Clipboard · 2 months ago
Technical Operations Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $140K/yrClipboard is a fast-growing Series C marketplace focused on connecting workplaces and professionals through an app-based platform. They are seeking a Technical Operations Manager to lead their Zendesk ecosystem and associated technical integrations, ensuring operational health and performance while managing a globally-distributed team.
Health CareMarketplaceMedical
Responsibilities
Own the Zendesk Ecosystem: Lead the administration, configuration, ongoing optimization, and operational roadmap of our Zendesk instance
Manage Global Technical Team: Lead, mentor, and manage performance for a team comprising Zendesk Administrators and developers responsible for custom applications and integrations. Foster a culture of high performance, quality, and operational excellence
Oversee Integrations & Custom Apps: Provide strong oversight for vendor integrations (e.g. AWS telephony), custom applications hosted on AWS (monitoring deployment, reliability, bug rates), and other integrations (e.g., Zapier, microservices), ensuring they function reliably and securely within the Zendesk ecosystem
Translate Business Needs: Partner closely with stakeholders across Worker Operations, Support, and other teams to deeply understand business requirements, challenge assumptions, define clear technical specifications, and prioritize initiatives
Drive Performance & Reliability: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for system uptime, bug resolution times, routing accuracy, custom application reliability, and development lifecycle efficiency. Drive continuous improvement initiatives
Ensure Quality & Speed: Implement and manage processes for change management, incident management, quality assurance, and efficient deployment cycles for both Zendesk configurations and custom development work
Set Standards & Operate Autonomously: Define operational standards, best practices, and roadmaps for the Tech Ops function within a highly autonomous environment. Demonstrate toughness and resilience in driving priorities and enforcing standards
Vendor Management: Oversee relationships with key technology vendors (Zendesk, etc.)
Qualification
Required
Deep Zendesk expertise
Strong technical literacy
Ability to drive performance in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Operational health, performance, and reliability management of Zendesk platform
Management of a globally-distributed hybrid team of Zendesk Administrators and technical developers
Translation of business requirements into robust, scalable, and high-quality technical solutions
Leadership and mentoring of a team comprising Zendesk Administrators and developers
Oversight for vendor integrations and custom applications hosted on AWS
Partnership with stakeholders to understand business requirements and define technical specifications
Establishment and monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs)
Implementation and management of processes for change management, incident management, and quality assurance
Definition of operational standards, best practices, and roadmaps for the Tech Ops function
Vendor management of key technology vendors
Preferred
Experience with AWS Connect telephony
Experience with monitoring deployment, reliability, and bug rates
Experience with microservices
Company
Clipboard
Clipboard connects healthcare facilities and schools with local professionals who can work unfilled shifts.
Founded in 2016
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (3)
2023 (1)
2022 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$94.12MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalIVP
2022-02-01Series C· $30M
2021-03-01Series B· $50M
2019-09-11Series A· $11.9M
Leadership Team
Wei Deng
CEO & Founder
Michael Cook
Engineering Leader
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