Director, Technical Support

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Director of Technical Support at ClickUp, leading AI-driven customer support initiatives and global teams for enhanced user experience. Demonstrating deep technical expertise and strategic leadership in SaaS environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Own end-to-end strategy, execution, and outcomes for ClickUp's technical support experience.
  • Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing global team of technical support managers and representatives.
  • Establish and drive KPIs that measure resolution quality, speed, customer satisfaction, and team health.
  • Set the bar for technical depth, ensuring the team can diagnose and resolve the most complex product issues with precision.
  • Serve as the primary bridge between Support and Product/Engineering, ensuring customer pain points translate into product improvements.
  • Collaborate closely with Engineering on bug triage, escalation workflows, incident response, and root cause analysis.
  • Represent the voice of the customer in product and engineering forums, influencing roadmap priorities with data-driven insights.
  • Drive a forward-looking strategy that leverages AI to scale technical support quality and efficiency without sacrificing the human touch.
  • Design and optimize escalation paths, on-call processes, and incident management workflows.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years in technical support, support engineering, or customer experience leadership, preferably in SaaS or platform companies.
  • Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing global technical support teams.
  • Deep experience partnering with Product and Engineering organizations to drive customer outcomes and product quality.
  • AI-native mindset with demonstrated success using AI tools and automation to scale operations and improve quality.
  • Strong technical acumen: able to engage credibly on product architecture, integrations, APIs, and complex troubleshooting.
  • Data-driven leader who uses metrics to inform strategy, prioritize investments, and hold teams accountable.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across GTM and EPD.
  • Strategic thinker who can zoom out to set direction and zoom in to solve problems when needed.
  • Passion for building exceptional customer experiences and developing talent.

Benefits:

  • Equity
  • 401k
  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Spending accounts
  • Life & Disability
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Enhanced employee assistance program
  • Employee wellness stipend
  • Professional development stipend