Sr. Director of Customer Operations

HSI

• $150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of leadership experience in customer operations or related SaaS/technology environments.
  • Proven track record of scaling customer-facing operations and developing leaders during growth or transformation.
  • Strong operational expertise in technical support, including KPIs, SLAs, and escalation management.
  • Ability to leverage data and AI tools for process improvement and scalable solutions.
  • Experience in cross-functional leadership with teams like Product, Engineering, and Sales.
  • Exceptional communication skills to translate data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop high-performing managers in Customer Support and Solutions.
  • Set strategic direction for North American operations while ensuring global consistency.
  • Oversee technical support operations and manage service delivery workflows.
  • Establish key performance measures to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
  • Identify and resolve recurring operational challenges through scalable solutions.
  • Utilize customer insights and data to inform business priorities and resource allocation.
  • Integrate AI tools to enhance productivity and service delivery.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work environment for optimal productivity.
  • Unlimited PTO to support work-life balance.
  • Access to extensive Learning & Development resources.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage.
  • Generous 401(k) company match to secure your financial future.
Full Job Description
HSI is seeking a Senior Director, Customer Operations to lead our Customer Support and Customer Solutions organizations across North America. This leader will set the strategy and operating direction for these functions, strengthen leadership capability, and build scalable practices that improve service delivery, operational performance, and customer outcomes. The role will also provide direction and support alignment across shared global processes.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Customer Operations, you will oversee technical support operations, service delivery, escalations, and key performance measures while developing high-performing managers and teams. You will use customer insights and operational data to identify root causes, improve processes, and deliver measurable gains in service quality, efficiency, and business performance.

This role is designed for an experienced SaaS or technology operations leader who can bring structure to complexity, lead through growth and change, and operate with a high degree of autonomy. Working closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Implementation, you will strengthen cross-functional handoffs, modernize operations through AI and automation, and translate business strategy into clear direction for leaders and frontline teams.

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What You'll Do
  • Lead, coach, and develop managers and leaders across Customer Support and Customer Solutions, building a high-performing culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
  • Set the strategy and operating direction for North American Customer Support and Customer Solutions while providing direction and supporting consistency across shared global processes.
  • Oversee technical support operations, service delivery, support workflows, service-level agreements, escalations, and overall operational performance.
  • Establish and manage key performance measures, including customer satisfaction, backlog, service levels, utilization, capacity, quality, and efficiency.
  • Identify recurring operational and customer challenges, address root causes, and implement scalable solutions that improve service quality, efficiency, and customer outcomes.
  • Use data and customer insights to identify trends, guide decisions, and develop clear recommendations that inform investment, resource allocation, and business priorities.
  • Evaluate and integrate AI-enabled tools and automation that improve productivity, work quality, scalability, employee experience, and service delivery.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Implementation to strengthen feedback loops, cross-functional handoffs, escalation pathways, and the end-to-end customer experience.
  • Provide calm, decisive leadership during complex escalations, outages, and other high-impact customer situations.
  • Partner with the Senior Vice President, Customer Operations on departmental planning, organizational capacity, and strategic initiatives while operating with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.

Requirements
  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in customer operations, customer support, technical support, professional services, implementation, or a related SaaS or technology environment, including experience leading managers or multilayered teams.
  • Demonstrated success scaling customer-facing operations, developing leaders, and delivering measurable improvements during periods of growth, transformation, or significant change.
  • Strong operational experience across technical support or service delivery, including KPIs, SLAs, customer satisfaction, backlog, capacity planning, and escalation management.
  • Proven ability to use data, systems thinking, automation, and AI-enabled tools to identify root causes, improve workflows, and build scalable solutions.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership experience with Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, Implementation, or comparable functions.
  • Executive-level communication and influence, with the ability to translate operational data into concise recommendations, business cases, and measurable results.
  • Ability to operate autonomously, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and lead calmly through ambiguity, change, and high-impact customer situations.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience designing or improving support tiers, SLAs, service playbooks, escalation processes, or cross-functional handoffs.
  • Experience working across multiple products, platforms, or regions.
  • Experience with Salesforce and enterprise reporting or business intelligence platforms such as Power BI, Domo, or comparable tools.
  • Earlier-career experience in customer support, technical services, professional services, or implementation.

Benefits
  • Fully Remote Work: Work where you're most productive-we trust you.
  • Unlimited PTO: Recharge when you need to-we support work-life balance.
  • Career Growth: Unlimited access to our Learning & Development library, including our own HSI LMS content.
  • Well-Being First: Full medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage.
  • Secure Your Future: Generous $1:$1 401(k) company match-your future is important to us.

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