Technical Support Manager
Atlanta, GA 
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Posted 28 days ago
Job Description

Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team.

Snowflake Support is committed to providing high-quality resolutions to help deliver data-driven business insights and results. We are a team of subject matter experts collectively working toward our customers' success. We form partnerships with customers by listening, learning and building connections.

Snowflake's values are key to our approach and success in delivering world class Support. Putting customers first, acting with integrity, owning initiative and accountability and getting it done are Snowflake core values and are reflected in everything we do.

Snowflake's Support team is expanding! We are looking for a Technical Support Manager to join our team.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As aTechnical Support Manager you will manage a team within our growing Global Technical Support organization. This includes providing leadership to the team's technical staff, interfacing with Engineering on customer-impacting fixes and enhancements, recruiting and development of support staff, and guiding and exceeding team metrics. The successful candidate will also have responsibility to participate in efforts for developing and implementing world-class technical support services, knowledge base content, best practices and methodologies to deliver unsurpassed service and support.

Ability to work on-site at our Atlanta, GA office.

AS A TECHNICAL SUPPORT MANAGER, YOU WILL:
  • Have team responsibility for delivering excellent technical support in a 24x7x365 SaaS environment
  • Be responsible for hiring, development, training, and skills management for a team of Cloud Support Engineers.
  • Navigate and steer difficult situations towards positive outcomes
  • Make data-driven decisions to improve operational quality and efficiency
  • Manage toward key customer success metrics - SLA, CSAT, Time to Resolution (TTR), Knowledge Contribution etc.
  • Perform case quality reviews and coach team members toward driving improved customer experience
  • Foster and grow relationships across product and engineering functions for knowledge building, incident engagement, new feature readiness, and product feedback
  • Establish good working relationships with customer facing teams (sales, support account management, professional services, etc)
  • Turn customer feedback into actionable steps to improve support service delivery
  • Partner with incident and escalation management team to drive satisfactory resolution of customer escalations
  • Assess and evaluate processes, technology, and team skill sets to identify gaps and identify areas to improve and opportunities for advancement.
  • Be the agent of change for new business process, technology, transformation
  • Lead by example to cultivate and maintain a culture built on teamwork and collaboration
  • Manage to organizational and departmental objectives
  • Able to provide operational coverage outside of regular business hours at short notice when needed
OUR IDEAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT MANAGER WILL HAVE:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline
  • 5+ years of technical support and service management experience; 2+ years in a supervisory role is required
  • Experience managing Enterprise support in a large and complex environment in a web-based service and technology
  • Proven capability of delivering on departmental goals and key metrics
  • Customer-first mindset and a "Get it done" attitude
  • Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional internal and external customer care
  • Ability to champion change through commitment and support for initiatives
  • Ability to appropriately prioritize and escalate customer issues
  • Ability to present problem resolution, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to customer facing teams and customers when warranted
  • A reputation for fairness, dependability, and adherence to high ethical standards
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong technical aptitude and excellent communication and negotiation skills, both oral and written
  • Extensive experience in one or more ticketing systems; Salesforce Service Cloud preferred
NICE TO HAVES:
  • Experience supporting a database, data warehouse, or data platform technology in a SaaS environment
  • Experience facilitating solution building across cross-functional teams and driving projects to achieve a shared goal

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

  • The estimated base salary range for this role is $118,000 - $180,550.
  • Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake's bonus and equity plan.

The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we're scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?


Snowflake is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$118,000 - $180,550
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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