Manager, Technical Support Engineering (Enterprise SaaS Exp. Mandatory)

Salesforce; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a capable Technical Support Manager to lead a global team of engineers supporting the #1 cloud-based platform. The role emphasizes AI-assisted diagnostics, scalable processes, and cross-functional collaboration to drive customer success.

You will mentor engineers, ensure high-quality escalation handling, and align support projects with overall business goals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of professional experience.
• 5+ years in a technical support role.
• 2+ years managing technical support professionals.
• Solid Salesforce knowledge.
• Experience with support tools and phone systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI-driven case resolution workflows to reduce MTTR.
• Oversee use of Einstein Classification and AI tools for issue investigation.
• Lead building and maintenance of AI-optimized knowledge base.

Skills

Technical leadership

Customer support

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

AI tooling

Support tools

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category

Customer Success

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

We are looking for an ambitious leader to guide our cutting-edge support team! As we pioneer the Agentic Era of CRM, we need a highly motivated manager to lead a team of engineers supporting the #1 cloud-based platform. This role offers the opportunity to lead a global, customer-focused team in a fast-paced environment, ensuring our customers achieve success with our AI and Data360 solutions. You must possess excellent communication skills and the passion to deliver outstanding support while mentoring a team to master the Salesforce Platform.

A Technical Support Manager is responsible for ensuring the success of our customers by effectively managing a team of Technical Support Engineers (Salesforce Product Suite Technical Experts) along with associated support projects and processes.

Your Impact:

• Lead High-Performance Teams: Manage a support team to achieve business objectives including the attainment of targets for customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, service levels, resolution time, and project deadlines.
• Drive Strategic Alignment: Set team goals in alignment with Global Support objectives. Assist direct reports in the definition and attainment of individual goals.
• Empower Employee Success: Ensure that direct reports have the resources, information, and processes necessary to deliver effective technical solutions to our customers. Ensure the delivery of high-quality technical and soft-skills training for direct reports.
• Cultivate Talent: Deliver performance reviews for all direct reports and provide regular feedback on performance in terms of agreed-upon performance and employee development goals. Serve as a manager, mentor, and escalation point for Support employees; Build credibility and trust within the support group.
• Champion the Customer: Communicate effectively to customers when representing Global Support in meetings with customers. Advocate for customers and define ways to continually add value to the customer experience.
• Operational Excellence: Manage workflows and schedules for direct reports and ensure adequate workload coverage. Manage key processes including FAQ analysis, case reviews, and customer feedback analysis. Develop and maintain Support procedures and policies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effectively represent the Support department on cross-organizational teams to deliver on organizational objectives and coordinate with departments across the organization including Sales, Consulting, CSM, QA, Program Management, and Product Management.
• Business Intelligence: Deliver regular reports that provide qualitative and quantitative descriptions of business performance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 9+ years of overall professional experience, including at least 5 years in a technical support role and 2+ years managing technical support professionals.
• Solid, functional salesforce.com application knowledge.
• Experience with support tools and phone systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to successfully communicate and coordinate with departments across the organization.
• Ability to understand and elevate issues efficiently and appropriately.
• Demonstrated strong work ethic and advanced organizational skills.
• Ability to develop and deliver creative business solutions for complex problems.
• Ability to effectively work with tight schedules and a fast-paced environment.
• Degree or equivalent experience required. Experience evaluated based on the strengths you'll need for the role (e.g. proven behaviors in previous jobs such as extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.).

Responsibilities:

• Drive AI-driven case resolution workflows across the support engineering team - ensuring engineers utilize AI-assisted diagnostic and troubleshooting tools as the first step in root cause analysis to reduce MTTR and improve case quality
• Oversee team usage of Salesforce Einstein Case Classification, AI-powered log analysis tools, and coding assistants to investigate complex issues, reproduce bugs, and streamline high-quality escalation summaries
• Lead the building and maintenance of AI-optimized knowledge