Team Manager - Technical Support

Xperi Inc.; Województwo mazowieckie; Hybrid; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Generous paid time off

Hybrid work environment

Employee discounts

Fitness facilities

Job summary

Xperi is seeking a dynamic Technical Support Leader to mentor a global team of engineers, own support operations, triage customer-impacting issues, and drive incident response with cross-functional partners.

You will establish monitoring, analytics, and proactive escalation; implement ITIL-based processes; and partner with Product and Engineering to improve product supportability. Fluent English and hands-on Linux/embedded experience are required.

Qualifications

• Proven people management experience, including coaching, mentoring, performance management and team development.
• Experience managing Technical Support, Production Support, Operations Engineering or Engineering Support teams.
• Strong hands-on technical background supporting Linux-based systems, embedded platforms or connected consumer electronics products.
• Experience with log analysis, telemetry and monitoring tools.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of ITIL Incident, Problem and Change Management processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading technically complex incident investigations, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities and cross-functional resolution efforts.
• Experience working within a 24/7 operational environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational data, identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with Engineering, Product Management, Customer Success and senior leadership stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Proficiency with ServiceNow, Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Technical Support Engineers responsible for supporting embedded consumer electronics products and services.
• Manage day-to-day support operations, ensuring customer-impacting issues are triaged, prioritised and resolved within agreed service levels.
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex issues, driving resolution across Engineering, Product, QA and Operations teams in a globally distributed environment.
• Own client monitoring strategy, development and operations, enabling proactive identification, tracking and escalation of service-impacting issues across deployed customer populations.
• Provide technical leadership for Incident and Problem Management activities by coordinating incident response, supporting Root Cause Analysis (RCA), driving resolution of complex issues and reinforcing continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Analyse support trends, incident data and operational metrics to identify recurring issues, improve operational effectiveness and drive adoption of AI-assisted tools that reduce issue detection, triage and resolution times.
• Establish and continuously improve support processes, operational standards and best practices while partnering with TSDMs and leading the team through strong technical leadership, coaching and mentoring.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to improve product supportability, monitoring capabilities and operational excellence.
• Be available to provide occasional support during critical customer escalations.

Skills

People management

Technical leadership

Linux-based systems

Embedded platforms

Log analysis

Telemetry and monitoring

ITIL processes

Root Cause Analysis

24/7 operations

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

English fluency

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Xperi invents, develops and delivers technologies that create extraordinary experiences at home and on the go for millions of people around the world. Powering billions of consumer electronics, connected cars and digital content titles, we make entertainment more immersive, driving more intelligent and every interaction seamlessly personalized through our renowned consumer brands: DTS®, HD Radio™ and TiVo®.

Xperi (NYSE: XPER) is a publicly traded technology company headquartered in San Jose, CA with employees across North America, Europe and Asia. Come join a thriving team where you can play an integral role in shaping the future of entertainment technology.

What you will get to do:

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Technical Support Engineers responsible for supporting embedded consumer electronics products and services.
• Manage day-to-day support operations, ensuring customer-impacting issues are triaged, prioritised and resolved within agreed service levels.
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex issues, driving resolution across Engineering, Product, QA and Operations teams in a globally distributed environment.
• Own client monitoring strategy, development and operations, enabling proactive identification, tracking and escalation of service-impacting issues across deployed customer populations.
• Provide technical leadership for Incident and Problem Management activities by coordinating incident response, supporting Root Cause Analysis (RCA), driving resolution of complex issues and reinforcing continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Analyse support trends, incident data and operational metrics to identify recurring issues, improve operational effectiveness and drive adoption of AI-assisted tools that reduce issue detection, triage and resolution times.
• Establish and continuously improve support processes, operational standards and best practices while partnering with TSDMs and leading the team through strong technical leadership, coaching and mentoring.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to improve product supportability, monitoring capabilities and operational excellence.
• Be available to provide occasional support during critical customer escalations.

Who we are looking for:

• Proven people management experience, including coaching, mentoring, performance management and team development.
• Experience managing Technical Support, Production Support, Operations Engineering or Engineering Support teams.
• Strong hands-on technical background supporting Linux-based systems, embedded platforms or connected consumer electronics products.
• Experience with log analysis, telemetry and monitoring tools.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of ITIL Incident, Problem and Change Management processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading technically complex incident investigations, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities and cross-functional resolution efforts.
• Experience working within a 24/7 operational environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational data, identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with Engineering, Product Management, Customer Success and senior leadership stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Proficiency with ServiceNow, Jira and Confluence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting TV, OTT, Pay TV, streaming or other connected consumer electronics platforms.
• Experience owning monitoring platforms, operational health dashboards and alerting processes used to proactively identify customer-impacting issues.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles and release management processes.
• Previous background in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or Technical Support Engineering.

Life @ Xperi:

At Xperi, we value People, Customers, Performance and Innovation. We are dedicated to creating a workplace where all employees have a voice and sense of belonging, feel safe and valued, and are acknowledged for how their unique differences contribute to organizational culture and business outcomes. Our employees and their families are important to us, and our comprehensive pay, stock and benefits programs reflect that. Xperi supports personal well-being, builds financial security and enables employees to share in our collective success.

Rewards include:

• Competitive compensation (salary, equity and bonuses) and comprehensive benefits designed to foster work-life balance, care for your health, protect your finances and help you save and invest for the future.
• Generous paid time away from work, including flexible time off, holidays and sick time, health and wellness initiatives, and a charitable match program to help you give back to your community.
• Great perks, which vary by location and can be site-specific: employee discounts, transportation reimbursements, subsidized cafes and fitness facilities.
• A flexible, hybrid work environment combining the best of in-office collaboration and community-building along with the benefits of working from home.

We would like to inform you that the Whistleblower and Abuse Reporting and Handling Policy, referred to in Article 24 (1) of the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers of 14.06.2024 (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 928), in effect at TiVo POLAND sp. z o.o., based in Warsaw, is available here.