Product Support Engineer, Team Lead
At Semperis, our mission is to be a Force for Good. Starting with being a great place to work. We believe that when people feel valued, supported, and empowered, they do their best work. That’s why we focus on creating an employee experience rooted in purpose, growth, and balance. Semperis has been recognized as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Cybersecurity Companies by the Inc. 5000, a DUNS 100 Top Startup to Work For, and a multi-year Inc. Best Workplace awardee.
As a Product Support Team Lead at Semperis, you will be an essential leader within our Product Support team. You will manage and mentor a team of Product Support Engineers while also handling customer escalations, troubleshooting complex issues, and ensuring seamless product support delivery for Semperis' security and identity products.
The ideal candidate will have a deep technical background, strong leadership skills, and the ability to drive team performance and resolve customer challenges. You will also serve as an escalation point for Product Support Engineers and lead product upgrades in customer environments.
Key Responsibilities
The success of the Team Lead will be measured through the following KPIs but not limited to:
o Average response time and resolution time.
o Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT).
o Ticket backlog and escalations.
o Cases close rate.
o Team performance and retention rates.
Escalation management with flexibility and adaptability to work outside of standard business hours to meet customers’ urgent issues with high visibility.
Performance management by regularly evaluating team productivity, providing feedback, and creating a personal development plan for the team members.
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Product Support Engineers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
Always Ensures appropriate Customer Support team coverage and prioritizes team tasks.
Continuously improve and track customer support workflows to optimize efficiency and meet KPIs.
Provide expert-level product support, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis across Semperis products.
Execute and oversee product upgrades in customer production environments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve escalated customer issues and ensure product progression.
Act as a subject matter expert, utilizing diagnostic tools to analyze logs, traces, and performance data to resolve complex issues.
Lead customer engagements to collect information on potential product defects and guide them through troubleshooting procedures.
Document and escalate product defects to Development or QA, maintaining detailed records in the CRM system.
Proactively manage customer support queues, respond to inquiries, and meet SLAs.
Conduct postmortem reviews of high-visibility incidents to improve processes and prevent future issues.
Participate in product design reviews and advocate for supportability and usability improvements.
Contribute to team success by sharing technical knowledge, leading training sessions, and advising management on team development.
Ensures the quality of remedy cases, including performing spot checks.
Uses sound judgment in escalating major cases to the Support Manager.
Ensures technical solutions are documented in each knowledge base
Ensures the team follows and understands the processes and procedures, contributing to the process and team efficiency gains.
Assists in significant cases, including sending out notifications and updates and communicating with other teams to provide information relating to the case.
Ensures management is aware of any cases (where response/resolution targets are in danger of being missed) and ensures adherence to escalation procedures.
Participates in major case meetings to determine root causes and identify/resolve underlying problems and risks.
Participates in the projects and product engagement process by attending meetings as a representative for the Support Team
Evaluates technologies and provides both tactical and strategic direction for the support center
Mentors, trains, and manages new support team personnel
Takes initiative and anticipates the needs of customers and colleagues.
Technical Skillset
4+ years of experience in product support with leadership responsibilities.
Deep understanding of Semperis products and technologies.
Strong experience with Active Directory, O365, and related identity and access management systems.
Proficiency with DNS, networking, and security protocols.
Expertise in PowerShell and scripting for automation and troubleshooting.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to various stakeholders.
Experience in a software company supporting production environments and solving customer issues.
Business Experience
Proven leadership and mentoring experience, acting as the primary escalation point for Product Support Engineers.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, ensuring customer satisfaction and team effectiveness.
Experience in cloud technologies like Azure, AWS, and GCP.
A proactive approach to learning new technologies and adapting to evolving customer needs.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to define issues, collect data, and draw valid conclusions.
Awareness of identity and access management, infosec product landscapes, and competing technologies.
Facilitation Skills
Active listening skills to understand and empathize with customer issues and requirements.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Adaptability and flexibility in managing diverse customer interactions and technical challenges.
Why Join Semperis?
You’ll be part of a global team on the front lines of cybersecurity innovation. At Semperis, we celebrate curiosity, integrity, and people who take initiative. If you’re someone who sees the glass as half full, embraces challenges as growth opportunities, and values a healthy balance between work and life—we’d love to meet you.
**Semperis maintains office locations in several cities across the globe. Candidates who reside within 45 miles of one of our offices—or where the job description specifies a required location—will follow our hybrid work model. This includes working onsite some days per week and remotely the remaining days.