Manager, ERP Application Support (Distribution)

Acumatica; California; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Acumatica is seeking a Manager, Application Support to lead a team of support engineers and deliver exceptional customer service. You will balance coaching, performance reviews, and career development while ensuring high-quality technical support and timely resolutions.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on reliability, process excellence, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of Application Support Engineers.
• Proven ability to drive customer satisfaction and team performance.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, prioritization and conflict-resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Application Support Engineers to achieve high performance and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee day-to-day support operations, case assignment, workload balancing, escalation management and resource planning.
• Provide advanced technical support for Acumatica customers and partners, handling complex cases and coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Analyze support processes and drive continuous improvements to meet SLAs and customer outcomes.

Skills

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Coaching

Prioritization

Conflict Resolution

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Acumatica is a company on a mission. We are a leading innovator in cloud ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions with growing businesses worldwide. But don’t take our word for it—read what analysts like G2, IDC, Nucleus Research, and Info-Tech have to say about us. Acumatica is different by design and purposely built to help small and midsized companies thrive in today’s digital economy. Our industry-specific business management solution is engineered to address real-world needs—featuring intelligent workflows and market-leading usability that enable companies to manage risk, anticipate disruption, and seize new opportunities. Our principled business practices, growth-friendly licensing, and flexible deployment options put organizations in control of their own future. Acumatica is more than just a product—we are a community of partners, customers, and creators committed to elevating business performance. Our ecosystem is driven by collaboration, merging leading technology and real-world insights to put organizations control of their future. In May of 2025, Acumatica was acquired by Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm focused on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses. Acumatica’s culture is collaborative and high-energy. We are passionate about our product and our mission, and we are loyal to each other and our company. We value work/life balance, efficiency, simplicity, freakishly friendly customer service, and making a difference in the world. Acumatica offers exceptional professional and financial growth potential. To learn more about Acumatica’s mission, please visit: acumatica. com.

The Manager, Application Support is a member of the Acumatica Application Support organization and reports directly to the Director of Application Support. This role combines technical expertise with people leadership, dedicating approximately 30% of time to providing advanced technical support to Acumatica customers and partners, while leading a team of Support Engineers to deliver exceptional customer service and operational excellence. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership, communication, coaching, prioritization, and conflict-resolution skills, along with a proven ability to drive team performance and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Operations

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Application Support Engineers to achieve high levels of performance, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee day-to-day support operations, including case assignment, workload balancing, escalation management, and resource planning.
• Ensure adequate team coverage to meet incoming support demand and service-level commitments.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and career development discussions with team members.
• Identify training and development needs and ensure appropriate coaching, mentoring, and learning opportunities are available.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and customer-focused team culture.
• Interview, hire, onboard, and retain high-performing support professionals.

Technical Support & Escalation Management

• Provide advanced technical support to Acumatica customers and partners, handling complex and high-priority cases.
• Serve as an escalation point for challenging technical issues and ambiguous situations.
• Drive timely and effective resolution of customer issues by coordinating with Engineering, Product Management, Documentation, and other cross-functional teams.
• Ensure support cases are managed in accordance with established SLAs and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Continuously develop and maintain expertise in Acumatica products and related technologies.

Process Improvement & Collaboration

• Analyze support processes, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend operational enhancements to support leadership.