Customer Care Team Lead, Ticket Services

Canadian Opera Company; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Canadian Opera Company in Toronto is seeking a Customer Care Team Lead to oversee Ticket Services outbound campaigns and patron relations.

Lead the Customer Care team, coach specialists, and handle complex escalations while collaborating with campaigns, donor relations, and production knowledge to ensure exceptional service and efficient operations.

Knowledge of Tessitura and strong communication are essential, as is the ability to motivate others in a fast-paced charity environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years' experience in ticketing or customer service, supervisory preferred.
• Experience leading and coaching staff in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication with patron-focused approach.
• Familiarity with Tessitura or similar CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop Customer Care Specialists, continuously raising the bar on service quality and team performance.
• Lead training for new and existing Specialists, refining training approach over time.
• Assign and oversee daily task distribution for the Customer Care team.
• Take ownership of the department's most complex or escalated patron issues.
• Join campaign-based outbound calling and provide reporting on performance.

Skills

Ticketing experience

Supervisory experience

Call centre

Tessitura knowledge

MS Office

Excellent communication

Leadership

Tools

Tessitura

MS Office

Job description

The Canadian Opera Company is now accepting applications for the position of Customer Care Team Lead, Ticket Services.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

Under the supervision of the Manager, the Customer Care Team Lead plays a key role in supporting the daily operations of the Ticket Services department's Outbound Customer Care campaigns.

The Customer Care Team Lead sets the standard for patron-centred service across the Customer Care Team, coaching Specialists while personally handling the most complex escalations. They are responsible for blending team leadership and call centre operations with a growing voice in shaping customer relations strategy from direct patron feedback.

The ideal candidate is goal-oriented, will possess superior communication skills, a positive attitude, strong problem-solving abilities, and have a capacity to motivate and lead others.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

TEAM LEADERSHIP

• Coach and develop Customer Care Specialists, continuously raising the bar on service quality and team performance
• Lead training for new and existing Specialists, refining training approach over time
• Assign and oversee daily task distribution for the Customer Care team

CUSTOMER SERVICE & ESCALATIONS

• Take ownership of the department's most complex or escalated patron issues, modelling a patron-first resolution approach

SALES & CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

• Join campaign-based outbound calling alongside Specialists, focusing on higher-difficulty calls
• Create and maintain lead sheets, and monitor suppression lists to keep campaign calling lists accurate
• Advise on lead pipeline health and floor lead distribution during active campaigns
• Provide statistical reporting on campaign performance during sales meetings
• Report on and advise the Manager on customer relations trends and strategy, based on direct patron feedback gathered through campaigns
• Create collaborative and warm relationships with colleagues from other departments, particularly with regards to fundraising campaigns and patron feedback
• Monitor the Ticket Services email account for queries regarding Outbound Customer Care campaigns, ensuring timely responses to customer inquiries and providing email templates for Specialists as applicable

OPERATIONS

• Build deep working knowledge of productions, packages, membership, and donor events, coaching others to do the same
• Contribute to Tessitura database accuracy and broader systems oversight
• Maintain organized, well-equipped workspaces
• Other duties as assigned

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 2+ years' experience in a ticketing, box office, or customer service environment, preferably in a supervisory or team-lead capacity
• Experience working in or supervising a call centre environment required
• Strong knowledge of Tessitura and MS Office
• Exceptional oral/written communication and interpersonal skills; professional phone and email manner
• Genuine comfort leading and coaching others through outbound sales/donor calling
• Ability to thrive and lead calmly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Sound judgment and diplomacy when resolving the team's most difficult patron issues
• Familiarity with AODA requirements; eligible to serve as a JHSC Worker member
• Available weekends/evenings at FSC and 227 Front St
• Non-profit or donor-relations environment experience (asset)
• Appreciation of opera as a cultural art form (asset)

Only applications received by end of day, September 02, 2026 will be considered.

The Canadian Opera Company thanks all applicants in advance, however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls or agencies please.

ABOUT THE CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY

Based in Toronto, the Canadian Opera Company is the largest producer of opera in Canada and one of the largest in North America. General Director Ian Derrer joined the company in 2026, forming a leadership team alongside Artistic Director Roberto Mauro and Music Director Johannes Debus. The COC enjoys a loyal audience, including a dedicated base of subscribers, and has an international reputation for artistic excellence and creative innovation. Its diverse repertoire includes new commissions and productions, local and international collaborations with leading opera companies and festivals, and attracts the world’s foremost Canadian and international artists. The company is an incubator for the future of the art form, nurturing Canada’s new wave of opera performers and creators with customized training and support. The COC’s purpose-built opera house, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, is hailed internationally as one of the finest in the world.

As Canada's largest opera company, the COC deeply values equity and diversity across all levels of the organization and believes in fostering an inclusive, discrimination‑free environment that fully supports our team’s personal and collective success. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects our community, our city, and our country and, in turn, the COC welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and abilities who share and embrace these values of anti‑racism and inclusion.

The COC is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) in all parts of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

For more information, visit coc.ca.