Position:
Technical Support Manager- VMware by Broadcom
Job Description:
We are an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. The company specializes in distribution and value-added services relating to electronic components and computer products.
At Arrow ECS we are at the forefront of new internet security technology, providing businesses with technical expertise. As a company we sell, install, and maintain customer's software and hardware solutions such as firewalls, antivirus, web filtering, virtual infrastructures, and network traffic load balancers. Our customers can range from small businesses to some of the biggest companies in the world. We work with these customers to ensure that their IT infrastructure is fast, reliable, secure, and most importantly works well for their needs.
Our team has created a unique business environment - one of energy, Innovation, passion, creativity, and collaboration.
What You Will Be Doing at Arrow?
The Technical Support Manager will lead and manage a team of VMware by Broadcom technical support professionals, ensuring the team provides timely, best-in-class technical assistance to customers. This role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring service-level agreements (SLAs) are met, and providing coaching and guidance to team members. You have a true passion for teamwork, possess superb communication & organizational skills, and are comfortable with speaking to customers daily. Technical Support Managers lead and/or participate in several ongoing programs, projects & initiatives.
The ideal candidate has strong technical knowledge, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for solving customer problems.
Team Management & Leadership:
- Lead a team of skilled Technical Support Engineers, including interviewing & hiring, coordinating skills development & training, and optimizing individual & team performance.
- Supervise, mentor, and coach the technical support team to improve performance and maintain a high level of customer service.
- Conduct regular performance evaluations, and one-on-one meetings, and provide constructive feedback.
- Manage team schedules, including shifts and coverage for peak times and holidays.
- Monitor and manage day-to-day support operations to ensure customer issues are resolved in a timely and efficient manner.
- Ensure the team meets or exceeds key performance indicators (KPIs) such as response times, resolution times, and customer satisfaction scores.
- Handle escalated customer issues that require managerial attention.
- Identify training needs and arrange appropriate training and development programs for team members.
- Keep the team updated with the latest technology, tools, and processes to enhance support quality.
- Prepare regular reports on team performance, customer feedback, and key operational metrics.
- Ensure customer issues are resolved with empathy and professionalism.
- Regularly review customer feedback to identify areas for service improvement.
- Help the team to resolve escalated support incidents from our customers and partners. A percentage of calls will be of a complex technical nature.
Who Are We Looking For?
In this role, you will have the opportunity to acquire lots of new skills, so you must be keen to learn and embrace new technologies and commit to rapid skills development.
Therefore, what is essential for us:
- Excellent English language skills both written and verbal.
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of experience in technical support, with at least 2-3 years in as senior support engineer or team leader role.
- Proven ability to manage, mentor, and motivate a team, with excellent decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to build a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Ability to drive team engagement and foster a positive work environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Emotional intelligence & conflict resolution skills to manage escalations professionally with customer-first mindset.
- Experience in identifying and implementing process optimizations to enhance support efficiency.
- Experience with virtualization, networking, and troubleshooting.
- The ability to acquire skills and develop quickly is essential.
- Willingness to work outside of normal business hours.
- Previous experience in fast-paced technical support departments.
- Foreign language skills (German, French, or Spanish) would be a plus but not essential.
Location:
EG-New Cairo, Egypt (Uvenues)
Time Type:
Full time
Job Category:
Engineering and Technology