Technical Support Team Lead

Island

$90K — $120K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in technical support or engineering for Enterprise B2B SaaS.
  • 2-3 years managing technical teams, preferably in a hub environment.
  • Hands-on experience with troubleshooting, including bug reproduction and log analysis.
  • Strong background in Identity & Auth protocols, Enterprise Networking, and Operating System internals.
  • Excellent communication skills for translating technical issues to various audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of Technical Support Engineers in Dallas HQ.
  • Conduct regular performance reviews and career development meetings.
  • Cultivate a culture of accountability and continuous learning within the team.
  • Manage hiring and onboarding processes as the team grows through 2026.
  • Serve as final escalation point for complex technical issues.
  • Guide engineers in advanced troubleshooting of browser architectures and enterprise integrations.
  • Monitor support KPIs and optimize processes for efficiency.

Benefits

  • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees from day one, with 85% for dependents.
  • Discretionary Time Off (DTO) for a flexible work-life balance.
  • 401K plan with a 4% company match to boost retirement savings.
  • Paid parental leave to support family growth.
  • Catered lunch daily at the Coppell HQ for convenient dining.
  • 24/7 access to gym facilities to promote health and wellness.
Full Job Description
Description

We're looking for an experienced, hands-on Technical Support Team Lead to spearhead and grow our Dallas HQ footprint. In this role, you will lead a local team of 7+ Technical Support Engineers on-site, anchoring our physical hub while maintaining an elite technical bar and delivering an exceptional customer experience.

This is a true "Player-Coach" role (roughly 60% technical escalation/mentorship, 40% people management). You will combine face-to-face people leadership with deep-dive technical troubleshooting, process improvement, and close cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Product teams to support our enterprise browser platform.

This position is Dallas-based.

What You'll Do

People & Team Leadership (Dallas HQ Footprint)

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of local Technical Support Engineers physically based in our Dallas HQ.
  • Conduct regular in-person 1:1 meetings, performance reviews, and milestone career development planning.
  • Foster a collaborative, on-site hub culture of accountability, ownership, continuous learning, and customer obsession.
  • Drive local hiring, onboarding, and training execution as the Dallas hub continues to scale through 2026.
  • Manage physical team scheduling, local workload balancing, and seamless follow-the-sun office escalation coverage.

Technical Excellence & Escalation

  • Act as the final technical escalation point within your local pod for highly complex enterprise security issues.
  • Guide engineers through advanced troubleshooting across Chromium/browser architecture, enterprise networking, APIs, and complex client-side integrations.
  • Drive root-cause analysis (RCA) and partner closely with Tel Aviv-based R&D to ensure long-term bug resolutions.
  • Enforce and elevate high-quality troubleshooting, log analysis, and documentation standards across the team.

Operational Health

  • Monitor and optimize key support KPIs, including SLA compliance, CSAT, First Response Time, and Backlog health.
  • Identify process bottlenecks and introduce automation or workflows to streamline support delivery.
  • Own local incident management and high-touch customer communication during critical enterprise outages or security events.


What you'll bring

Required

  • 5+ years in a deep technical support or engineering role supporting Enterprise B2B SaaS, Cybersecurity, or Infrastructure products.
  • 2-3 years of experience as a Team Lead or Manager directly leading technical teams (ideally in an in-office or hybrid hub environment).
  • Must love staying technical-willingness to roll up your sleeves, reproduce bugs, analyze network logs, and jump on live calls with enterprise CISOs.
  • Strong troubleshooting DNA across: Identity & Auth (SAML, OIDC), Enterprise Networking (Proxies, Firewalls, DNS), and Operating System internals.
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear updates for both customers and internal executives.

Preferred

  • Deep domain experience in Cybersecurity/SASE, Zero Trust Architecture, DLP (Data Loss Prevention), or Virtual Desktops (VDI/DaaS replacement).
  • Working familiarity with Chromium-based environments or endpoint management.
  • Experience utilizing support analytics and leveraging automation/AI tools to optimize queue workflows.


What We Offer

  • 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees starting on day 1, with 85% covered for dependents
  • Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
  • 401K with 4% company match
  • Paid parental leave policies
  • Daily catered lunch in our Coppell HQ
  • 24/7 access to Cypress Waters gym facilities


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