VP, Professional Services & Support

Executive Latham,New York
Salary: USD 175000.Annually

Location:

Latham, NY in-office presence required

Reports To:

General Manager & VP for Transportation

This is an opportunity for a dynamic leader who wants to be at the heart of the public sector software industry. As our VP of Professional Services & Support, you'll be the go-to leader ensuring that our K12 transportation customers don't just adopt our solutions - they thrive with them. You'll be working directly with our General Manager, Director of Sales and Senior Director of Development to drive successful adoption of the industry - leading for school bus fleets of 20 to 20,000 vehicles.

The Vice President of Professional Services & Support is responsible for overseeing the strategic vision, execution, and continuous improvement of our customer-facing services and support operations. This role involves leading teams dedicated to implementation, project management, onboarding, training, customer success, and product support to ensure customer satisfaction, retention, and success with our solutions. The VP will collaborate with Development, Sales and other internal teams to align services and support with overall company objectives.

To serve our clients well you will need to know our clients and partners well. As the VP of Professional Services & Support you will invest energy getting out into the market, meeting with clients and partners, attending trade shows, user conferences and more – often being seen as the face of our K12 transportation business to those who depend on our technology in their daily operations.

While you need to deeply understand business operations and software technology, you also need to be a passionate people leader to thrive in this role and be someone who loves mentoring and inspiring people to achieve greatness. Your focus will be on cultivating a collaborative, customer-first culture where innovation flourishes, and challenges become opportunities.

• Strategic Leadership:
  Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for professional services, onboarding, and customer support that aligns with the company's goals.
  o Drive innovation in service delivery and support models to enhance customer satisfaction and retention.
  o Establish metrics and KPIs to measure the success of the services and support functions.
• Team Leadership and Development:
  o Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing teams across services and support functions for our K12 transportation software and telematics customers
  o Foster a culture of customer-centricity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  o Recruit, retain, and develop top talent to build scalable operations.
• Customer
  
  Experience:
  
  o Ensure a seamless customer journey from project kick off to ongoing support.
  o Act as an advocate for customers, working to resolve issues and improve processes that impact the customer experience.
  o Regularly gather and analyze customer feedback to inform improvements.
• Operational Excellence:
  o Optimize workflows, tools, and processes to enhance efficiency and service quality.
  o Manage budgets and resources to achieve operational goals and financial targets.
  o Leverage technology, including project accounting, CRM and support tools, to improve service delivery.
• Collaboration and Alignment:
  o Partner with Sales, Development and other internal teams to align goals, share insights, and optimize the customer journey. Collaborate with Tyler’s Chief Client Officer to help create programs that drive customer engagement and loyalty.
  o Contribute to product development by:
• Having a constant awareness of client and partner needs gathered through routine interactions with those stakeholders
  2. Sharing insights and feedback from customer interactions
  3. Acting as a key…