Customer Service Team Lead

Job Description

Experience: 2+ years in leading teams in e-commerce or customer support environments Function: Customer Experience / Customer Success About the Role - Were looking for a passionate and execution-focused Team Lead to join our UCJ (Unified Customer Journey) team This role is crucial in ensuring a seamless customer experience from the first interaction to resolution, across support and success channels Youll be responsible for guiding a team of Super Companions (PRMs), optimizing their performance, and ensuring every customer touchpoint is empathetic, timely, and solution-driven. Key Responsibilities - Team Management: Lead and coach a team of UCJ Super Companions focused on call/chat interactions with customers. Performance Monitoring: Track daily KPIs including First Response Time, Talk Time, Transfers to Vets, and CSAT scores Conduct RCA for dips in performance. Customer Journey Oversight: Ensure customer transitions across touchpoints (support to vet to resolution) are seamless and aligned with UCJ goals. Process Improvement: Identify workflow gaps and execute improvements to enhance customer delight and team efficiency. Training & Upskilling: Regularly train and upskill team members on empathy, issue resolution, and understanding pet parent needs. Escalation Handling: Manage escalated cases and ensure timely and satisfactory closures with internal stakeholders. Reporting: Maintain dashboards, update leadership with actionable insights, and manage shift rosters, coverage, and productivity metrics. Requirements- 2+ years of experience leading customer support or success teams in an e-commerce or D2C environment. Proven experience in handling customer escalations and driving resolution excellence. Strong understanding of the e-commerce customer journey from acquisition to post-sale support. Ability to manage SLAs and performance metrics while maintaining empathy and a customer-first approach. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment with shifting priorities. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Good to Have- Experience with CRM tools like Freshdesk, Zendesk, or similar Exposure to pet care, D2C wellness, or healthtech domains. Strong analytical mindset to draw insights from support data.