Manager, Customer Resolutions

Old Saybrook, CT (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead a Customer Resolutions team to manage escalations, improve processes, and protect customer trust while balancing retention and cost.

  • Own team development, staffing, and escalation handling with root-cause analysis.
  • Strong leadership and experience in customer operations and escalations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Customer Resolutions Specialists and Senior Resolutions Specialists
  • Set clear expectations for resolution quality, customer communication, process adherence, and documentation
  • Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and coaching sessions to drive high performance and shape career development conversations
  • Build a strong, accountable, and empathetic team culture in a high-pressure environment
  • Manage staffing, scheduling, and coverage to ensure consistent support.
  • Become a SME on our ticketing system that handles intake, triage, and resolution of customer issues.
  • Serve as an escalation point for complex or high-risk cases.
  • Lead regular calibration sessions to align the team on resolution approach, ensuring specialists exercise sound independent judgment while consistently operating within Satisfaction Guarantee guidelines.
  • Balance customer advocacy with fiscal responsibility and long-term retention goals.
  • Create a process to oversee post-resolution follow-up to ensure customer trust is restored.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in customer service, escalations, customer experience, or customer operations (e-commerce preferred).
  • 3+ years of people management experience, including coaching and developing teams in high-pressure, customer-facing environments.
  • Proven success leading teams through complex customer issues and escalations, with accountability for both team performance and customer outcomes.
  • Experience translating customer issues and feedback into actionable insights, including root cause analysis and process or experience improvements.
  • Demonstrated ability to move beyond case-by-case resolution to identify patterns, trends, and systemic opportunities.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to connect frontline activity to broader operational or customer experience improvements.
  • Excellent communication skills, with a track record of influencing cross-functional partners and driving alignment.
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with the ability to balance day-to-day execution and longer-term improvement efforts.
  • This role is best suited for a leader who is equally comfortable developing people and improving the systems and levers behind the customer experience.