Director, EMEA Customer Support

Pitchbookdata
London, United Kingdom
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with prior customer support leadership experience who thrive in collaborative, in-office environments and have a background in financial services.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of team lead experience in customer support or operations, ideally in financial services.
    — “5+ years of professional management or team lead experience, ideally in a Customer Support or Operations environment”
  • Individuals who enjoy engaging with clients and have a genuine interest in private equity and venture capital.
    — “Interested in financial markets or services, particularly private equity and venture capital”
  • Professionals who enjoy collaborative, dynamic office environments and value spontaneous teamwork.
    — “At the heart of our company is a belief in the power of in-person collaboration”

Things to consider

  • No visa sponsorship available, requiring current UK work authorization.
    — “Must be authorized to work in UK without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future”
  • This is a full-time, in-office role with no remote flexibility.
    — “This role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in workflow optimization and CRM systems like Salesforce.
    — “Demonstrated success with workflow optimization in a real time, fast paced environment”
  • Emphasize client engagement and problem-solving success stories in your interview responses.
    — “A client first attitude and love to engage with customers”
  • Showcase your ability to manage high call volume and balance it with project work.
    — “Terrific prioritization skills to high call volume in parallel with project work”
  • Demonstrate your comfort with diverse customer interactions and your adaptability.
    — “Comfortable to engage with a diverse array of customers”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Improved customer satisfaction scores by 20%
  • Optimized workflows to reduce response times
Typical background
Experience in customer support or operations managementBackground in financial services

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer Support ManagementTeam LeadershipCRM ManagementProject ManagementCustomer Success

Preferred

Financial Markets KnowledgeTeam Building

About the role

Original posting from Pitchbookdata via Greenhouse

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. 

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you. 

About the Role:

As a member of our Account Management & Customer Success team, you will thrive on your ability to embrace and drive change and your commitment to ensuring you and PitchBook are always growing and improving. While continually learning and exploring new ideas and concepts, you will be inspired to ask questions and challenge the status quo while remaining focused on our customers’ success. We value teamwork and collaboration and encourage our people to build strong, trusting relationships with their teammates, customers, and partners. A contagious positivity, insatiable curiosity, and people-first attitude are the winning traits of our most successful Account Management & Customer Success team members. If this sounds like you, join us!

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration or related field

5+ years of professional management or team lead experience, ideally in a Customer Support or Operations environment

Must be authorized to work in UK without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated success with workflow optimization in a real time, fast paced environment

Proficient with Salesforce or similar CRM preferred

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail

A client first attitude and love to engage with customers

Interested in financial markets or services, particularly private equity and venture capital

Ability to operate with a strong sense of urgency and deliver results

Terrific prioritization skills to high call volume in parallel with project work

Comfortable to engage with a diverse array of customers

Team player with the desire to try new ideas in order to achieve greater levels of success

Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite including Outlook and Word

Benefits at PitchBook:

Physical Health            

Private medical insurance

Dental scheme

Additional medical wellness incentives 

Life cover

Emotional Health 

Paid sabbatical program after four years

Paid parental leave 

Education subsidies

Robust training programs on industry and soft skills 

Minimum 25 days annual leave and volunteer days

Social Health 

Employee resource groups

Company-wide events

Employee referral bonus program  

Quarterly team building events

Financial Health 

10% Pension contribution

Income protection

Shared ownership employee stock program 

Transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment. 

Working Conditions:

At the heart of our company is a belief in the power of in-person collaboration. Being together in the office fuels our creativity, strengthens our connections, and drives the innovation that sets us apart. Our culture is built on spontaneous moments—those hallway conversations, whiteboard brainstorms, and shared celebrations in each of our global offices—that simply can’t be replicated remotely. This role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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Source: Pitchbookdata careers (Greenhouse)

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