Support Delivery Lead, Ads

Jobtailor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned head of technical support engineering to lead a global team focused on Ads support and customer reliability. You will partner with engineering and GTM teams to resolve escalated issues, translate learnings into scalable processes, and influence product roadmaps.

The role demands scaling operations to 24x7 coverage, including holidays and weekends based on business needs. We value cross-functional leadership, an automation-first mindset, and the ability to build

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading technical support or software engineering teams.
• 15+ years in technical support or software engineering.
• Experience leading highly skilled engineering teams.
• Influences engineering and product roadmaps from support insights.
• Automation-first with tooling/AI to scale support.
• Thrives in ambiguity; blends strategy with hands-on work.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of the foremost technical and troubleshooting experts.
• Partner with engineering and customer teams to resolve escalated issues.
• Operationalize learnings at scale; influence roadmaps and processes.
• Manage scaling and operations for 24x7 coverage globally.
• Build strong relationships with customers to ensure success.
• Collaborate across the organization beyond the core remit.

Skills

Ads support

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Operational scalability

Customer reliability

Job description

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of the foremost technical and troubleshooting experts at OpenAI. You are the last line of defense before the core Engineering team.
• Partner with engineering and customer teams to build out our systems to ensure that we resolve escalated issues. You will engage with senior leaders internally or with customers and coordinate resources across multiple teams as needed.
• Take learnings from resolving customer issues and operationalize those solutions at scale, iterating on internal processes with Engineering/Go-To-Market/vendor partners, influencing product roadmaps, and improving overall customer experience with support.
• Manage scaling and operations of the team in order to deliver 24x7 coverage globally, including holidays and weekends based on business needs.
• Build strong relationships with our customers to ensure their application’s success.
• Ensure the team is assisting broadly where needed beyond the core remit of the team.
• Be a part of the broader leadership team in Support. You will have the opportunity to build not just within this team, but across the organization.

Requirements

• Have a strong background in Ads support and Ads technology, with the technical depth to lead troubleshooting of complex customer integrations and production issues at scale.
• Have 10+ years of experience leading technical support engineering or software engineering teams, ideally in high-scale or fast-paced environments.
• Have 15+ years of experience in technical support engineering or software engineering.
• Have experience leading highly skilled engineering teams and are comfortable empowering senior ICs while setting a clear technical and operational direction.
• Bring deep technical experience in application development or infrastructure, paired with a strong instinct for operational systems and customer reliability.
• Are a strong cross-functional partner with a proven ability to influence engineering and product roadmaps through support-driven insights.
• Take an automation-first approach and have a track record of implementing tooling or processes that scale support impact through AI and systems thinking.
• Thrive in ambiguous environments and balance strategic leadership with a willingness to get into technical details when needed.
• Are energized by customer impact and excel at building trust with strategic accounts during critical issues or periods of transformation.
• Are mission-driven, collaborative, and operate with high integrity and humility.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in leading technical support engineering teams, with a strong focus on Ads technology and customer reliability. Capable of influencing product roadmaps and operationalizing solutions at scale while fostering strong relationships with customers.