About:
- Lead a globally distributed team of support professionals, including 3 direct Manager-level reports.
- Foster a high-performing, inclusive team culture centered around accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.
- Drive career development and technical growth for support engineers.
- Design and evolve customer support delivery models tailored to different tiers (e.g., standard vs. premium).
- Develop and maintain a 24/7 global support strategy aligned with SLAs and customer expectations.
- Advise on and support implementation of support billing and monetization strategies.
- Act as a senior customer advocate internally, partnering closely with Sales, Strategic Accounts, Product, and Engineering.
- Define and track KPIs for support efficiency, CSAT, resolution times, and customer outcomes.
- Drive automation, tooling improvements, and scalable processes to support growth.
- Maintain high standards for support quality and adherence to service levels.
- Collaborate with Finance and Product to develop pricing models for support offerings and advise on billing structures.
- Create an environment that supports continuous technical learning, certification, and skill development for team members.
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in customer support or customer success, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Proven track record of managing global support teams, including people management across time zones and cultures.
- Experience supporting technical products or services, ideally in the B2B SaaS or technology industry.
- Demonstrated ability to plan strategically and execute tactically in fast-paced environments.
- Strong financial acumen, including experience advising on or creating support billing/pricing models.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build relationships with customers, executives, and internal stakeholders.
- Passion for customer satisfaction and a drive to create scalable, sustainable support models.
- Proficient with support tools and platforms (e.g., Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud, Intercom).
- Experience leading tiered or premium support offerings.
- Familiarity with ITIL or other service management frameworks.
- Prior involvement in post-sales customer experience or success roles.
- Background in technical support for infrastructure, developer tools, APIs, or complex enterprise software.
Salary and Perks:
Pay range: $22K - $270K
- Equity packages (ISOs)
- Comprehensive benefits offering
- Competitive pay
- Attractive stock grants
- Flexible paid time off
About Starburst Data:
End-to-end analytics platform
