Associate Manager, Technical Support

About the Job:

The Red Hat Customer Experience and Engagement (CEE) team is looking for an Associate Manager for Technical Support to join us in Pune, India. In this role, you will manage a team of highly technical associates who are responsible for providing an excellent service for our enterprise customers. You'll work with your peers around the world to guide initiatives and continually develop technical team members. We will need you to have experience managing teams in a technological, fast-paced environment, combined with a passion for improving the customer experience.

What will you do:
 Manage the front-line Technical Production Support team covering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 Oversee the day-to-day activities of technical teams, consisting of junior to senior technical support engineers
 Manage customer escalations with highly technical support requests from enterprise customers via the phone and the web; maintain a high level of customer satisfaction
 Promote and guide continuous professional and personal development of team members
 Improve knowledge management, customer-centric support, and issue problem solving
 Coordinate improvement programs for global support processes and procedures
 Cooperate daily with other front-line global centers and other teams within Red Hat to prioritize customer requests
 Provide leadership in problem solving, including proposing and discussing fixes, advising and educating customers
 Receive assignments in the form of objectives and define how to use resources to meet schedules and goals
 Provide guidance to associates within the established company policies; recommend changes to policies and procedures
 Maintain knowledge of current technologies and business trends to provide appropriate evaluation of each customer issue
 Follow processes and operational policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
 Act as an adviser to associates to meet schedules and resolve technical problems

What will you bring:
 Previous commercial experience in a customer service or technical support environment, in a technology-oriented company or department
 Proven ability to learn and apply new skills and processes quickly, and coach and teach others
 Demonstrated experience managing a team with customer focus and service orientation
 The following are considered a plus:
 Commercial Linux experience in the enterprise sector
 Knowledge of support systems and tools
 Appreciation and passion for open source software
 Ability to identify potential, develop people, and motivate and build a team
 Solid troubleshooting skills and a passion for problem solving and investigation
 Ability to handle multiple tasks at once, prioritize, and work under pressure
 Ability to work in process-based environments, with the necessity of consultations, taking initiative, and making decisions
 Solid leadership and coaching skills
 Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with customers, third party vendors, and Red Hat associates
 Good written and verbal English communication skills

About Red Hat

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