in a high-growth environment.
  • Ability to translate complex technology into clear operational and business value.
  • Ability to communicate and build relationships across executive and operational teams.
  • Ability to stay organized while managing multiple accounts simultaneously.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with significant ownership.
Responsibilities
  • Lead successful rollouts of Cara and ensure seamless integration into client workflows.
  • Train producers, account managers, and servicing teams to embed Cara into their daily workflows and maximize value from the platform.
  • Serve as the primary post-sale point of contact and build relationships with executive stakeholders and frontline users to drive long-term partnerships.
  • Manage inbound customer support requests, triage tickets, handle customer inquiries and feature requests, and ensure timely resolution in accordance with defined service-level agreements.
  • Partner with engineering to prioritize and resolve customer issues efficiently.
  • Monitor usage, adoption metrics, and feedback to proactively manage customer health, ensure renewals, and identify expansion opportunities.
  • Partner with product and engineering to relay customer insights, influence roadmap priorities, and continuously improve the customer experience.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working with insurance agencies, brokerages, or financial services organizations.
  • Experience with artificial intelligence, automation, or vertical software-as-a-service products.

Cara provides a domain-specific AI platform for the insurance industry. It is a modular system that lets agencies, brokerages, and wholesalers automate customer servicing, speed up sales, and scale operations using a 24/7 digital workforce. The product works by offering specialized AI modules and automation tools that handle routine tasks, answer questions, and process workflows without human intervention. This focus on insurance and a modular, end-to-end automation approach differentiate Cara from general AI or broad CRM tools, giving insurance distributors a tailored, scalable solution. The goal is to help insurance partners improve efficiency, close more deals, and support continuous operations around the clock.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$8M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2024

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What believers are saying

  • Cara raised $8 million in 2026, extending runway for product and hiring.
  • AWS highlighted hundreds of agencies using Cara and onboarding within hours.
  • The company reports seven-figure ARR within seven months and 60-times year-over-year ARR growth.

What critics are saying

  • Zywave launched Apex in July 2026, directly attacking Cara's core brokerage workflows.
  • Vertafore Velocity AI agents now automate submissions, reconciliations, and inbox intake.
  • If AMS vendors replicate Cara's features, customers keep workflows in-house and churn stalls.

What makes Cara unique

  • Cara's workflows target insurance brokerage back offices, not generic horizontal AI.
  • Its AMS360 and CRM integrations reduce rekeying inside incumbent brokerage systems.
  • The team sold its prior internal brokerage software business to McGowan Companies in 2025.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-7%

1 year growth

-7%

2 year growth

-7%
Noah Business Intelligence
Jul 16th, 2026
Cara raises $8M to automate insurance brokerage workflows with AI

Cara, an AI platform for insurance brokerages, has raised $8 million in seed funding led by Kearny Jackson. Backers include former Stripe COO Claire Hughes Johnson, OpenAI's Colin Evans and Vouch Insurance CEO Sam Hodges. The company, founded by Vic Yeh, Nikhil Kansal and Jonathan Patel, initially built software for its own brokerage before selling that business to The McGowan Companies in 2025. It now automates administrative tasks including proposal generation, policy comparison and certificate production for insurance agents. Cara reportedly reached seven-figure annual recurring revenue within seven months and now serves thousands of agents across the US. The company has posted 60-times year-on-year ARR growth and works with hundreds of brokerages. The funding will support AI research, product development and deeper integrations with agency management systems.

PR Newswire
Mar 31st, 2026
CARA RAISES $8 MILLION TO HELP EVERY INSURANCE BROKERAGE GROW ITS BOOK

/PRNewswire/ -- Cara, the AI platform for insurance brokerages, today announced $8 million in seed funding led by Kearny Jackson, with participation from...