Cengage Learning

Sr Manager, Customer Support - EdTech/Online Learning Products

Cengage Learning$78K — $110K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in customer support or call center roles
  • 3+ years leading teams, preferably remote
  • Experience with multi-channel support operations
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Familiarity with EdTech or online learning sectors is advantageous

Responsibilities

  • Lead a remote customer support team of 30, ensuring high standards of service
  • Coach support supervisors and frontline staff for continuous improvement
  • Oversee daily operations, including service level adherence and quality monitoring
  • Monitor key operational metrics to drive performance
  • Enhance customer experience across various communication channels
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on operational and process improvements
  • Contribute to strategic planning for organizational growth initiatives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards package
  • Eligibility for discretionary incentive bonus program
  • Support for professional development and team-building initiatives
  • Flexible remote work environment
  • Opportunities for training and onboarding new employees
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Senior Manager, Customer Support will oversee the day-to-day operations of the ed2go customer support team, supporting more than 130,000 online learners annually across the United States and Canada.

This role will lead a remote team of approximately 30 employees, including customer support supervisors, senior/lead representatives, and a call center operations analyst, while also partnering with offshore support resources.

The ideal candidate brings strong call center leadership experience, a customer-focused mindset, and the ability to lead teams in a fast-paced environment while balancing operational goals with quality service delivery.

What you'll do here:
Team Leadership & Support Operations
  • Lead and support a customer service organization focused on responsiveness, accountability, and quality support.
  • Coach and develop supervisors and frontline team members through regular feedback, performance management, and professional development.
  • Support onboarding and training efforts to ensure new hires are prepared for success.
  • Foster a collaborative and positive team environment across a fully remote workforce.
Operational Management
  • Oversee daily customer support operations, including workflow management, service levels, and quality monitoring.
  • Monitor and manage key operational metrics such as:
  • SLA performance
  • Customer satisfaction scores
  • Quality assurance results
  • Schedule adherence
  • Handle time and staffing needs
  • Partner with operations and analytics resources to support reporting, forecasting, and continuous process improvement.
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and streamline support processes.
Customer Experience
  • Help ensure a positive and supportive experience for learners and partners across phone, email, chat, and web-based channels.
  • Support quality assurance programs, coaching initiatives, and customer feedback efforts.
  • Partner cross-functionally to address customer concerns and improve the overall learner experience.
  • Assist with escalation management and support resolution of complex customer issues.
Strategic & Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Contribute to operational planning and support organizational growth initiatives.
  • Collaborate with internal teams on process improvements, support tools, and customer experience enhancements.
  • Support ongoing efforts to improve scalability, reporting, and service consistency across the support organization.
Skills you will need here:
  • Experience leading customer support or call center teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience managing supervisors and/or team leads.
  • Strong understanding of customer support operations, workforce management, and performance metrics.
  • Ability to analyze operational data and make informed decisions.
  • Experience with customer support platforms such as Salesforce Service Cloud or similar systems.
  • Strong communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and lead through change.
Qualifications
  • 7+ years of customer support or call center experience
  • 3+ years of people leadership experience
  • Experience managing remote teams preferred
  • Experience with multi-channel support operations preferred
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience required
  • EdTech or online learning industry experience is a plus

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company's discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.

20% Annual: Individual Target

$78,000.00 - $110,000.00 USD

About Cengage Learning

Cengage is an American educational content, technology, and services company for the higher education, K-12, professional, and library markets. It operates in more than 20 countries around the world. The company provides print and digital textbooks, instructor supplements, online reference databases, distance learning courses, test preparation materials, corporate training courses, career assessment tools, and other educational materials. Cengage was founded in 2007 as a merger between Thomson Learning and Gale. In 2018, the company filed for bankruptcy and emerged with a new ownership structure. Cengage has approximately 5,000 employees and generates over $1.5 billion in annual revenue.
Learn more about Cengage Learning
Size
5,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1994

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Cengage Learning

More Education, Government & Non-Profit Jobs

Find similar Sr Manager, Customer Support - EdTech/Online Learning Products jobs: