Customer Support Team Lead | English

Adams Multilingual Recruitment; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option plan

Company bonus plan

Annual personal development budget

Pension plan fully covered by employer

Travel compensation

Lunches and snacks at office

Company events

Company swag

Standard office hours 09:00–17:00, in‑

7-month contract with potential 1-year

Job summary

Adams Multilingual Recruitment is seeking a Customer Support Manager in Amsterdam for a 7-month contract with potential extension or permanent placement based on performance. You will lead 8–10 language-based support professionals, manage an external service provider, and drive data-driven improvements in a dynamic tech environment.

The role focuses on coaching, stakeholder management, and operational leadership, with a competitive package including a salary up to €65,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in customer operations, customer service, or operations management.
• Proven experience leading a team of 8+ people through full management cycle.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to read dashboards and derive actions.
• Experience managing a BPO or external service provider on quality and SLAs.
• Comfortable with customer support tools; Zendesk or similar systems.
• Skilled at stakeholder management across HR, product, operations, and marketing.
• Self-starter who communicates proactively to their manager.
• Coaching-oriented leadership style with accountability for results.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); Dutch language skills preferred.
• Experience in tech or seasons-driven sectors; rebuilding SOPs is a plus.
• Exposure to B2B support environments or interest in building one.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 8-10 customer support professionals organized by language markets, handling 1-on-1s, performance reviews, and hiring or offboarding.
• Build a coaching culture with clear standards and accountability.
• Set direction for the support operation and align the team accordingly.
• Provide hands-on support during peak periods as volumes require.

Skills

Team Leadership

Stakeholder management

Operations management

BPO management

English fluency

Dutch preferred

Data & analytics

Automation tooling

Tools

Zendesk

Job description

Are you an experienced customer operations leader who enjoys coaching a team, holding partners to a high standard, and shaping how support works as a business grows? We are looking for a Customer Support Manager on behalf of our client, an internationalmobility company in Amsterdam.

This role is a temporary replacement for a team lead with a7-month contract directly with the client, with the possibility of a 1-year extension or a permanent contract depending on performance

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Lead a team of 8-10 customer support professionals organised around language markets, covering the full management cycle: 1-on-1s, performance reviews, objective setting, leave and contract management, and hiring or offboarding when needed
• Build a coaching culture where team members can grow at their own pace while staying accountable to clear standards
• Set a clear direction for where the support operation is heading and bring the team along with it
• Work alongside the team during peak periods and step into direct customer support when volumes require it

External Partner Management

• Manage the day-to-day relationship with the external service provider that supports the team, holding them to agreed service levels and resolving quality issues directly
• Act as the main point of accountability for the quality of their output and for the overall partnership

Data, Performance and Continuous Improvement

• Track service metrics, identify trends and patterns independently, and turn findings into practical improvement actions
• Design and refine processes and SOPs for the current consumer support operation and for a business-to-business support function that is still taking shape
• Support the introduction of automation and tooling improvements, working with the data and analytics team on the reporting setup

Internal Stakeholder Management

• Act as the link between the support team and internal departments such as HR, product development, operations, and commercial and marketing
• Keep stakeholders informed about operational performance, trends, and issues
• Work across functions to resolve structural problems that sit outside the direct control of the support team

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in customer operations, customer service, or operations management
• Proven experience managing a team of 8 or more people through the full management cycle, including performance conversations, salary discussions, hiring, and more difficult conversations such as exits
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to read dashboards, spot trends in operational data, and translate them into improvement actions
• Experience managing a BPO or comparable external service provider on quality, SLAs, and relationship terms
• Comfortable working with customer support tools; Zendesk is preferred, but proven experience with a comparable system is fine for someone who is tech-savvy and learns new systems quickly
• Confident in stakeholder management across functions such as HR, product, operations, and commercial or marketing
• A self-starter who moves without waiting to be directed and keeps their manager updated without being asked
• A coaching-oriented and empathetic leadership style, combined with accountability for results
• Professional fluency in English, written and spoken
• Dutch language skills are preferred
• Experience in a tech company or in a sector with strong seasonal demandis preferred
• Experience designing or rebuilding support processes and SOPs from scratch is preferred
• Exposure to B2B support environments, or a genuine interest in building one, is preferred

What We Offer

• Yearly gross salary of up to €65,000, including the 8% holiday allowance
• Stock option plan
• Company bonus plan
• Annual personal development budget of €3,000
• Pension plan fully covered by the employer
• Full travel compensation
• Daily vegetarian lunches, snacks, and drinks at the office
• Company events throughout the year
• Company swag
• Monday to Friday, standard office hours (09:00 to 17:00), based in Amsterdam
• 7-month contract directly with the client, with the possibility of a 1-year extension or a permanent contract
• International, collaborative environment with a flat structure and a strong sense of shared purpose

Please note that we can only consider applicants who are currently based in the Netherlands and who will not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.