Customer Service Team Lead

Rise Technical Recruitment; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing technology recruitment firm in Cardiff is seeking a Customer Service Team Lead to enhance their support operations. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience, strong technical skills in SQL, and familiarity with Jira Service Management. You will lead a team, manage customer support tickets, and collaborate across departments. This role offers a hybrid working model with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Holiday

Pension

Healthcare

Flexible Working

Autonomy

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Customer Support Team Lead or in a similar role.
• Strong technical knowledge of SQL and hands-on experience with Jira Service Management.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead a team and manage support operations.

Responsibilities

• Analyse, improve, and manage customer support procedures aligning with business objectives.
• Handle support tickets directly while guiding the team in resolving issues.
• Lead the support team by example, promoting efficiency.

Skills

Customer Service Leadership

SQL

Jira Service Management

Job description

Customer Service Team Lead

Cardiff - Hybrid, 3 days in office

£35,000 - £40,000 + Holiday + Pension + Healthcare + Remote Working + Flexible Working + Great working Culture + Autonomy

This is a brilliant opportunity for a Customer Support Manager/Team Lead to join an exciting and rapidly growing company who will offer autonomy and the ability to bring your strategy, implementation and ideas to the team.

This company deliver niche and popular software solutions for the fashion sector. All their processes are innovated and designed in house by experienced software professionals and due to increased demand, they are now looking to add a Customer Service Team Lead to the business.

In this role you will analyse, improve and help manage the customer support procedures ensuring the team are efficient and aligned with business objectives. You will be directly involved with customer support tickets and help lead the team to resolve issues. Working closely with various departments you will aim to provide solutions, enhance productivity and lead from the front.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience as a Customer Support Team Lead or similar. You will possess strong technical knowledge in SQL and have hands‑on experience with Jira Service Management. You will need experience leading a team and also being hands on with customer service tickets.

A great opportunity to join a thriving business where you will be given flexibility and autonomy.

The Role

• Analyse, improve, and manage customer support procedures to align with business objectives
• Handle support tickets directly while guiding the team in resolving customer issues
• Lead the support team by example, promoting efficiency and effective problem‑solving
• Collaborate with other departments to develop solutions and boost overall productivity

The Person

• Proven experience as a Customer Support Team Lead or in a similar role
• Strong technical knowledge of SQL and practical experience with Jira Service Management
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team effectively while managing day‑to‑day support operations
• Hands‑on experience handling customer service tickets alongside team leadership responsibilities