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Tier 1 Support Manager

Blend

Skills

Required

  • fintech / mortgage / loan origination systems
  • REST APIs
  • JSON
  • Postman
  • SQL
  • metrics

Preferred

  • backlog

Join our growing Client Support team as a Tier 1 Support Manager. In this role, you will lead a high-performing technical team, manage operational performance across multiple channels, and design and improve processes for efficiency. You will also serve as a technical escalation point, partner with Engineering and Product, and manage staffing and scheduling. This position offers comprehensive health benefits, a flexible work schedule, and meaningful equity and 401(k) plan.

Lead, coach, and grow a team of support specialists and engineers, focusing on retention and engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Own operational performance across multiple channels, including SLAs, backlog, first response, and resolution times.
  • Design and improve processes, workflows, and tooling that increase efficiency and consistency across a large, high-volume support organization.

Requirements

  • Experience reading logs and diagnosing issues in SaaS or integration-heavy environments; exposure to fintech, mortgage, or loan origination systems (LOS) is a plus
  • Experience working with Engineering and Product to resolve production issues, and the ability to make fixes directly in client production environments
  • Five or more years of experience in technical support or support operations, including three or more years managing people
  • Ability to work flexible schedules, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

  • Strong technical skills, including working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, and tools such as Postman, plus hands-on SQL for investigating and troubleshooting data issues
  • Experience with metrics, KPIs, workforce planning, and dashboard or BI tools
  • Experience with a ticketing platform (Zendesk, Freshdesk or Salesforce preferred)
  • Clear written and verbal communication with internal teams and clients, including during high-pressure incidents
  • Proven experience building processes and driving efficiency across large support teams handling high ticket volumes through multiple channels

Pay

USD 85,000 - 100,000