Director of Customer Support

Who We Are

ButcherBox is a certified B Corp headquartered in Boston, and honored to be celebrating our fourth year in a row on Inc.'s list of Best Workplaces. At ButcherBox, we believe in better. That’s why we deliver 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef, free-range organic chicken, pork raised crate-free, and wild-caught seafood directly to our members’ doors. All of our products are humanely raised or wild-caught and never given antibiotics or added hormones ever.

We’re working to build a world that’s better for all, and we’re inviting everyone to come along. For us, better means treating our planet with respect. It means improving the lives of animals and the livelihoods of farmers. It means never cutting corners when it comes to doing business. Ultimately, it means better meals, enjoyed together. Our team is made up of people who collaborate and support one another. We’re always looking for outstanding people to join our mission!

About the Role

Department: Corporate Sales

Reports To: VP of Corporate Development and Sales

Location: Watertown, MA (ButcherBox Headquarters)

Level: Director

Base Salary: $160,000.00 - $182,000.00

Position Summary

ButcherBox is seeking a Director of Customer Support to lead our customer support organization and deliver an exceptional member experience at scale. This leader will be responsible for support operations across internal and outsourced teams, customer experience performance, quality assurance, workforce planning, technology strategy, AI-enabled support, Voice of Customer insights, and organizational transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong operational leadership with a passion for customer experience and continuous improvement. They will partner cross-functionally with Product, Technology, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to ensure customer feedback drives business decisions while building a scalable support organization that supports company growth.

This role is both a senior operator and a transformation leader. We are looking for someone who can successfully run a high-performing customer support organization while simultaneously driving meaningful improvements across people, processes, technology, automation, and customer experience.

Why This Role Matters

ButcherBox is entering a period of significant customer experience transformation. Over the next several years, we will modernize our support technology stack, expand AI-powered customer experiences, strengthen our Voice of Customer capabilities, and continue evolving our operating model across internal and outsourced teams.

This role is critical to that journey. The Director of Customer Support will help shape how we support and retain members while building a scalable operation for the future. Success requires balancing operational excellence with innovation, ensuring we continue to deliver an outstanding member experience while improving efficiency and leveraging new technologies.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable managing day-to-day operations, developing leaders, analyzing data, implementing technology, and influencing executive-level decisions.

Responsibilities

Customer Support Leadership

• Lead day-to-day customer support operations across internal and outsourced teams.
• Develop and execute the customer support strategy aligned with company goals.
• Establish clear performance expectations, accountability, and development plans for managers and team members.
• Build a culture focused on customer empathy, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure service levels, customer satisfaction, and operational targets are consistently achieved.
• Lead organizational change initiatives associated with new technology, automation, and evolving support processes.

Customer Experience & Retention

• Drive initiatives that improve customer satisfaction, loyalty, and retention.
• Serve as a champion for the customer throughout the organization.
• Partner with Product, Marketing, and Operations teams to resolve root causes of customer friction.
• Identify opportunities to proactively improve the member experience.
• Influence company priorities through customer insights and support data.
• Help establish stronger connections between support performance and customer retention outcomes.

AI, Automation & Technology

• Own the customer support technology stack, including ticketing systems, AI tools, QA platforms, reporting systems, and future customer experience technologies.
• Lead implementation and optimization of AI-powered support solutions.
• Identify automation opportunities that reduce customer effort and improve efficiency.
• Drive adoption of new tools, workflows, and technologies across support teams.
• Ensure support technology investments deliver measurable ROI.
• Partner with Product and Technology teams to improve customer experiences and reduce contact drivers.

Voice of Customer

• Develop and scale a robust Voice of Customer program that identifies trends, pain points, and opportunities.
• Deliver actionable customer insights to executive leadership.
• Create reporting and dashboards that connect customer feedback to business outcomes.
• Influence product, operational, and customer experience priorities through customer-driven insights.
• Ensure customer feedback is consistently represented in business decision-making.

Quality & Operational Excellence

• Own support KPIs including CSAT, quality scores, response times, resolution times, contact rate, first contact resolution, and cost per contact.
• Lead quality assurance and training programs.
• Develop workforce planning and forecasting models.
• Drive process improvements that increase efficiency while maintaining service quality.
• Establish scalable operational processes and reporting frameworks.
• Create accountability systems that drive continuous performance improvement.

Vendor & Financial Management

• Manage relationships with outsourced support partners and key support technology vendors.
• Lead vendor performance reviews.
• Own customer support budget planning and performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
• Develop business cases for customer experience and support technology investments.
• Ensure external partners are aligned with ButcherBox service expectations and customer experience standards.

First-Year Priorities

Success in the first 12 months may include:

• Successful implementation and adoption of our next-generation customer support platform.
• Increased AI-driven resolution rates while maintaining or improving customer satisfaction.
• Enhanced Voice of Customer reporting and executive visibility into customer pain points and opportunities.
• Improved support efficiency through process optimization, automation, and operational discipline.
• Stronger BPO governance, performance management, and accountability.
• Development of a scalable support operating model capable of supporting future company growth.
• Identification and reduction of key contact drivers through partnership with Product, Operations, and Marketing teams.
• Establishment of clear reporting and metrics that connect support performance to customer retention and business outcomes.

Qualifications

Required

• 9+ years of customer support, customer experience, contact center, or customer operations leadership experience.
• 3+ years managing managers and/or large customer support organizations.
• Experience leading outsourced BPO relationships and distributed support teams.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using customer and operational data to drive decisions.
• Experience managing customer support platforms such as Zendesk, Kustomer, Gladly, Salesforce Service Cloud, or similar.
• Demonstrated success leading process improvement and operational transformation initiatives.
• Experience implementing new systems, workflows, or technologies within a customer support environment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead through change and drive organizational adoption of new processes and technologies.

Preferred

• Experience in eCommerce, subscription businesses, or direct-to-consumer brands.
• Experience implementing AI and automation technologies within customer support.
• Experience leading Voice of Customer programs.
• Familiarity with workforce management and forecasting.
• Experience overseeing customer support technology implementations or platform migrations.
• MBA or equivalent business experience.

Key Success Metrics

• Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
• Quality Assurance Score
• First Contact Resolution
• Response Time and Resolution Time
• Contact Rate Reduction
• Customer Retention Impact
• Cost per Contact
• Workforce Efficiency Metrics
• AI Automation Rate
• Voice of Customer Program Adoption and Utilization
• BPO Performance Metrics
• Employee Engagement and Team Development

What We Offer

Our Values

We are a mission-driven company and strive to embody our values in every step of the process. ButcherBox is driven by relentless improvement, accountability, humility, and customer obsession. We want our workplace to be one of growth and learning where everyone can be safe/comfortable to show up as their authentic self to work. Anyone who loves our products and goals is welcome here! We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer aspiring to incite positive change in the pastures, the fulfillment centers, the office, and the world.

Benefits

•Health: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, an employer-funded HSA, and short & long-term disability benefits

•Financial: 401(k) with generous employer match

•Annual bonus based on company performance

•Time off: unlimited paid time off policy, 20 weeks parental leave, an executive team that encourages a good work/life balance

•Personal growth: Annual Learning & Development stipend, and access to a range of personal and professional coaching solutions through BetterUp

•Food: a free Custom Classic ButcherBox each month and weekly lunch reimbursement

•Others: reimbursement for wellness activities, an exceptional EAP, fertility benefits, life insurance and more

ButcherBox is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment at all steps in the hiring process. Every qualified applicant will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are happy provide reasonable accommodations during our hiring process. Please click here if you need to request an accommodation for your interview.

ButcherBox does not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in any part of our hiring process. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

ButcherBox is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment at all steps in the hiring process. Every qualified applicant will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are happy provide reasonable accommodations during our hiring process. Please click here if you need to request an accommodation for your interview.

ButcherBox does not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in any part of our hiring process. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.