
Senior Director, Technical Support
Overview
Customer.io is looking for a Senior Director to lead our Technical Support organization, responsible for resolving customer issues and scaling support efficiently.
Job Description
Customer.io powers automated communication that people actually want to receive. We help teams send smarter, more relevant messages using real-time behavioral data.
Responsibilities
- - Own day-to-day support performance β SLA, resolution time, and customer satisfaction β and the systems, processes, and people that drive those outcomes.
- - Design and deploy AI-driven workflows, automation, and tooling that scale Technical Support efficiently, reducing ticket volume and resolution time without simply adding headcount.
- - Build scalable support systems β smart routing, prioritization frameworks, escalation paths, self-service programs, and deflection strategies.
- - Operate as a true partner to Engineering and Product β driving root cause analysis on recurring issues, participating in incident response, and translating customer pain into actionable product feedback that influences the roadmap.
- - Step directly into high-severity and high-impact escalations when needed, building trust with technical stakeholders on the customer side.
- - Lead and develop a team of managers and senior ICs, coaching them through complexity and keeping the bar high on technical quality.
- - Partner with Customer Success and Sales on critical accounts where support plays a key role in retention or expansion.
Required Skills
- - 10+ years in Technical Support or related technical customer-facing roles, with at least 5 years in senior leadership (Director/Senior Director).
- - Deep technical fluency β comfortable understanding and debugging APIs, integrations, data flows, event pipelines, and customer architectures.
- - Hands-on experience with AI and automation in a support context β ticket triage, automated resolution workflows, tooling and integrations β not just familiarity, but a track record of building.
- - Proven ability to scale a technical support function efficiently, with a mindset of 'how do we improve quality and speed without simply adding more people?'
- - Strong track record of cross-functional partnership with Engineering and Product teams β influencing the roadmap through data-driven customer insights, not just escalations.
- - Experience building and managing escalation frameworks, incident response processes, and self-service programs that improve customer confidence at scale.
- - Strong operational acumen β able to bring structure, metrics, and playbooks without slowing down execution.
- - A builder and coach who develops strong technical leaders, stays close to the work, and leads with credibility.
Benefits
- - 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and supplemental insurance premiums for you and your family.
- - 16 weeks paid parental leave.
- - Unlimited PTO.
- - Stipends for remote work and wellness.
- - A professional development budget.
About the company
Fueled by first-party data, create personalized journeys across all channels with our customer engagement platform.
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