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Vastdata Support Operations Technical Program Manager 
United States, Washington, Seattle 
738560555

08.09.2024

Job Description

Responsibilities

Program Management:

  • Lead and manage technical support programs, helping to organize and track work via sprints or otherwise holding CS team members accountable for incremental progress.
  • Manage prioritized projects outlined in the Customer Success roadmap.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams ( including R&D, product management, and sales) to drive successful program adoption, KPIs and iterative improvements.
  • Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the programs you own.
  • Provide regular reports and insights to senior management and the customer support team to communicate progress and blockers.

Process Improvement:

  • Identify opportunities for process improvements within customer support and own follow-up where needed.
  • Implement best practices to optimize efficiency, responsiveness, and overall customer satisfaction.
  • Streamline and simplify manual and repeatable work for Customer Success team members and business partners who engage with us.
  • Keep CS runbooks and SOPs up-to-date

Technical Expertise:

  • Communicate between customer support and engineering teams
  • Engage with engineering and product management to be informed about product updates and new releases and how they impact internal processes and support enablement.

Customer Advocacy:

  • Champion the voice of the customer within the organization, ensuring that customer feedback (and supportability) is integrated into product development and processes through the Problem Management program.
  • Collaborate with the customer success team to proactively address customer needs and concerns by making sure that proposed changes are followed up on and implemented.

Training and Development:

  • Work closely with the customer support team, engineering teams, sales enablement and product management to develop and deliver technical training programs for customer support teams.
  • Facilitate ongoing skill development and knowledge enhancement for support staff via 101, 201, and 301 programs, certifications, and new product and feature training.

Experience Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. Advanced degree or relevant certifications are a plus.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in technical program management or project management, preferably in a customer support or operations environment. Experience with support tools and technologies is highly desirable.
  • Preferred: Enterprise software or high-tech industry experience is a plus.
  • Preferred: Intermediate to Advanced experience with Salesforce (SFDC), Jira, Confluence
  • Preferred: Experience with agile methodologies and sprint planning
  • Location: Remote
  • Travel: 15% to Tel Aviv, Raleigh and Campbell offices

Qualifications

  • A relentless drive and a customer-first mentality are essential.
  • Technical Acumen: Solid technical background with experience in data storage, software development, or IT operations is advantageous.
  • Proven track record of successfully managing complex technical programs and projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to structure and assess problems, execute high-level directives, and manage program impacts.
  • Proven track record in program management, execution, change management, and cross-functional stakeholder management.
  • Strong executive presence, communication, and facilitation skills, with experience engaging and partnering at all levels, including executives.
  • Strength in researching, understanding, distilling, and communicating complex business issues, ideas, and analyzing business impact.
  • Familiarity with/drive the Agile development and release methodologies, especially for the automation of business processes and improvements/redesigns.
  • Ability to thrive in a culture of transparency and direct feedback.