What You'll Do The Sr. Manager, Technical Support is responsible for leading and managing a team of technical support professionals to ensure the delivery of high-quality technical assistance to customers. This role involves overseeing the day-to-day operations of the technical support department, implementing efficient support processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance customer satisfaction. The Sr. Manager will also play a key role in developing and implementing strategies to improve advanced support services and optimize the customer experience. What Your Responsibilities Will Be Team Leadership Supervise, mentor, hire, and provide guidance to a team of technical support professionals. Set performance goals, conduct regular performance evaluations, and provide constructive feedback. Foster a positive and collaborative team environment to encourage productivity and innovation. Technical Support Operations Oversee the technical support operations, ensuring timely and effective resolution of customer issues and inquiries. Develop and implement support processes to optimize efficiency and enhance customer satisfaction. Monitor support ticket queues, prioritize tasks, and allocate resources appropriately to meet service level agreements (SLAs). Regularly identify improvement areas and take initiatives to improve and optimize support KPIs and customer experience across complex customer environments. Customer Interaction Handle escalated customer issues, providing expert technical assistance and ensuring swift resolution. Collaborate with customers to understand their technical challenges, identify root causes, and deliver comprehensive solutions. Communicate technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical customers. Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate with product development, sales, and marketing teams to relay customer feedback and contribute to product improvements. Work closely with the training department to ensure technical support staff is well-trained and up-to-date with product knowledge. Participate in cross-functional meetings to align support strategies with overall company goals. Performance Analysis and Reporting Analyze support metrics and customer feedback to identify trends, areas of improvement, and opportunities for enhanced service delivery. Prepare regular reports on key performance indicators (KPIs) and present findings to the senior management team. Continuous Improvement Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance support processes, customer satisfaction, and team performance. Stay updated with industry trends and best practices to implement innovative support solutions. Qualifications 8+ years of experience building and leading a technically focused, customer-facing advanced support team. Experience with cross-functional collaboration with other teams. Experience with mainstream ERP, CRM, or accounting SaaS software. Excellent knowledge of CRM tools like Salesforce, ServiceNow, etc. Presentable experience in support process engineering and improvement. What You'll Need to be Successful Strong leadership and team management skills. Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to work collaboratively across departments. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred. Proficiency in analyzing support metrics and customer feedback. How We'll Take Care of You Total Rewards In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. Health & Wellness Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. Inclusive culture and diversity Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America What You Need To Know About Avalara We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year. Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there’s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down - not until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world. We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too. We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. 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