nVent

Tech Support Manager

nVent • $105K — $195K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field preferred, or related experience
  • 7+ years of experience leading technical support or product support teams
  • Proven ability to build and scale global, multi-region teams
  • Experience collaborating across Engineering, Product, and Customer-facing organizations
  • Familiarity with CRM and support operations (e.g., Salesforce)
  • Knowledge of data center infrastructure, cooling, or power systems
  • Track record of enhancing customer experience and support efficiency

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a global technical support organization for 24/7 operations
  • Design and implement a best-in-class support model with metrics for accountability
  • Serve as an escalation point for critical customer issues with rapid resolution
  • Build and develop a high-performing global team focused on technical depth
  • Establish scalable support operations and ensure visibility in workflows
  • Drive standardization and continuous improvement in support tools and processes
  • Enable effective follow-the-sun support to ensure seamless global coverage

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Flexible spending accounts and disability benefits
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Tuition reimbursement and paid volunteer time
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Parental and caregiver leave, plus back-up care services
  • Well-being programs and legal/identity theft protection options
Full Job Description

This role will serve as the leader of a global technical support organization, acting as the critical technical backbone for customer support across the Data Solutions business. In this role, you will lead a high-performing team of technical experts responsible for diagnosing and resolving complex customer issues, while establishing a scalable, global support model that delivers a consistent, high-quality post-sales customer experience.


This role will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Sales, and Services, as well as the dispatch/service organization responsible for all field activity.


** This position will reside in our Raleigh, NC facility and will be a hybrid role (4 days in the office/1 day remote) **


WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
  • Lead and scale a global technical support organization, delivering 24/7 coverage and a consistent, high-quality customer experience.
  • Design and operationalize a best-in-class support model with clear ownership, escalation paths, and performance metrics that drive accountability and speed.
  • Serve as an escalation point for critical customer issues, ensuring rapid resolution, strong communication, and minimal business impact.
  • Build and develop a high-performing global team, investing in talent, capability, and technical depth.
  • Establish scalable support operations and infrastructure, including case intake, triage, and global workflows that ensure visibility and traceability.
  • Drive standardization and continuous improvement across tools, processes, and knowledge management to enhance speed, quality, and scalability.
  • Enable effective follow-the-sun support models, ensuring seamless global coverage and strong cross-region handoffs.
  • Act as the central technical leader across the ecosystem, connecting customers with Engineering, Product, Services, and Sales to accelerate resolution.
  • Partner with Engineering to drive root cause resolution and long-term product improvements, while feeding insights into product roadmaps and knowledge bases.
  • Align closely with Services to ensure end-to-end coordination, including field dispatch and execution.
  • Build and evolve a scalable, future-ready support function, identifying gaps and driving improvements aligned to rapid DS growth.
  • Leverage customer insights, case data, and trends to continuously improve products, services, and customer experience.
  • Elevate organizational capability through training, documentation, and technical knowledge development.

YOU HAVE:
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field preferred, or related experience.
  • 7+ years proven experience leading technical support, product support, or engineering-focused customer support teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and scale global, multi-region teams and operating models.
  • Experience working across Engineering, Product, and Customer-facing organizations.
  • Familiarity with CRM/case management tools (e.g., Salesforce) and support operations.
  • Experience with data center infrastructure, cooling systems, or power systems.
  • Track record of improving customer experience, support efficiency, and technical capability at scale.

Pay Transparency

nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
 
Compensation Range:

$105,000.00 - $195,000.00

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.  We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

  • A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.

  • Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

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About nVent

nVent is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of electrical enclosures, electric heat tracing solutions, and other electrical products. The company serves a wide range of industries, including energy, industrial, infrastructure, and commercial. nVent was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Pentair, and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The company has operations in more than 30 countries and employs approximately 9,000 people.
Learn more about nVent
Size
9,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$47.2 million
5 Year Trend
+3.1%
Revenue
$1.9 billion

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