Sr. Director, Support Intelligence & Transformation

At Everbridge, our mission is to help protect people and communities during their most critical moments. As a global leader in critical communications, public warning, and enterprise safety solutions, we enable governments, emergency services, and organizations worldwide to deliver trusted, life-saving communications at scale. We are looking for Sr. Director, Support Intelligence & Transformation. This is a remote/home-based role to be based anywhere in the US. In this role as a Sr. Director, Support Intelligence & Transformation, you will be responsible for driving the evolution of Global Support into a more proactive, intelligence-driven, AI-enabled customer operations organization. This role serves as the operational transformation leader for the Support organization, owning operational intelligence, escalation governance, support telemetry, workflow automation, operational readiness, systems optimization, and cross-functional operational alignment across Support, Product, Engineering, and Customer Experience teams. The position is designed to help scale and modernize support operations through a combination of: • AI-enabled workflows • operational analytics and telemetry • automation and orchestration • service governance • customer experience intelligence • operational maturity initiatives This is not a traditional support delivery management role. Instead, it is focused on building the future-state support operating model by enabling scalable, proactive, and intelligence-driven customer operations. What you'll do Operational Intelligence & Support Telemetry • Establish and operationalize support intelligence frameworks across the organization • Develop visibility into: • escalation trends • customer risk indicators • operational bottlenecks • supportability concerns • release adoption and readiness signals • Partner with analytics resources to drive telemetry-informed operational decisions • Support development and operationalization of Customer Experience Intelligence initiatives AI-Enabled Operations & Workflow Transformation • Identify and implement AI-enabled operational workflows that improve scalability and reduce friction • Drive automation opportunities across support operations and customer workflows • Partner cross-functionally on workflow orchestration and operational efficiency initiatives • Evaluate and improve operational processes through intelligent tooling and automation capabilities • Support broader organizational AI transformation initiatives as they relate to customer operations Escalation Governance & Service Readiness • Oversee escalation management functions and operational escalation governance • Improve escalation criteria, ownership models, and response processes • Coordinate operational readiness for major releases, customer-impacting events, and strategic initiatives • Drive post-incident operational reviews and continuous improvement initiatives • Partner with Product and Engineering on operational risk mitigation and supportability alignment Release Readiness & Operational Alignment • Partner with Product, Engineering, CX, TAM, and Enablement teams to improve customer readiness and operational preparedness for releases • Establish structured operational feedback loops between Support and Product organizations • Support operational adoption visibility and customer impact analysis post-release including kb • Operationalize the Release Readiness framework and associated governance models Systems, Tooling & Operational Scalability • Oversee support operational tooling and systems optimization • Drive operational standardization and scalability initiatives • Reduce dependency on tribal knowledge through process maturity and operational enablement • Partner on tooling strategy, workflow optimization, and service scalability improvements • Support operational readiness for strategic integrations and organizational growth initiatives Leadership Responsibilities • Lead and mentor operational support functions including escalation governance, systems, analytics, and operational readiness teams • Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, innovation, and proactive customer advocacy • Influence cross-functional organizations through operational insight, analytics, and strategic partnership • Drive organizational maturity initiatives aligned to the future-state support operating model What you'll bring: • 7+ years of experience in technical support, support operations, customer operations, service management, or operational transformation leadership • Experience leading operational transformation initiatives within SaaS or enterprise software environments • Strong understanding of AI-enabled operational workflows, automation, or operational intelligence models • Experience with support telemetry, escalation governance, workflow orchestration, and operational analytics • Experience partnering cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, CX, and customer-facing organizations • Strong analytical, operational, and systems-thinking capabilities • Ability to influence organizational change through collaboration, operational leadership, and data-driven decision making • Experience scaling support organizations through operational maturity, tooling optimization, and intelligent automation The reasonably estimated salary for this role at Everbridge ranges from $174,000 - $220,000 and may also include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Everbridge offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, disability income benefits, life and AD&D insurance, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements. Fair Chance Statement US & Canada We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial/State and Local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act and any local County Fair Chance Ordinance (or local equivalent). Pursuant to these and other relevant regulations, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the law. For roles subject to background checks, the following material job duties may be affected by an applicant’s criminal history: - Access to sensitive or confidential information, such as financial records, proprietary data, or client information. - Management of cash, company funds, or other valuable assets. - Work in environments requiring heightened security measures. - Compliance with contractual or regulatory requirements specific to the position. We evaluate each applicant's criminal history individually, considering its nature, timing, and relevance to the specific job duties, while maintaining our commitment to fair hiring practices and promoting workplace equity. About Everbridge Everbridge empowers enterprises and government organizations to anticipate, mitigate, respond to, and recover from critical events. In an unpredictable world, resilient organizations protect their people and operations, adapt under pressure, and return to productivity faster. Our Critical Event Management (CEM) technology combines intelligent automation with comprehensive risk intelligence to help organizations strengthen resilience, keep people safe, and maintain operations. Learn more at everbridge.com, explore the Everbridge blog, and connect with us on social media. Equal Employment Opportunity Everbridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Employment Practices Everbridge does not require or administer lie detector (polygraph) tests as a condition of employment or continued employment. 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