Technical Support Manager

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Dublin, IRL
In-Office
Entry level
Software
New Relic, the Intelligent Observability company.
The Role
Leads and develops a technical support engineering team, oversees daily operations and service-level objectives, manages customer escalations, drives cross-functional process improvement programs, and participates in on-call support. The role requires people-management expertise, analytical problem solving, empathetic communication, operational strategy, and familiarity with enterprise support platforms such as Salesforce, ServiceCloud, Google Workspace, or Tableau.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us!

Your opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Technical Support Manager to cultivate and lead a collaborative, deeply technical engineering team dedicated to delivering an exceptional, memorable customer experience. Working closely with the Vice President of EMEA & APJ Support Engineering, this leader will hold accountability for their team's operational goals while partnering across the wider customer experience landscape, including Engineering, Product, and Go-To-Market (GTM) teams.

Our management team thrives on a foundation of equity, growth, and intersectional diversity. We are committed to building an environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We value leaders who possess a track record of learning from complex challenges, fostering positive culture, and showing deep dedication to the success of others.


What you'll do

  • Empower & Develop: Coach and mentor a highly skilled team of support engineers, facilitating individual career progression and fostering a team dynamic where everyone has the opportunity to do their best work.
  • Operational Leadership: Guide day-to-day operations to ensure team structures adapt dynamically to evolving customer and business needs.
  • Strategic Collaboration: Partner with the global Support Management cohort to collectively achieve service level objectives and champion initiatives that drive customer satisfaction and supportability.
  • Advocate for the Customer: Act as a dependable point of contact for customer escalations, ensuring critical issues are effectively resourced, investigated, and brought to a timely resolution.
  • Drive Progress: Lead cross-functional programs and projects, iterating on operational strategies to simplify processes and deliver high-impact business outcomes.
  • Operational Continuity: Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain premier service delivery standards.

This role requires

  • Proven Management Expertise: Proven experience in leading people, nurturing talent, and running operational strategies for responsive technical support teams.
  • Inclusive Leadership Focus: A clear dedication to cultivating a supportive, positive culture where metrics are balanced with employee satisfaction and collaborative growth.
  • Analytical Problem Solving: Proficiency in gathering, interpreting, and leveraging data to identify systemic problems, optimize workflows, and drive continuous process improvements.
  • Empathetic Communication: Strong interpersonal and coaching skills, with the ability to bridge technical complexities and business requirements while bringing teams along on strategic journeys.
  • System Familiarity: Practical experience navigating enterprise operational platforms and customer support ecosystems (such as Salesforce, ServiceCloud, Google Workspace, or Tableau).

Bonus points if you have

  • Prior experience managing support delivery within a high-tech, fast-growth SaaS environment.
  • Proven capability collaborating with international or multi-functional stakeholders to align product roadmaps with customer health indicators.
  • Familiarity with software industry trends, modern observability solutions, or Application Performance Management (APM) systems.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Fostering a diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best, most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics’ different backgrounds and abilities, and recognize the different paths they took to reach us – including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. We’re looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes. 

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or recruiting process, please reach out to [email protected].

We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a flexible workforce model. This model allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success, including fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid.

Our hiring process
In compliance with applicable law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification. Note: Our stewardship of the data of thousands of customers means that a criminal background check is required to join New Relic.
We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records based on individual circumstances and in accordance with applicable law including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. New Relic does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with New Relic.

New Relic develops and distributes encryption software and technology that complies with U.S. export controls and licensing requirements. Certain New Relic roles require candidates to pass an export compliance assessment as a condition of employment in any global location. If relevant, we will provide more information later in the application process.

Candidates are evaluated based on qualifications, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other legally protected characteristics. 

Review our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://newrelic.com/termsandconditions/applicant-privacy-policy

Skills Required

  • Proven experience leading people, nurturing talent, and managing operational strategies for technical support teams
  • Commitment to cultivating a supportive, positive, inclusive team culture
  • Ability to gather, interpret, and use data to identify systemic problems, optimize workflows, and drive process improvements
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and coaching skills
  • Ability to bridge technical complexities and business requirements
  • Experience with enterprise operational platforms and customer support ecosystems, such as Salesforce, ServiceCloud, Google Workspace, or Tableau
  • Experience managing support delivery in a high-tech, fast-growth SaaS environment
  • Experience collaborating with international or multifunctional stakeholders to align product roadmaps with customer health indicators
  • Familiarity with software industry trends, observability solutions, or Application Performance Management systems

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
2,653 Employees
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

The New Relic Intelligent Observability Platform helps businesses eliminate interruptions in digital experiences. New Relic is the only AI-strengthened platform to unify and pair telemetry data to provide clarity over your entire digital estate. We move your problem solving past proactive to predictive by processing the right data at the right time to maximize value and control costs. That’s why businesses around the world—including Adidas Runtastic, American Red Cross, Domino’s, GoTo Group, Ryanair, Topgolf, and William Hill—run on New Relic to drive innovation, improve reliability, and deliver exceptional customer experiences to fuel growth.

Why Work With Us

New Relic leads in intelligent observability with the only AI-strengthened platform unifying telemetry data. Our culture provides employees cutting-edge technology, unmatched career development, and a true one-team environment where everyone is empowered to grow, learn, and contribute to our collective success.

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