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Senior Director, Customer Support

Senior Director, Customer Support

BoldrCape Town, Western Cape, ZA
30+ days ago
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Job description

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT Boldr

  • Boldr is the first global B-Corp dedicated to delivering world-class Client experiences while creating

access to dignified, meaningful work in communities worldwide.

  • We are a global team united by our desire to connect diverse people with shared values for a bolder
  • impact.

  • We employ just over a thousand team members across five countries and we want to employ over
  • 5,000 people by 2027, if not sooner.

    LET’S START WITH OUR VALUES

  • Meaningful connections start with AUTHENTICITY
  • We do our best work by being CURIOUS
  • We grow by remaining DYNAMIC
  • Our success combines AMBITIOUS VISION with OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
  • At the heart of great partnerships, we’ll always find EMPATHY
  • WHAT IS YOUR ROLE

    As Senior Director of Customer Support, you will lead the strategic transformation of Boldr’s

    largest client-facing business unit, supporting clients across multiple sectors, including

    eCommerce, healthcare, and financial services. This role goes beyond traditional BPO

    operations : you will redefine what great service delivery looks like in CX through AI

    integration, data-led insights, and proactive support to not only meet target KPIs, but ensure

    we deliver exceptional client outcomes.

    You will need to balance operational maturity with a bold vision for the future—driving

    measurable outcomes through continuous improvement, client partnership, leadership

    development, and frontline team enablement. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional leaders

    to align CX delivery with evolving customer expectations, CX transformation strategies and AI

    enablement, Boldr’s purpose, and long-term client growth.

    WHAT WILL YOU DO

    People & Change Leadership

  • Set and execute the strategic direction of the Customer Support Strategic Business
  • Unit (SBU)

  • Lead our Client Tiering strategy and ensure proper resourcing to effectively manage
  • our growing Client base

  • Coach and develop frontline managers into outcome-oriented, tech-enabled leaders.
  • Champion a high-performance, inclusive culture that embraces innovation,
  • accountability, and learning.

  • Create career pathways and leadership pipelines aligned with emerging support
  • models and skill needs

  • Act as escalation and empowerment point for client and delivery leaders
  • Model Boldr’s leadership values : Curiosity, Empathy, Excellence, Dynamic & Authentic
  • Operational & Financial Leadership

  • Lead day-to-day performance across all Clients in your SBU, for both key KPIs and
  • Client outcomes, such as customer lifetime value and revenue.

  • Own SBU-level revenue, margin, and meet financial and revenue targets
  • Support scalable growth through workforce planning, resourcing, and delivery
  • excellence

  • Establish and maintain SBU-level reporting frameworks, leveraging insights for both
  • client and internal governance reviews. eg. supporting Client Business Reviews, and

    internal reporting

  • Partner with the Director of CX Practice and Support Ops to ensure best practice
  • delivery and continual improvement to achieve both KPIs and Client Outcomes

    CX Transformation & Innovation

  • Serve as partner to the Implementations teams in maintaining operational excellence
  • of AI tools and automations optimised for our clients

  • Lead adoption and success measurement of AI tools like QBR Assist, Client Pulse, and
  • Team Coaching Insights

  • Translate Client feedback and delivery insights into AI innovation opportunities &
  • other best practices

  • Design and implement customer journey improvements that shift the SBU from
  • reactive to proactive, personalized, and predictive support models.

  • Lead the adoption of AI and automation tools, such as chatbots, LLM-driven assistive
  • tools, sentiment analysis platforms, and smart triaging systems.

  • Collaborate with internal product and platform teams to scale self-service channels
  • and drive first-contact resolution

    Client Partnership & Influence

  • Ensure every strategic client has a clear Success Plan and experience journey
  • Drive & support quarterly and / or annual business reviews with Tier 1 & 2 clients
  • Build relationships with senior client stakeholders and communicate Boldr’s value
  • Partner closely with our Revenue Division and the Director of Global Client Success to
  • execute what Great Looks Like in your SBU, and ensure client outcomes.

  • Serve as a strategic advisor to client executives by co-creating experience roadmaps,
  • success plans, and innovation pilots.

  • Anticipate client needs and provide proactive guidance that drives loyalty, retention,
  • and account expansion.

  • Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, QA, Engineering) to embed
  • customer feedback into service and platform design

    WHAT WE’LL LIKE ABOUT YOU

    You are...

  • A transformation-oriented leader—able to evolve from traditional support to
  • forward-looking CX models

  • Comfortable with ambiguity and change, and energized by introducing new tools,
  • new thinking, and new ways of working

  • Able to balance execution with strategic vision, understanding both what it takes to
  • get results and how to build a more scalable, future-ready model. A trusted advisor to

    Clients, confident engaging at the C-level and skilled at translating delivery

    performance into Client value

  • An excellent communicator across all stakeholders
  • An analytical and critical thinker, with an eye for even the most minute of details
  • Passionate about Client satisfaction
  • Proactive and self-motivated
  • You see AI and technology as a multiplier for human potential & upskilling
  • Adept at giving as well as taking direction
  • Able to DO and DELEGATE; understand the different circumstances where each is
  • necessary

  • Purposeful with a sense of urgency
  • Able to connect with Team Members, Clients, and internal customers
  • Able to manage conflict, redirect differences towards a common goal
  • You have...

  • 10+ years of experience in customer support, service delivery, or operations, ideally in
  • BPO, Customer Support, or fast-paced, client-centric environments

  • A proven track record of leading or contributing to CX transformation, including
  • automation, AI enablement, and self-service experiences that drive real client

    outcomes

  • Hands-on experience embedding and optimizing tools like chatbots, CRM workflows,
  • knowledge bases, and analytics dashboards into everyday operations

  • Strong financial and operational acumen, with ownership of P&L, forecasting, and
  • sustainable margin growth

  • A data-first mindset, paired with the curiosity to explore how insights can unlock
  • better experiences for both Clients and Teams

  • A history of collaborating across functions like Product, QA, Engineering, and L&D to
  • turn shared goals into shared wins

  • Experience leading global, distributed teams of different cultures, with a passion for
  • helping mid-level leaders grow into confident, values-aligned operators

  • A bias for action, a heart for service, and a belief that great CX is built on both human
  • connection and operational excellence

  • Use all Google Suite products.
  • Familiarity with AI tools, QA frameworks, and CRM systems (Hubspot, Zendesk, etc.)
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