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Customer Support Manager

Customer Support Manager

CompanyNextdoor
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Salary$90000 – $115000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Digital Publishing Expertise: Leverage your deep understanding of the digital publishing landscape to effectively communicate with partners, anticipate their needs, and provide impactful solutions.
  • Customer Support Leadership: 5+ years of experience managing frontline customer support agents, providing guidance on complex support inquiries, and ensuring ongoing agent education.
  • Vendor Relationship Management: Experience in managing BPO vendor relationships to achieve Service Delivery KPIs and optimize support operations.
  • Data Analysis and Customer Support Metrics Expertise: Proficiency in analyzing key metrics (SLA, CSAT, CPC, AHT) and utilizing strong analytical skills for data-driven decision-making to implement process improvements and enhance service quality and efficiency.
  • CRM Issue Resolution: Experience in using a CRM for triaging, resolving, and escalating bugs, and working with product teams to resolve issues identified by customers.
  • Collaboration Skills: A team-oriented mindset, with the ability to work with individuals across different locations and time zones.
  • Organizational Skills: Excellent organization and time management skills.
  • Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal communication skills, a sense of urgency, and a team player.
  • Escalation Management: Experience handling written customer escalations with discretion and care.

Responsibilities

  • Account Solution Support: Assisting publishers with troubleshooting technical issues and providing ongoing support to enhance success and satisfaction.
  • Workflow Optimization: Executing and optimizing support workflows tailored for digital publishing, focusing on product insights and issue resolution.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Communicating publisher insights and feedback to product teams for ongoing product improvement.
  • Vendor Management: Manage BPO vendor relationships to achieve Service Delivery KPIs.
  • Escalation Management: Act as Level 3 (L3) for escalations from BPO and executives, ensuring effective resolution.
  • Bug Prioritization: Prioritize and champion customer-facing bugs for timely resolution.
  • Quality Assurance: Conduct support interaction audits to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Performance Management: Lead and manage BPO teams to consistently meet service delivery KPIs related to cost, quality, and speed.
  • Training and Staffing: Oversee staffing and training needs, focusing on product knowledge, soft skills, and effective communication.
  • Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in Salesforce Service Cloud workflows, reporting, and dashboards.
  • On-Call Participation: Actively participate in rotating, weekly on-call shifts, including weekends, to handle complex inquiries.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of digital publishing
  • Direct experience with Salesforce.com
  • A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent
  • Experience with Jira project management software