Director, Support

Decisions; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive health benefits

Remote or hybrid options

Professional development support

Collaborative growth culture

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Decisions in Virginia Beach, VA, seeks a Director of Support to lead global product support operations, ensuring timely resolution of issues and a consistently positive experience for customers.

The role shapes support strategy, drives performance, and collaborates across Product, Engineering, CloudOps, Security, and Customer Success to align with company goals. Expect on-site weekly presence with strong leadership impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading enterprise software, SaaS, or tech support organizations.
• 3+ years managing managers or distributed teams.
• Proven experience supporting multiple products or platforms.
• Experience owning executive-level escalations and critical incidents.
• Strong expertise in SLA-driven operations, KPI management, backlog reduction, and service improvement.
• Partnership with Engineering, Product, CloudOps, Customer Success, and Professional Services.

Responsibilities

• Lead global product support operations across all company products.
• Own support strategy, team performance, and operational efficiency.
• Manage customer escalations and maintain high service quality.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, CloudOps, Security, and Customer Success.
• Use data to drive product improvements and reduce customer effort.
• Develop future leaders and ensure employee retention.

Skills

Enterprise software leadership

SaaS operations

Executive escalations

KPI management

Incident/problem management

Cross-functional collaboration

ITIL awareness

Job description

Director, Support

Decisions Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

About this position

Why Decisions

At Decisions, we help organizations make work easier through intelligent process orchestration. Our platform brings workflows, rules, approvals, and AI together so teams can simplify complex processes, move faster, and focus on the work that matters most. Behind that platform is a team of curious, collaborative people who take ownership, support one another, and care about creating real impact for our customers. If you’re excited by meaningful work, smart teammates, and opportunities to grow, Decisions could be a great place for you.

About the Role

At Decisions, we thrive when our people thrive. We’re currently looking for a Support Director to lead global product support operations across all company products, ensuring customers achieve timely resolution of issues, high service quality, and a consistently positive support experience. This role is responsible for support strategy, team performance, operational efficiency, customer escalations, and cross-functional alignment with Product, Engineering, CloudOps, Security, and Customer Success.

An exceptional Director of Support does not simply run the ticket queue. They use support data to improve the product, reduce customer effort, lower operational costs, strengthen customer retention, and become the voice of the customer across the organization. They transform support from a reactive function into a strategic business capability.

This position requires three (3) on-site days per week in our office in Virginia Beach, VA.

WhatYou’llOwn:

• Objective 1: Customer Outcomes (25%)
• Consistently achieves industry-leading CSAT (95%+ monthly)
• Anticipates customer issues and implements proactive service improvements
• Successfully manages executive-level escalations with strong customer retention outcomes
• Demonstrates measurable improvement in customer perception and support effectiveness

Meets Expectations

• Consistently achieves customer satisfaction targets (90% monthly).
• Maintains strong customer relationships and communication
• Objective 2: Operational Performance (25%)
• Continuously improves SLA attainment, backlog health, and resolution efficiency.
• Uses data to identify trends and proactively drives measurable operational improvements.
• Reduces support costs while improving customer outcomes.
• Establishes scalable support operating models

Meets Expectations

• Meets established SLAs and backlog targets.
• Maintains predictable support operations.
• Provides accurate reporting and forecasting.
• Builds a highly engaged, high-performing support organization.
• Develops future leaders and significantly improves team capability.
• Maintains strong employee retention and engagement.
• Establishes and evolves goals/KPIs to create a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Meets Expectations

• Effectively manages team performance.
• Provides coaching and development opportunities.
• Objective 4: Strategic Contribution (25%)
• Influences company-wide decisions through support insights and customer feedback.
• Drives initiatives that materially improve product quality and customer outcomes.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to executive leadership.
• Demonstrates strong business and financial stewardship.

Meets Expectations

• Provides meaningful input to strategic discussions.
• Maintains productive relationships with peer organizations.
• Successfully executes departmental objectives.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience leading enterprise software, SaaS, or technology support organizations.
• 3+ years managing managers, team leads, or geographically distributed support teams.
• Proven experience supporting multiple products, platforms, or service offerings simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ownership of executive-level customer escalations and critical incident management.
• Strong expertise in SLA-driven support operations, KPI management, backlog reduction, and service improvement.
• Experience partnering closely with Engineering, Product, CloudOps, Customer Success, and Professional Services teams.
• Deep understanding of incident management, problem management, root cause analysis, and support best practices (ITIL preferred).
• Working knowledge of SaaS architecture, cloud platforms, databases, APIs, authentication, and enterprise application troubleshooting.
• Experience leading support organizations through growth, organizational change, mergers, or operational transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability to use customer feedback, support metrics, and trend analysis to improve product quality, customer satisfaction, and business outcomes

We know people do their best work when they feel supported. That’s why we offer benefits and perks that help our employees take care of themselves, stay connected, and continue growing in and outside of work.

• Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Flexible work environment with opportunities for remote or hybrid work.
• Professional development, learning, and certification support.
• Collaborative, high-growth culture with opportunities to make a meaningful impact.
• Paid time off, company holidays, and employee recognition programs.