Support Engineering Manager

Canonical; Aguascalientes; A distancia; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An innovative company is seeking a Support Manager to lead world-class support teams for Ubuntu, focusing on customer satisfaction and technical excellence. This role involves managing team performance, ensuring timely responses to customer inquiries, and contributing to continuous process improvements. Ideal candidates will have extensive Linux experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for team development. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and offers a fully remote work environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for personal growth.

Servicios

100% work-from-home

Learning and development

Competitive salary

Recognition rewards

Annual leave

Priority Pass for travel

Formación

• Extensive CLI experience with Linux at a technical level.
• Leadership experience with a focus on team management.

Responsabilidades

• Management of a professional support team and performance management.
• Accountability for customer satisfaction and SLA responses.

Conocimientos

CLI experience with Linux

Leadership experience

Customer focus

Communication skills

Fluency in English

Herramientas

OpenStack

Public Cloud

Virtualization technologies

Descripción del empleo

Open source is now the centre of technology innovation, and the new default for tech and traditional companies alike. Canonical's Ubuntu is the fastest growing open source platform, with over 20 million users globally. Canonical provides commercial support, consulting and training services to customers and partners who are deploying Ubuntu. Our customers are technology innovators inside global enterprises using Ubuntu and open source to build the future in their industry.

Our regional Support Managers run world-class Support teams – solving deep technical problems for customers around the world on Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Desktop and on the public cloud. They demonstrate two key attributes: customer focus – ensuring that customers are always satisfied with the service they are receiving, and technical excellence – ensuring that the support team is always up to date with the our technology, and that they perform sound and quick troubleshooting. We are looking for managers for both of our support groups; Cloud Support Group and Desktop Support Group.

You'll need to be comfortable in a fast paced environment, able to take responsibility for delivering to customers and enjoy challenges. You will also need to care deeply about your team, their skills, and their career development.

Key responsibilities

• Management of a professional support team, including skills development and performance management
• Operational control, shift scheduling, accountability for key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Ensures that all customer cases are responded to within the SLA, and in a professional manner
• Act as the customer escalation contact, and ensure that such escalations are addressed appropriately
• Accountability for customer satisfaction
• Contribution to the support knowledge base
• Continuous improvement to the team's processes and support service delivery
• Hire, develop and train support team to match business requirements
• Work with the leadership team to drive growth and transformation initiatives
  
  

Required skills and experience

• Extensive CLI experience with Linux at a technical level (Support, Development, Implementation)
• Leadership experience, and preferably team management experience
• Confidence under pressure, with proven track record of high customer focus
• Preferably fluent in two languages, English being primary one
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  
  

Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring

• Experience or knowledge of Linux Desktop, OpenStack, Public Cloud or Virtualization technologies
• Proven track record of contributing to Open Source projects
• Software development experience
• Experience in working in support organizations
• Hands on experience with Canonical's products
  
  

About Canonical

Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu -- the world's #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. Our services help businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.

We offer:

• 100% work-from-home
• Learning and development
• Competitive salary
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel
  
  

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity we will give your application fair consideration.