Customer Service Operations Lead
Croda · Plainsboro, NJ · 2 wk ago
Customer Service$100k–$150k/yrFull-time
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a customer-focused leader who thrives in change environments and wants to combine operational leadership with transformation, innovation, continuous improvement, and digital enablement.
Responsibilities
- Join a collaborative, values-driven team that prizes innovation, continuous improvement, and fresh thinking—where you will have the opportunity to influence global ways of working, make a visible impact, and help deliver an outstanding customer experience.
- Support development of a high-performing customer service / customer success team, creating an engaging culture of accountability, development, and customer-first thinking.
- Drive high-impact transformation initiatives that redesign customer service processes, modernize service delivery models, and embed digital, automation, and AI-enabled ways of working across the organization.
- Lead cross-functional improvement projects focused on removing customer pain points, improving responsiveness, and streamlining end-to-end workflows.
- Design and implement standardized processes, SOPs, and scalable best practices that support differentiated service models across customer segments.
- Track and analyze KPIs, SLAs, and customer experience metrics, using data to identify improvement opportunities and drive measurable service gains.
- Manage and optimize workflows, prioritization, and service execution using modern task management approaches, automation opportunities, digital tools, and AI-assisted solutions where appropriate.
- Identify root causes of inefficiencies or service gaps and implement sustainable solutions.
- Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Production, Quality, Warehouse, Finance, and Supply Chain to deliver a seamless, customer-centered experience from order through delivery.
- Support and champion system implementations, analytics capabilities, automation tools, and AI-enabled technologies (including task management platforms, SAP, and product databases) to improve visibility, reduce manual effort, and accelerate service performance.
- Participate in global leadership discussions, helping shape strategy, influence decision-making, and contribute to key business priorities across the organization.
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading customer service, customer success, or operations teams.
- Strong track record leading transformation, process improvement, or continuous improvement initiatives with measurable business and customer impact.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects that improve customer experience, simplify operations, and support organizational change.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using KPIs, SLAs, customer insights, and digital data to prioritize improvements and support customer segmentation strategies.
- Experience working with CRM, ERP, customer service, workflow, and analytics tools (for example ZenDesk, C4C, SAP), with the ability to adopt and embed new digital, automation, and AI-enabled technologies into daily operations.
- Ability to identify inefficiencies, segment service needs, and implement scalable solutions that improve both customer satisfaction and operational performance.
- Demonstrated curiosity and confidence in exploring new digital tools, automation opportunities, and AI-assisted solutions to improve team effectiveness and customer experience.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with experience engaging global teams and stakeholders.
Skills
- Proven experience leading customer service, customer success, or operations teams.
- Strong track record leading transformation, process improvement, or continuous improvement initiatives with measurable business and customer impact.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects that improve customer experience, simplify operations, and support organizational change.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using KPIs, SLAs, customer insights, and digital data to prioritize improvements and support customer segmentation strategies.
- Experience working with CRM, ERP, customer service, workflow, and analytics tools (for example ZenDesk, C4C, SAP), with the ability to adopt and embed new digital, automation, and AI-enabled technologies into daily operations.
- Ability to identify inefficiencies, segment service needs, and implement scalable solutions that improve both customer satisfaction and operational performance.
- Demonstrated curiosity and confidence in exploring new digital tools, automation opportunities, and AI-assisted solutions to improve team effectiveness and customer experience.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with experience engaging global teams and stakeholders.
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- 401K Match
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Parental Leave
- Career Development
- Company paid and voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short and long term disability
- Paid Holidays
Pay
- Annual Base Salary Range: $100,000.00 to $150,000.00.
Schedule
- This is an in office position based at our Princeton site.