Driving Subscription Renewals with an API-First CX Platform and Data Mesh
When the business shifted from perpetual licensing to subscription, the organization needed 'data-to-renewal' execution—not AI theater. A global CX Cloud Platform organization was established to ship reusable APIs, a governed data mesh, and an Analytics & AI Center of Excellence that automated and personalized customer lifecycle motions—supporting 500k+ customers and attributing nine-figure incremental renewals.
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Attributed incremental renewals
Customers supported
Streaming telemetry assets
Person global team
Challenge
The move to subscription required a step-change in lifecycle execution: better telemetry coverage, consistent customer data, and automation/personalization that could scale globally. The organization needed a unified charter, modern architecture, and governance mature enough to support recurring-revenue accountability.
What we did
- Unified global teams into a single chartered organization (50+ people across multiple geographies) with clear operating cadence and accountability.
- Developed CX data mesh strategy and cloud platform engineering roadmap—so teams could reuse capabilities instead of rebuilding them.
- Launched cloud-native APIs that automated and personalized lifecycle motions across a large subscription customer base.
- Established an Analytics & AI Center of Excellence in partnership with the CTO organization to standardize delivery and governance patterns.
- Defined CDP decisions, canonical data strategy, and data governance frameworks.
Results
- Attributed nine-figure incremental renewals via the CX Cloud platform.
- Enabled lifecycle automation/personalization supported by telemetry streams spanning 2M+ assets.
- Created reusable platform primitives (APIs + governance patterns) that reduced time-to-deliver for subsequent analytics/AI initiatives.
Strategic impact
This work put durable 'data-to-renewal plumbing' in place—reusable APIs, a governed data mesh, and an AI/analytics operating model—so renewal improvement became a repeatable capability rather than a one-off project. It also gave finance and leadership a clearer line of sight from platform investment to recurring-revenue outcomes.
Optics + governance
- Framed AI as a retention and customer-success accelerator (augmentation), not a cost-cutting headcount story.
- Established governance patterns early (canonical data, CDP standards, API contracts) to reduce downstream integration risk.
- Maintained attribution discipline so ROI claims remained finance-defensible.
Quick facts
- Industry
- Enterprise Technology (SaaS / Subscription)
- Primary Stakeholders
- CIO/CTO, CX leadership, CFO/Finance, CDO/Data leaders
- Scale
- Global teams (US/CA/UK/IN); 500k+ customers
- Methods
- Data mesh; cloud-native APIs; AI/ML deployment; CDP; canonical data strategy
Related services
Key deliverables
Platform roadmap and operating cadence
Cloud-native API suite for lifecycle automation
Analytics & AI Center of Excellence charter
Data governance frameworks and canonical data strategy inputs