Role & Company Overview
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Generac Clean Energy combines the speed and excitement of a technology startup with the resources and market power of an S&P 500 industry leader. Our careers offer boundless opportunity for energetic, mission-driven applicants who seek challenge and impact in a fast-paced culture of teaching, learning, and professional growth, developing solar+storage products and software for the clean energy revolution. Join Generac Clean Energy as we drive to build energy solutions for a more resilient, sustainable world.
The Director, Technical Support will lead a team of managers, supervisors, and individual contributors who are responsible for ensuring Dealer satisfaction on all levels of business by providing highly technical phone troubleshooting, system diagnostics, warranty replacement parts, knowledge management content creation, for all Generac Clean Energy products. This position is responsible for overseeing daily operations of the dealer technical support teams, escalated consumer support, and service operations while working with senior leadership to execute the overall vision of Clean Energy product support.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Selects, coaches and develops staff and management team. Sets clear expectations to inspire and motivate the team. Manages performance- recognizing achievement, providing feedback and administering progressive discipline when necessary. Tracks and creates reports on specific key performance indicators, feedback is provided to individual contributors, supervisors, managers, and executive staffManages all aspects of the technical support & proactive monitoring organization. Develops and creates monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-term strategic goals for the department. Works closely with other business groups within Generac to ensure cross functional cooperation. Oversees highly escalated cases and delegates work to appropriate resources within the technical support team. Meet regularly with supervisors and managers to develop Generac Clean Energy Dealer and Consumer facing knowledge base. Work with the Generac Clean Energy Solutions product engineering team to identify, diagnose, and provide reliable solutions for escalated technical support issues to assure complete customer/dealer satisfaction. Support the design and development of new product introductions, and product improvements to ensure Generac Clean Energy is creating products that meet the needs of our customers. Provide technical guidance to internal and external sales & service associatesManage escalated and highly escalated technical support and service requests from various departments
Minimal Qualifications:Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering and relevant experience7+ years of experience running B2B &/or B2C technical support teams
Preferred Qualifications:2+ years of experience working with Solar + Storage or other energy storage productsExperience and sound knowledge of Generac Clean Energy productsExperienced in power electronicsPrevious experience using Salesforce, CRMs, and SAPIn depth understanding of residential electrical systems, NEC, and other industry codes and standardsExperience operating complex phone systemsExperience with ChatGPT, generative AI, and ChatbotsExperience with knowledge management systems
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Up to 35% travel and valid Driver’s License required.
Benefits:We are an inclusive company that celebrates differences and keeps equity and respect at the forefront. Competitive Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, & 401k401 (k) retirement savings plans with company matchMedical support programs: Maternity, Diabetes, Treatment Decision Support and moreWork-life benefits: PTO and Holidays
“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”
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