Senior Manager, Technical Account Management

Cloudflare - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Francisco, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Manager of Technical Account Management at Cloudflare is responsible for leading a team of Technical Account Managers who manage the service delivery experience for Premium customers. This role involves developing and executing a Global TAM strategy, ensuring exceptional service through metrics-driven approaches, and fostering collaboration across various teams. The manager will also focus on mentoring team members, overseeing their career development, and enhancing customer support processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Head of TAM Services to develop and execute the Global TAM strategy.
• Maintain a metrics-driven and solution-oriented approach to deliver a world-class service experience.
• Lead, mentor, and coach team members to achieve their full potential.
• Provide guidance for career development within the team.
• Handle the recruitment, onboarding, and training of new team members.
• Foster cross-team communication between Support, Product/Engineering, and Sales.
• Promote team collaboration with other Support managers and teams.
• Partner closely with Account Management Teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.
• Facilitate the implementation of new processes to enhance customer support.
• Cultivate and strengthen the collaborative culture within Cloudflare Support.
• Address critical customer escalations and manage stakeholder expectations, providing senior management with resolution plans.
• Collect and analyze support metrics to drive continuous improvements.
• Ensure proactive and high-quality ticket and incident management.
• Responsible for weekly reporting, including team metrics, customer trends, issues, and requests.
• Contact customers proactively to ensure the highest level of service satisfaction and develop and implement a corrective action plan, to avoid potential churn.

Requirements

• 5 to 8 years of technical leadership experience, preferably in SaaS or Network/General Cyber Security.
• Previous experience leading a regionally distributed team connected to a 24/7 Follow-the-sun service delivery model.
• Experience in scaling and operationalizing new/existing TAM offerings for large enterprise customers.
• Prior experience with paid support services, including observability (Security/Network Operations Center).
• Direct experience in the hiring process, including candidate review, interviewing, and collaborative decision-making.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Enthusiasm for working directly with customers.
• A proven track record of building and leading world-class Technical Support teams, ideally in an infrastructure, platform, or SaaS business.
• Passion for creating and promoting best support practices.
• Willingness to be available during weekends and holidays as needed.