Lead Retention Specialist

Join One of the Fastest-Growing Online Education Companies in the World At ELVTR, we're transforming online education by connecting ambitious professionals with industry leaders from companies like Nike, Netflix, Google, Amazon, and more. Since launching in 2020, we've grown into a global learning community with over 300 expert instructors, delivering more than 200 live online courses across 12 industries. To date, we've helped 22,000+ graduates worldwide gain the skills, confidence, and connections needed to advance their careers. Now we're looking for an experienced Lead Retention Specialist to help us build lasting relationships with our learners while maximizing customer satisfaction and long-term revenue. If you're passionate about customer experience, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy finding solutions that create value for both customers and the business, we'd love to meet you. This is a full-time, remote role with a working schedule for this role will be 9AM-6 PM EST. Why This Role Is Different At ELVTR, customer relationships don't end after enrollment—they're just beginning. As our Lead Retention Specialist, you'll play a critical role in protecting the customer experience while driving sustainable business growth. You'll take ownership of our retention strategy, helping customers find the best possible solutions while reducing refunds, recovering revenue, and improving long-term customer loyalty. Working closely with Sales, Finance, Customer Success, Billing, and Operations, you'll use data, empathy, and strategic thinking to continuously improve our retention processes and outcomes. You'll Love This Role If You: Enjoy solving complex customer challenges with creative solutions Thrive in a fast-paced, KPI-driven environment Are an exceptional negotiator who can create win-win outcomes Love using data to improve processes and business performance Enjoy coaching others and sharing best practices Are highly organized and take ownership of your work Communicate confidently with customers and cross-functional teams Believe outstanding customer experiences drive long-term business success What You'll Do Own the customer retention process, managing refund requests while maximizing retained revenue and delivering a positive customer experience Negotiate alternatives to refunds, including account credits, payment plans, partial refunds, course transfers, and other retention solutions Recover overdue installment payments by proactively engaging customers and resolving billing-related issues Partner closely with the Billing team to reduce payment defaults, chargebacks, and outstanding balances Analyze the root causes behind refund requests and payment failures, providing actionable insights to Sales, Product, and Operations teams Develop and continuously improve retention strategies, workflows, communication scripts, and internal processes Track and report key retention metrics, including refund rates,…