At Podium, we bring AI Employees to local businesses that turn every conversation into revenue. Trusted by 60,000+ businesses across Auto, Home Services, and Aesthetics, Podium captures and converts leads 24/7, driving both new business and repeat customers.
In under 24 months, we crossed $100M in AI Agent ARR, scaling 300% year-over-year. During this time, we’ve deployed 10,000 AI employees to empower real business outcomes for our customers. Podium is building what we believe will be the most impactful AI employee ecosystem for local business.
Podium has been recognized as the Best AI Implementation by Inc. Magazine, highlighted by OpenAI for building revenue-driving AI Agents, and awarded the #1 AI Agent for Business Operations by G2.
Our growth is fueled by hiring exceptional people, holding them to high standards, and creating opportunities for them to grow and make an impact. Our operating principles guide daily behavior and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you're hungry for growth, aligned to our operating principles, and ready to get to work, you won't find a better place to learn and accelerate your career.
Job title
Manager, Support & Operations
Own how support work flows across Melbourne, the Philippines and Pakistan. Lead offshore teams at one of the fastest-growing AI companies in local business.
About PodIum
Podium brings AI Employees to local businesses, turning every conversation into revenue. We’re trusted by 60,000+ businesses across Auto, Home Services and Aesthetics, capturing and converting leads 24/7. In under 24 months we crossed $100M in AI Agent ARR, growing 300% year-over-year, and we’ve deployed 10,000 AI employees. We’ve been named Best AI Implementation by Inc. Magazine, highlighted by OpenAI for building revenue-driving AI Agents, and ranked the #1 AI Agent for Business Operations by G2. We hire exceptional people, hold them to high standards, and give them room to grow. If you’re hungry to learn and ready to get to work, you won’t find a better place to accelerate your career.
About the role
As Manager, Support & Operations, you’ll own how support work flows across our local and offshore teams, and directly lead our Product Support Specialists in the Philippines and Pakistan from your base in Melbourne. Your teams answer how-to questions and troubleshoot customer inquiries so businesses can stay focused on growing.
This is a senior, hands-on role that combines people leadership with operational ownership. You’ll be accountable for how every ticket moves through support, from triage and prioritisation through each tier, escalation and resolution, with clear owners and follow-through at every stage. You’ll also make sure CX, customers and Engineering stay aligned on escalated issues until the resolution is confirmed and communicated back.
You’ll work in close partnership with the TPS Manager (who retains TPS people leadership and technical delivery), and you’ll get results through influence as much as authority, working with Product, Engineering and the wider Support organisation.
What you’ll be doing
- Own how tickets move from triage through each support tier, technical escalation and resolution
- Define ownership, handover expectations and follow-through across local and offshore teams, and hold teams to them
- Act as the escalation point for complex or high-priority cases
- Monitor workflow health (ageing tickets, handover quality, escalation follow-through) and act early on bottlenecks
- Make sure every escalated issue has a named owner, a scheduled next update and a confirmed outcome
- Communicate confirmed resolutions back to customers and the teams involved
- Hold Product and Engineering to agreed SLAs on escalated issues
- Act as the Voice of the Customer, bringing organised insights to Product
- Establish shared support processes with the TPS Manager
- Agree and regularly review boundaries and handoffs between Support and TPS
- Lead, coach and develop Product Support Specialists in the Philippines and Pakistan
- Own team performance against CSAT, first response and resolution times, quality scores and SLA adherence
- Run 1:1s, team meetings and performance conversations, and support career growth
- Manage coverage, rosters and handovers across time zones
- Recruit, onboard and train new team members with local leadership and HR
- Keep internal documentation current and well used
- Train the team and broader customer-facing teams on products and new features
- Use data to spot trends, forecast capacity and report to senior leadership
What you’ll bring
- 5+ years in technical or product support within SaaS or tech, including 2+ years leading a support team
- A track record of building support operations, including triage, tiering, escalation and handover processes others actually follow
- Proven ability to drive accountability through influence with peers and partner teams who don’t report to you
- Experience managing distributed or offshore teams across countries and time zones, with cultural awareness and the ability to build trust remotely
- Strong coaching skills and a history of building motivated, high-performing teams
- Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to vet product issues with Product and Engineering
- Experience running closed-loop escalation communication
- A customer-first mindset and clear communication across email, SMS, phone and video
- A data-driven approach to support metrics and reporting
- Flexibility to work across time zones as needed
- Experience with Zendesk, Salesforce or Intercom is highly regarded
What success looks like
- Ageing tickets are visible, owned and moving, with nothing stalled between tiers or teams
- Handovers are complete, timely and need no rework
- Every escalation is followed through to a confirmed outcome
- Offshore CSAT, response and resolution times, quality and SLA targets are met
- Engagement and retention are strong in both the Philippines and Pakistan
Benefits
- Open and transparent culture
- $650/month health and wellbeing allowance, spend it your way
- 4 weeks’ annual leave
- Melbourne CBD office on the corner of Queen & Collins St, with end-of-trip facilities and bike storage
- Snacks and drinks always stocked
- Catered lunch in the last week of every month
Ready to lead? Apply now and tell us about a time you built a support process that stuck.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in technical or product support within SaaS or technology
- 2+ years of experience leading a support team
- Experience building and implementing support operations, including triage, tiering, escalation, and handover processes
- Ability to drive accountability through influence across teams and partner functions
- Experience managing distributed or offshore teams across countries and time zones
- Cultural awareness and ability to build trust remotely
- Strong coaching skills and experience building high-performing teams
- Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to evaluate product issues with Product and Engineering
- Experience running closed-loop escalation communication
- Clear customer communication across email, SMS, phone, and video
- Data-driven approach to support metrics and reporting
- Flexibility to work across time zones as needed
- Experience with Zendesk, Salesforce, or Intercom
Podium Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Podium and has not been reviewed or approved by Podium.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, and related options such as HSA/FSA, life/disability, and mental-health support. Feedback suggests this core package is a consistent strength.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as flexible, with policies like flexible or unlimited PTO alongside paid holidays and sick leave. Feedback suggests this area is broadly viewed positively.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible or remote work options are available depending on role, and on‑site perks such as free snacks or lunches are highlighted. Feedback suggests these options enhance day‑to‑day flexibility and convenience.
Podium Insights
What We Do
Podium is redefining the way customers interact with local businesses. Podium’s Interaction Management platform uses messaging to make it convenient to interact with your leads, customers, and teams along every customer touchpoint. With Podium, you can message your leads and customers, get reviews and feedback, and communicate easily with your team, all in one easy-to-use inbox. It powers the conversations that matter most to your business, putting you miles ahead of the competition.
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