Brett Hayes

Scaling Customer Success to $1B+ | SaaS Growth Architect | Global CS Leader | Tenable Alum

Bethany Beach, Delaware, United States

About

I believe great Customer Success teams are built on strong people, clear purpose, and consistent execution. Over the past 10 years at Tenable, I’ve had the privilege to lead global Customer Success teams through rapid SaaS growth, helping scale the business from $80M to over $1B in ARR. Along the way, I’ve focused on building operating rhythms, developing future leaders, driving scalable adoption strategies, and ensuring customer outcomes stay at the center of everything we do. Recognized as Tenable’s Global Manager of the Year and a multi-year 100% Club achiever, I’m proud of the teams I’ve been part of teams that deliver real results while staying grounded in partnership and accountability. I’m passionate about building high-performing, customer-centric organizations where people can do their best work, grow their careers, and help customers achieve measurable success.

Experience

  • Tenable (10 yrs 9 mos)
    • Director of Customer Success
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Sr. Manager, Customer Success
      Mar 2020 - Jun 2025 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Lead, coach, and mentor a team of 8+ high-performing customer success professionals across Western United States and Canada, directly impacting the YoY ARR growth of >120% across a $60M managed portfolio. 2024 - 100% Club 2023 - 100% Club 2022 - 100% Club 2021 - 100% Club 2020 - 100% Club

    • Manager, Customer Success
      Mar 2018 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Led, coached, and mentored a team of 9+ high-performing customer success professionals across Western United States and Canada, directly impacting the YoY ARR growth of 120% across a $25M managed portfolio. 2019 - 100% Club

  • Mid-Market Sales Executive at iQ media Corp
    Feb 2015 - Nov 2015 · 10 mos

  • Outside Marketing Consultant at Dex Media
    Aug 2014 - Feb 2015 · 7 mos

  • Middle Market Sales Executive at OutMarket
    Jul 2014 - Aug 2014 · 2 mos

  • Vocus (2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Mid-Market Sales Executive
      Jun 2013 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

      2013 Presidents Club Member

    • Small Business Sales Executive
      Mar 2012 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

      2012 Presidents Club Member