Manager, Technical Services

MongoDB•Austin, TX

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Technical Services Partner Support team works closely with MongoDB partners to help ensure our mutual customer environments are healthy, stable, and successful on the MongoDB data platform. This team serves as a critical extension of Technical Services, helping partners navigate complex technical issues, accelerate resolution paths, and deliver a consistently strong support experience. We are looking for a Manager, Technical Services Partner Support to lead a team of highly skilled technical services engineers responsible for managing partner-facing technical cases and escalations. This leader will coach and grow the team, ensure excellent operational execution, and strengthen collaboration across Technical Services, Support Delivery, Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Partner teams. This role is ideal for a people leader who is passionate about customer outcomes, calm execution during escalations, and building scalable support practices for a fast-growing partner ecosystem. Sufficient experience leading technical teams and functions will be considered in lieu of prior people management experience. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Austin, TX for our hybrid working model.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in technical support, technical services, customer-facing engineering, or a similar function in enterprise software, SaaS, or cloud infrastructure
2+ years leading technical, customer-facing teams (or equivalent technical leadership in lieu of direct management)
Strong operational instincts, including experience with case management, escalation, prioritization, workflow design, and support process improvement
Demonstrated ability to coach and develop technical talent in a high-accountability environment
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging across technical practitioners, partner leaders, and internal executives
Strong customer and partner advocacy mindset, with sound judgment during high-pressure situations
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Support, Customer Success, and field teams
A solid technical foundation in one or more of the following areas: Database administration; Distributed systems Cloud infrastructure; Systems administration; Networking; Performance troubleshooting; Application architecture
Experience using metrics to evaluate team health, improve service quality, and guide operational decisions

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting or enabling ISVs, OEMs, or other technical partner ecosystems
Familiarity with MongoDB, Atlas, cloud platforms, or related infrastructure tooling
Experience with knowledge management, case deflection, and support enablement programs
Experience building processes for globally distributed or follow-the-sun support organizations
Experience presenting trends, risks, and operational recommendations to senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing team: Manage daily operations, staffing, hiring, mentoring, and performance while fostering a culture of technical rigor, accountability, and empathy
Oversee partner support and escalations: Drive operational excellence in triage and resolution for complex, high-priority partner issues, coordinating cross-functionally across Engineering, Product, and Customer Success
Optimize processes and scale operations: Drive continuous improvement by identifying process gaps, refining workflows, and leveraging metrics to enhance resolution quality and partner satisfaction
Collaborate and advocate: Partner with global leadership to ensure consistent, follow-the-sun service delivery and represent the team’s interests in cross-functional forums
Drive product feedback loops: Ensure the team captures actionable trends and insights to influence Product and Engineering roadmaps