Manager, Technical Support

Outreach; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

401k

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Parental leave

Fertility benefits

Employee referrals

Office snacks

Diversity programs

Job summary

Outreach is seeking a Manager of Technical Support Engineers to build and lead a global team delivering enterprise-level customer support. You will mentor engineers, handle high-priority escalations, and partner with engineering and product teams to improve processes.

This role requires working PST hours and a strong track record in managing technical support in fast-paced, enterprise environments. You will report to the Director of Global Support and influence support strategy while ensuring

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience managing IT or Support orgs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, or related field.
• Experience with enterprise software implementations and SaaS.
• Experience managing escalations and executive communications.
• Proven track record mentoring other support leaders.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of Technical Support Engineers.
• Handle escalations and mentor team members.
• Identify patterns in tickets and drive holistic issue resolution.
• Manage daily workload and backlog.
• Coordinate with customers during escalations and set expectations.

Skills

People management

Escalation management

Root cause analysis

On-Call leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Operational KPIs

Education

BS in Engineering/CS

Tools

AI best practices

Job description

About Outreach

Outreach, founded in 2014, is the only complete agentic AI platform for revenue teams. Outreach infuses agentic AI, conversation intelligence, and assistive AI to power hundreds of use cases across revenue motions. From new logo prospecting to expansions, deal acceleration, driving retention, and forecasting, Outreach AI automates workflows and frees sellers to focus on more strategic conversations and actions. Revenue leaders benefit from connected account visibility, performance insights, and higher forecasting accuracy across every GTM team. World leading enterprise organizations use Outreach to power their revenue teams, including Databricks, SAP, Siemens, and Verizon to name a few.

About the Team

We are seeking an exceptional support manager, with demonstrable experience building teams, career pathing, leading through change and high growth companies as well as passion for the customer and of course, a sense of humor and ability to build a team everyone wants to work with. Reporting to the Director of Global Support, this individual will work closely with our Customers, Customer Success Managers, Client Engagement Managers, Sales, Product Management and Engineering and provide feedback and influence leadership on ways support can enhance customer experience.

The Role

This Manager is accountable for building and leading a team of Technical Support Engineers who serve our customers, manage escalations, mentor and provide assistance to the rest of the support organization as well as lead with bug identification, release rollouts and partnership with engineering. This position is an integral part of Outreach’s long-term relationship with its global customers, and the efforts put forth by this individual will directly impact the long-term success of the relationship. In order to succeed, this individual must have the passion and energy to work in an entrepreneurial and fast paced environment.

Location: This person will need to work PST hours regardless of location.

Your Daily Adventures Will Include

• Develop and lead a team of Technical Support Engineers, providing enterprise-level, world-class customer support, servicing customers and internal teams
• People management responsibilities, including recruiting, career development, performance management
• Identify patterns and trends in tickets to resolve issues holistically
• Manage daily incoming workload and backlog
• Work directly with customers on escalations, manage expectations, internal and external communication and be a resource and guide for TSEs ensuring an optimal and timely resolution.
• Root cause analysis
• Advocate/manage needed changes in product
• Manage to KPIs, including quality, process and procedures
• Lead the TSE team in mentoring and coaching the rest of the Support team
• Partner with engineering and product management to manage critical situations and incidents proactively and reactively
• Act as On-Call Support leader or escalation contact in a rotation during evening and weekend hours
• Champion customer issues within the organization to build the best customer experience

Our Vision of You

• Minimum 3-5years experience in managing IT or Support organizations
• BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Demonstrated considerable understanding of enterprise software implementations and SaaS technologies
• Experience using and implementing AI best practices
• Experience managing up to ensure executive teams are aware
• Expert competencies in managing escalated accounts, and driving incident, problem, and escalation management to successful resolutions.
• Proven track record of mentoring other Support leaders
• Excel in logical problem solving and communication skills, particularly when confronted with time-sensitive issues that require difficult decisions
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex customer needs into actionable/attainable plans
• Ability to attract, retain and develop a high-performing team of highly technical Support Engineers
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to persuade, inspire, and motivate others.
• Ability to work with different stakeholders at varying levels to drive change by working collaboratively and providing leadership that drives results
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities and generate innovative solutions in an extremely fast-paced environment
• Ability to synthesize data and analytics to formulate sound program objectives and goals
• Passion for building diverse teams and providing an inclusive environment
• You embody our core values. We are Trusted Advisors, We Win as One Team, We Take Ownership

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Flexible time off
• 401k to help you save for the future
• Generous medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees and their dependents
• A parental leave program that includes options for a paid night nurse, and a gradual return to work
• Infertility and assisted reproductive services benefit
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• Snacks and beverages in the Office, along with fun events to celebrate
• Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups like Outreach Women’s Network, Latinx community, Outreach Black Connection, AAPI community, Pride/LGBTQIA+, Gender+, Disability Community, and Veterans/Military

$90,000 - $160,000 a year

The annual on target earnings (OTE) range for this role is $90,000 - $160,000. You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, location and experience. Final offers are determined through a holistic assessment and will vary within the posted range. Your Recruiter will share specific details based on your location and role during the hiring process.

Outreach is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Our success is reliant on building teams that include people from different backgrounds and experiences who can elevate assumptions and ideas with fresh perspectives. We’re dedicated to hiring the whole human, not just a resume. To that end, we look for a diverse pool of applicants-including those from historically marginalized groups. We would like to invite you to apply even if you don’t think you meet all of the requirements listed below. We don't want a few lines in a job description to get between us and the opportunity to meet you.