Hitachi – Senior Manager of Customer Technology & Digital

Reporting into the VP of Customer Care, this leader will provide excellent customer care for systems and processes offered to dealers and customers. The customer care functions have responsibility for subscriptions and programs that are offered in the Customer Care channel. These subscriptions such as central telematics programs and customer subscription services for IT or Telematics. Provide support to dealers and customers through the management of the technical support central customer care center and service operations, assuring a smooth efficient workflow within all sections of the department as well as other departments, other functions of HCMA, HCM, and key suppliers or partners.

• Manager technical support subscription services including Consite and API telematics programs.
• Manage programs such as Extended Warranty and PM programs.
• Manage team supporting program as defined.
• Escalate serious customer issues to appropriate departments.
• Make decision for customer complaints relating to responsible services and systems.
• Make and maintain a budget for Central Customer Care support department.
• Promote the utilization of Generative AI for Customer Care area.
• Manage service agreements with dealers and subscription & services system agreement, including Connect, Consite, and Telematics API.

• PL for Subscription Services
• Customer satisfaction survey's (to be instituted within one year of start date)
• Extended warranty sales and profit

• 10+ years practical working experience in after sales support or management related activities.
• The ability to analyze data obtained from machinery and other sources.
• Knowledgeable market perspective.
• Team Player, positive attitude and disposition.
• Customer Service, forward thinking.
• Analytical, process oriented, and excellent root cause analytics experience.
• Detail oriented, effective communication.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Suite products.
• Good generative AI utilization.