Support Delivery Manager

Akamai Technologies
Canada
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with technical expertise in cloud security and networking, working in a collaborative, customer-centric environment in Canada.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with technical experience in cloud security and networking who can manage customer relationships and drive process improvements
    — “using in-depth knowledge of our cloud compute, security and delivery products”
  • Individuals who have experience in account management and can influence product roadmaps through technical advocacy
    — “Influencing product roadmaps and improvements to associate and advocate business benefits”
  • Candidates with strong analytical skills and a proven track record of building trust with executive and technical stakeholders
    — “Be familiar with security technology, process and concepts, security event management, or security compliance”

Things to consider

  • The role requires 8 years of relevant experience, which may be a barrier for less experienced candidates
    — “Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree”
  • Candidates should be prepared for cross-functional collaboration across multiple teams
    — “managing customer escalations via coordination with Support Services, Professional Services, Engineering, and Products teams”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in developing Service Improvement Plans (SIPs) and delivering operational efficiencies
    — “Leveraging a data driven approach to build strategic Service Improvement Plans (SIPs)”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of cloud compute, WAF, and internet protocols in your application materials
    — “Have a basic understanding of networking, cloud compute, WAF, cloud security and internet protocols”
  • Showcase examples of building trusted relationships with stakeholders across different levels
    — “Have a proven success building trusted relationships with stakeholders ranging from executive leadership to technical teams”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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

What success looks like

  • high customer satisfaction
  • successful service improvement plans
Typical background
customer successtechnical sales

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer ManagementTechnical ExpertiseProcess ImprovementProduct Knowledge

Preferred

Cloud Computing

Stack & domain

Cloud ComputeSecurityDelivery ProductsBusiness ProcessesData AnalysisNetworkingCloud SecurityInternet ProtocolsTechnical ExpertiseCustomer AdvocacyCommunicationProblem SolvingTeamworkLeadershipAdaptabilityTime ManagementCloud Infrastructure

About the role

Original posting from Akamai Technologies

Are you passionate about ensuring customer success?

Does solving complex challenges motivate and excite you?

Join our Support Delivery Services Team!

Our customer-centric team builds innovative and tailored solutions for our customers to help them achieve their vision. We collaborate to understand our customers and to deliver results and possibilities for their growth and success. We build trusted relationships through clear communication, honesty and listening to our customers.

Partner with the best

You are a critical part of our strategic customers' success journey, maximizing their customer support advocacy experience. You will be an advisor, influencing services and product adoption, with an adaptable and optimized account strategy. You will use your analytical aptitude to guide operational efficiencies and deliver service improvement plans (SIPs).

As a Support Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for:

Owning strategic, premium accounts by developing strong partnerships with customer stakeholders, using in-depth knowledge of our cloud compute, security and delivery products and business processes to meet their needsLeveraging a data driven approach to build strategic Service Improvement Plans (SIPs), focusing on process improvement and operational efficiency for our customersProactively identifying and escalating risks, driving problem prevention, and managing customer escalations via coordination with Support Services, Professional Services, Engineering, and Products teamsManaging key performance metrics and trends to mitigate future risks prior to major customer milestones and influencing adoption of best practicesInfluencing product roadmaps and improvements to associate and advocate business benefits through extensive technical expertise across an expanded product portfolioBeing a subject matter expert and serving as a customer advocate to deliver, support, and techincally manage Akamai solutionsDo what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, another related field or its equivalent.Have experience working in account management or customer success role in a technical environment, like a cloud infrastructure, application hosting, networking, security or modern compute environmentHave experience of analyzing data to inform continuous process improvementsHave a basic understanding of networking, cloud compute, WAF, cloud security and internet protocols such as DNS, HTTP, and TCP/IPHave a proven success building trusted relationships with stakeholders ranging from executive leadership to technical teamsBe familiar with security technology, process and concepts, security event management, or security complianceDemonstrate good written, verbal and presentation skills including communicating complex technical content to a range of audiencesBuild your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from 89,300 - 160,700 CAD/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, RRSP, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Source: Akamai Technologies careers

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