Sr. Customer Support Manager - Houston, TX

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we're guided by a shared purpose - helping people be their best in the moments that matter - and we live up to our purpose every day by solving for safer. Because people can only be their best when they not only feel safe, but are safe. We're solving for safer by building the best possible technologies across every part of our safety and security ecosystem. That's mission-critical communications devices and networks, AI-powered video security & access control and the ability to unite voice, video and data in a single command center view. We're solving for safer by connecting public safety agencies and enterprises, enabling the collaboration that's critical to connect those in need with those who can help. The work we do here matters.

Department Overview

It’s not just about having the right technology, it’s about achieving peak performance. Motorola Solutions has served as a trusted partner to government agencies and enterprises worldwide for more than 95 years. Our years of leadership, innovation and experience managing and supporting hundreds of networks in more than 100 countries help answer the challenges of mission critical operations – ensure continuity, enhance productivity and reduce risk – helping achieve peak performance. When every second counts and performance reliability is a must – we are ready and able to serve today, tomorrow and into the future.

Job Description

The Sr. Customer Support Manager (CSM) position is a customer facing position that will cover the Houston, TX market, the successful candidate will need to reside in the Houston, TX area.

The primary responsibility of the Sr. Customer Support Manager is to effectively and efficiently manage the Lifecycle Service (LCS) business for their assigned customer contracts and ensure customer satisfaction with Motorola Public Safety Customers. The LCS business is a combination of forecasting, proposing new services and contract renewals and building relationships with customers and subcontractors. Ensuring customer satisfaction involves proper delivery and execution of service contracts. If any service is not being performed up to contracted specifications or a process is not producing the correct results, the Sr. CSM will become involved and find a solution. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Sr. CSM is responsible for the overall success of and relationship between the Customer’s Operation, Motorola Subcontractors, and Motorola Solutions.

• Provide customers a single point of contact for customer management and ensure service delivery and Service Level Agreements (SLA) compliance.

• Work with customers to discuss concerns and drive corrective actions to closure.

• Manage and maintain services scope as per services contract and ensure customers understand their obligations in regard to service deliverables.

• Ensure that customers receive appropriate and timely reporting as required by the Services Contract.

• Manage sub-contractors deliverables and adherence to agreed scope and outcomes.

• Manage product quality issues as needed (FSB’S)

• Engage as needed in the case management process to ensure proper service delivery.

• Assist partners and vendors as needed with payment and billing issues.

• Identify and implement areas for improvement to ensure improved service quality and best practice delivery.

• Ensure all operational documentations remain up to date and relevant.

• Manage third party vendors as needed.

• Manage contract change management as needed.

• Assist with management of the MR assigned service contracts

• Work with National System Service (NSS) for contract loading, renewals, and service contract change order requests.

• Gather and provide Booking Packages to NSS for contract loading

• Work closely with the Motorola Program Manager (PM) to provide a smooth transition from project implementation to warranty support and service delivery. 

  • As a part of this process, the Sr. CSM ensures that there are clearly documented support/service expectations and processes for the customer. They seek to understand customer expectations and needs to ensure that their operational requirements are identified, properly supported, and if not what additional services can be proposed.

• Work with customer and field teams to create and/or update existing Customer Support Plans (CSP)

• Create customer and service provider Statements of Work

• Execute contract documents and obtain customer purchase orders

• Manage the service contract renewal process for all assigned lower complexity service agreements; including but not limited to customer inventory updates,