New York, New York, USA
29 days ago
Director, East Coast Customer Support

At PitchBook, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. 

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Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

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If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you. 

 

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About the Role:

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As a member of our Account Management & Customer Success team, you will thrive on your ability to embrace and drive change and your commitment to ensuring you and PitchBook are always growing and improving. While continually learning and exploring new ideas and concepts, you will be inspired to ask questions and challenge the status quo while remaining focused on our customers’ success. We value teamwork and collaboration and encourage our people to build strong, trusting relationships with their teammates, customers, and partners. A contagious positivity, insatiable curiosity, and people-first attitude are the winning traits of our most successful Account Management & Customer Success team members. If this sounds like you, join us!

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PitchBook’s Director, East Coast Customer Support leads a regional Customer Support team. This includes goal setting, strategy development, headcount planning, compensation planning, and more. Ultimately, this role is responsible for managing an effective regional Customer Support organization with an emphasis on efficiency and quality.

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Primary Job Responsibilities:

\n\nManage a team of Customer Support Managers on the East Coast to achieve global SLA goals and improve workflow efficiencies\nProvide coaching and career development for team members as needed\nMaintain a regular cadence of one-on-ones with Customer Support Managers to recap performance, identify improvement opportunities, and support career development\nPartner with the Global Director, Customer Support to develop the East Coast regional support strategy within the Customer Support organization\nSet hiring strategy for the East Coast region of the Customer Support organization\nDesign new team member onboarding and trainings; collaborating with the People Development team as needed to update trainings\nWork with Global Director, Customer Support to set the East Coast regional schedule to ensure business hour coverage\nServe as a point of escalation for critical client questions and coordinate with direct reports to resolve all client issues\nWork with the Training Program Manager to assist with designing ongoing financial market and product trainings\nCross collaborate with other departments from Product to Research to provide actionable feedback and help innovate our internal processes\nOwn large projects of strategic importance, assisting with product and process improvements\nConduct bi-weekly regional meetings to update Customer Support Specialist on best practices, performance metrics, and continuing expectations\nSupport the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors \nParticipate in various company initiatives and projects as requested \n\n

 

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Skills and Qualifications:

\n\nBachelor’s degree, in Business Administration or related field preferred\n5+ years of professional management or team lead experience, in a Customer Support or Operations environment preferred\nDemonstrated success with workflow optimization in a real time and fast-paced environment\nProficient with Salesforce or similar CRM preferred\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail\nClient first attitude and love to engage with customers\nInterested in financial markets or services, particularly private equity and venture capital\nAbility to operate with a strong sense of urgency and deliver results\nTerrific prioritization skills to high call volume in parallel with project work\nComfortable to engage with a diverse array of customers\nTeam player with the desire to try new ideas in order to achieve greater levels of success\nProficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily\n\n

 

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Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

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Physical Health            

\n\nComprehensive health benefits\nAdditional medical wellness incentives \nSTD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance\n\n

 

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Emotional Health 

\n\nPaid sabbatical program after four years\nPaid family and paternity leave \nAnnual educational stipend\nAbility to apply for tuition reimbursement\nCFA exam stipend \nRobust training programs on industry and soft skills \nEmployee assistance program\nGenerous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days \n\n

 

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Social Health 

\n\nMatching gifts program\nEmployee resource groups\nSubsidized emergency childcare  \nDependent Care FSA\nCompany-wide events\nEmployee referral bonus program  \nQuarterly team building events\n\n

 

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Financial Health 

\n\n401k match\nShared ownership employee stock program \nMonthly transportation stipend  \n\n

 

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*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

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Compensation

\n\nAnnual base salary: $135,000\nTarget annual bonus percentage: 20%\n\n

 

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Working Conditions:

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We believe our business and our culture are strongest when we work together in person. We also know that it’s helpful to have some flexibility to work remotely. Most roles work in the office 3+ days/week, and some are expected to work in the office 4-5 days/week. The current expectation for this role is that you are working in the office 5 days/week and that you are in the office full-time during the training period, for which the length varies by role. During an initial phone screen, the team will discuss expectations for this specific position.

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The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

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Life At PB:

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We are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and our culture is at the heart of our success. It’s our fundamental belief that people do and create great things and that people are the cornerstone of prosperity. We believe that proactively seeking out different points of view, listening to others, learning, and reflecting on what we’ve heard creates a sense of belonging within PitchBook and strengthens the PitchBook community.

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We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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