Support Operations Specialist
Support Operations Specialists at AI companies own the systems, workflows, and team-level performance that keep customer support functioning as the company scales. In practice at AI companies this canonical role frequently extends into support team leadership and management—coaching agents, running performance reviews, owning headcount and capacity—alongside the operations work of designing workflows, configuring tooling, maintaining the knowledge base, and reporting on KPIs. The boundary with a Support Manager title is fuzzy across the population, with many jobs in this slug carrying both responsibilities. These roles typically sit within customer support or customer experience organizations, partnering with product and engineering on tooling and product feedback, and with people operations on team-related questions.
Skills
What companies are looking for in this role.
Managing and coaching technical and non-technical support teams across multiple experience levels
Analyzing support team and customer data to identify trends and drive continuous operational improvement
Designing and optimizing customer support processes and workflows for scalability and efficiency
Managing escalations and resolving complex customer issues end-to-end
Leading cross-functional initiatives and collaborating with product, engineering, and go-to-market teams
Monitoring and reporting on key performance indicators and team metrics to senior leadership
Developing and implementing training programs for support team onboarding and continuous skill development
Building and scaling automation systems to improve support efficiency and reduce manual workload
Operating incident management and on-call rotations for high-urgency customer issues
Implementing quality assurance processes and providing feedback to improve support quality standards
Conducting technical investigations including SQL queries, API debugging, and log analysis
Designing experimentation frameworks to test and optimize customer engagement programs
Architecting AI-powered customer engagement and chatbot solutions for scaled support delivery
Building forecasting models and predictive analytics for churn and renewal management
Translating technical AI capabilities into scalable support program design and implementation
Communicating clearly and empathetically with diverse customer personas and internal stakeholders
Building and maintaining relationships with enterprise and mid-market customers
Providing thoughtful coaching and career development feedback to direct reports
Operating effectively in ambiguous environments and making informed decisions with incomplete information
Influencing cross-functional teams and building alignment on shared objectives
Fostering a culture of ownership, urgency, and continuous improvement within support teams
Gathering customer feedback and translating insights into actionable product and process improvements
Prioritizing and managing competing demands while maintaining accountability to deadlines
Technology
The tools and technologies that define this role.
Open Jobs
43 open Support Operations Specialist jobs across 17 companies.
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