■職務概要
The Manager, Digital Technical Support Japan is accountable for the reliable operation and continued strengthening of Intuitive Japan’s Digital Technical Support function, ensuring predictable, responsive, and trusted digital support for customers and internal partners.
The role leads Tier 1 Digital Support Associates and Tier 2 Digital Technical Support Engineers, owning day‑to‑day service quality, issue resolution, staffing, and performance management across the digital support issue lifecycle.
Hands‑on and operational by design, the primary responsibility is to run the operation well, build team capability and sound technical judgment in a customer-facing environment, and maintain a stable, supportable digital environment for customer use, with continuous improvement and process enhancements expected over time but operational stability and service readiness taking priority.
The manager works closely with Product, Engineering, Field Service, Technical Support, Customer Service, Commercial, and global Digital teams to translate global direction into effective and compliant execution in Japan, including validating service readiness for new releases, without owning product roadmap or engineering delivery decisions.
This role reports to the Director, Customer Experience and Services (CE&S) Japan and operates with strong standards of governance, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Intuitive Japanにおけるデジタル・テクニカルサポート機能の安定的な運用および継続的な強化に責任を持ち、顧客および社内パートナーに対して、予測可能で迅速かつ信頼されるデジタルサポートを提供します。
本ポジションは、Tier 1 デジタルサポート担当者およびTier 2 デジタル・テクニカルサポートエンジニアを統括し、日々のサービス品質、課題解決、要員配置、パフォーマンス管理など、デジタルサポートにおける問題対応ライフサイクル全体をリードします。
実務に根ざしたオペレーショナルな役割であり、主な責任は、
・サポートオペレーションを安定的に運営すること
・チームの能力向上と、顧客対応における健全な技術的判断力を育成すること
・顧客が安心して利用できる、安定性と保守性の高いデジタル環境を維持すること
です。継続的改善やプロセス高度化も期待されますが、最優先事項はオペレーションの安定性とサービス提供体制の確保となります。
本ポジションは、プロダクト、エンジニアリング、フィールドサービス、テクニカルサポート、カスタマーサービス、営業部門、ならびにグローバルのデジタルチームと密に連携し、グローバル方針を日本市場において効果的かつ法令遵守のもと実行します（新リリースのサービスレディネス確認を含む）。
なお、プロダクトロードマップやエンジニアリングの提供判断を担うものではありません。
本ポジションは、日本カスタマーエクスペリエンス＆サービス（CE&S）ディレクターにレポートし、高いガバナンス、安全性、規制遵守基準のもとで業務を遂行します。

■職務内容
〇Digital Support Operations
・Own daily Digital Technical Support operations with clear accountability for service quality, responsiveness, and issue resolution.
・Ensure timely and effective handling of customer and internal inquiries across Tier 1 and Tier 2 support.
・Own issue resolution end to end, including troubleshooting, escalation, and cross-functional coordination.
・Provide limited hands-on case support as needed to maintain operational insight and understanding of customer and team challenges.

〇Team Leadership and Development
・Lead, coach, and develop the Digital Technical Support team to ensure consistent performance and growing capability.
・Establish clear expectations, priorities, and ways of working for the team.
・Execute formal people management responsibilities, including goal setting, performance reviews, feedback, and development planning.
・Support team members in building technical depth, judgment, and confidence in a customer-facing environment.

〇Service Readiness and Structural Improvement
・Ensure Digital Technical Support readiness for new digital services, software releases, and upgrades.
・Coordinate training, tooling, monitoring, and escalation paths with cross-functional teams to address gaps before customer impact occurs.
・Identify recurring issues and operational friction, and drive structural improvements with Product, Engineering, and Digital partners.
・Improve clarity, reliability, and efficiency of support processes to reduce avoidable workload and customer disruption.

〇Operational Standards and Governance
・Own staffing and capacity planning to ensure adequate coverage aligned with service demand and operational risk.
Own and manage key performance indicators, including quality, service level, productivity, and operational effectiveness.
・Ensure strict adherence to Intuitive safety policies, support processes, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements.
・Exercise sound judgment aligned with legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.
・Carry out additional managerial responsibilities as defined by the Director, Customer Experience & Services