Customer Support Team Lead

Clipboard; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Clipboard is seeking a Team Lead for Worker Operations to coach and develop a 200+ member frontline team serving 400,000+ professionals on the platform. You will provide constructive feedback, identify root causes of performance issues, train agents, and maintain high service standards while staying hands-on with customer issues.

You will coach to QA metrics, oversee scheduling and productivity, and grow the team through coaching logs, written feedback, and team-building activities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of coaching experience with structured feedback, development planning, and performance improvement.
• 2+ years of people management experience leading customer support teams, driving performance and accountability.
• 2+ years of customer support experience with a strong front-line service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Monitor agent performance focusing on quality, productivity and attendance.
• Provide frequent coaching based on QA feedback, metrics, survey responses and ticket reviews.
• Handle escalations and maintain schedule adherence for productivity targets.
• Maintain coaching logs and deliver regular written feedback to agents.
• Engage with the support tools in use (Zendesk, Metabase, Amazon Connect) to support the team.
• Foster a learning culture by delegating tasks to high-potential members and organizing team-building activities.

Skills

Coaching

People management

Customer support

Zendesk

Metabase

Amazon Connect

Tools

Zendesk

Metabase

Amazon Connect

Job description

About the company

Our mission is to uplift as many communities as possible. We do this through our app-based marketplace that connects healthcare professionals with the workplaces that need amazing workers. This enables hundreds of thousands of people to achieve financial stability for themselves and their families while providing essential care to millions of people across the U.S.

Founded in 2016, we are a remote-first team of over 1,000 people building a top Y-Combinator company and have been profitable since 2022. We’re the leader in Long-Term Care staffing and are rapidly expanding into Home Health, Hospitals, and more, meaning we have more work to do than people to do it, and are growing our team to support millions more people and their communities.

About the Role

Worker Operations is the team that owns end-to-end operations and support for the supply-side (the workers) of our marketplace. We are over 200 team members who serve the 400,000+ (and growing) active professionals on our marketplace. As a Worker Operations Team Lead your primary role is to be an exceptional coach for your team.

Your responsibility is to provide agents with constructive feedback, identify the root causes of performance issues, and train them to address and correct those problems. You maintain high standards for your team and aren’t afraid to say, “This needs improvement, and here’s why.” You ensure that the customer experience remains the focal point of every discussion, set SMART goals for performance improvement, and deliver feedback that aligns with our standards. You’re also hands‑on, willing to dive into customer issues directly, and you become a product expert so that you can coach your agents effectively.

This is a fully remote position. Team members are expected to maintain working hours that overlap with Pacific Time (PT) and be available to work weekend shifts as needed.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Closely monitoring agent performance, primarily in terms of quality, productivity, and attendance metrics, with a primary goal of maintaining quality assurance scores above 90%Providing frequent coaching to agents based QA feedback, metrics, customer survey responses, and your own ticket observationsOccasionally handling angry customer escalationsEnsure schedule adherence by agents and desired productivity levelsMaintaining coaching logs and providing regular written feedback to agentsComfortably navigate our support environment, which includes tools such as Zendesk, Metabase, and Amazon ConnectListen to team members’ feedback and resolve any challenges or conflictsInitiate consequence management steps in the case of low-performing team membersDelegate tasks to high potential team members to build a culture of learning and development in the teamSuggest and lead team building activities for team motivation

Experience

• 2+ years of coaching experience – Demonstrated success coaching individuals through structured feedback, development planning, and performance improvement.
• 2+ years of people management experience – Experience leading customer support teams, driving performance, engagement, and accountability.
• 2+ years of customer support experience – Strong foundation in delivering exceptional customer service and resolving complex customer issues.

What Success Looks Like in Worker Operations

• Customer obsessed – Puts workers at the centre of every decision and consistently delivers a world-class experience.
• Data-driven problem solver – Uses data, trends, and root cause analysis to identify issues and deliver sustainable improvements.
• Thrives in ambiguity – Adapts quickly to changing priorities, products, and processes while maintaining high performance.
• Communicates with clarity – Shares information proactively, aligns stakeholders, and provides clear, actionable feedback.
• Bias for action – Takes ownership, moves with urgency, and focuses on delivering outcomes over perfection.
• Continuously learns – Quickly develops expertise in new tools, products, and processes, applying that knowledge to improve both personal and team performance.
• Raises the talent bar – Invests in coaching, challenges others to improve, and builds a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Resilient under pressure – Maintains sound judgement and consistent execution during periods of high volume, incidents, and operational change.

System Requirements

• Minimum 15Mbps wired internet connection
• Minimum i5 processor or equivalent
• Minimum 12GB Ram
• Quiet working environment
• Steady power and internet connection

Hiring Process

• Application Review
• Case Study
• First Round Interview/Case Discussion
• Interview with Head of Worker Support