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Director of Support, WordPress VIP
Location
United States
Posted
12 hours ago
Salary
$100K - $165K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director of Support, WordPress VIP
Automattic
• Lead a 40+ person global Support and Engineering team operating 24/7 • Lead the continued build-out of an AI-augmented Support model • Help set the strategic vision for Support and CX • Coach and develop the bench of Support leads • Shape VIP’s enterprise Support offering in partnership with Product, Sales, and CX • Continue building best-in-class reporting on Support outcomes • Engage credibly with senior internal and external stakeholders
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of leadership experience in Support or customer-facing organizations
- Direct experience leading a Support organization
- 5+ years supporting SaaS or PaaS products for large enterprise customers
- Experience leading a mature Support organization of 50+ team members
- Commercial mindset comfortable thinking about ARR and retention
- Demonstrated fluency with AI-augmented Support models
- Proven track record of performance management
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Open vacation policy
- Remote work options
- Full benefits package including health insurance and retirement plan
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