Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Clever Real Estate is a venture-backed real estate technology company on a mission to revolutionize the way people buy, sell, and manage real estate. They are seeking a Customer Service Manager to lead their frontline customer service team, manage day-to-day operations, and ensure high service quality while developing team members.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4 CS specialists through regular 1:1s, feedback, coverage planning, and development conversations
- Own day-to-day operations: SLA management, QA, escalation support, and resolution quality across SMS, email, and escalations
- Run the customer service programs on the team's plate: surveys, public reviews, escalation follow-through, VoC actions
- Write or coach the team on responses to negative public reviews that acknowledge issues genuinely without over-validating or taking undue blame
- Serve as backup coverage for the team during PTO and sick days
- Monitor service KPIs (CSAT, FCR, response times, NPS, review metrics) and surface observations to leadership
- Partner with the product and tech teams on tooling, workflows, and program design (they build, you run)
- Be a voice for the team in cross-functional conversations
Skills
- 2+ years of experience in customer support or service, with at least 1 year in a lead, supervisor, or manager role
- Comfortable reading dashboards and monitoring metrics without a dedicated analyst
- Uses AI tools in their own work and is open to new ones
- Strong written judgment in public channels. Can respond to upset customers in a way that acknowledges their experience while reinforcing confidence in the brand
- Direct communicator who will surface issues and ask questions when direction isn't clear
- Genuinely cares about customer experience as the goal, not just hitting the metric
- Has managed at least 3 direct reports
- Experience in an omnichannel service environment (SMS, email, chat, phone)
- Experience with CRM platforms (HubSpot a plus)
- Real estate, mortgage, or proptech experience
- Experience with regulated communications (TCPA, recorded calls, disclosures)
- Contact center experience in a high-growth or startup environment
- Experience with VOC programs, surveys, or review management
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 18 days of PTO (increases with tenure) plus 10 paid holidays
- Annual budget for learning and career growth
- Paid sabbaticals to celebrate major milestones
- Exclusive access to Clever homeownership perks
- Support for your remote workspace
- Retirement plan administered through Guideline
- 6–12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Free counseling sessions and optional weekly meditation
Company Overview
Clever Real Estate offers a platform that allows users to find and interview real estate agents. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.listwithclever.com.