Technical Support Engineering Manager

Verkada Verkada · Enterprise · Bayoffice · Technical Support Engineering

Verkada is seeking a Technical Support Engineering Manager to lead a global team supporting their AI-powered platform. The role involves training, coaching, hiring, and mentoring engineers, tracking metrics, managing customer escalations, and partnering with Engineering and Product teams to drive product improvements based on customer feedback. The ideal candidate has deep technical roots, people leadership experience, and a track record of building and developing teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide training, coaching, and feedback to ensure Technical Support Engineers master the Verkada portfolio and resolve customer issues
  2. Build the team: Hire, mentor, and grow a strong bench of networking, systems, and security experts who deliver high-touch customer service
  3. Track and define metrics: Measure team performance to ensure we deliver on our high expectations of technical support. Build and refine processes to monitor and drive continuous improvement
  4. Customer management: Be the authoritative voice of Verkada Support when speaking with customers
  5. Cross-functionally partner with Engineering and Product to solve issues and share structured customer insights and feedback

Skills

Required

  • 2+ years of people leadership experience
  • 5+ years of professional experience in a technical role
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical discipline
  • Ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly, both orally and in writing
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills and attention to detail

What the JD emphasized

  • technical leader
  • deep technical roots
  • proven track record of building and developing teams
  • experience managing people
  • advocate internally for customer and support team needs
  • partner closely with Engineering and Product teams
  • translate front-line signals into product improvements and scalable processes
  • technical support
  • networking, systems, and security experts
  • high-touch customer service
  • technical discipline
  • complex technical matters