Customer Experience Operations Manager
Boston, MA$129.5k - $155.4kFull-timePosted 10mo ago
About the role
Manage and optimize customer experience processes, systems, and tools at Benchling, focusing on dashboards, tool management, automation, cross-functional collaboration, and communication to improve customer outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and evolve CX dashboards and metrics visibility: build dashboards using Mode, Sigma, and other tools for tracking outcomes and support executive decisions.
- Manage and optimize CX tools: oversee Salesforce, Zendesk, Certinia, Gainsight, including workflows, automations, data integrity, and vendor relationships.
- Drive AI-powered automation initiatives: identify opportunities, scope, prioritize, and implement AI-based workflows with engineering and tech teams, and measure impact.
- Drive cross-functional improvements: collaborate across departments, understand requirements, and generate data to support decision-making.
- Be the first-line connector for complex CX questions: monitor channels, answer or route questions, and track recurring issues for systematic improvement.
- Keep CX updated on key initiatives: distribute monthly newsletters on product launches and strategic updates.
Qualifications
- 5+ years in high-growth SaaS Customer Experience/Operations with direct experience in Customer Success, Support, or Renewals.
- Hands-on experience with CRMs (Salesforce), CS platforms (Gainsight, ChurnZero, Totango), PSA tools (Certinia, FinancialForce), or ticketing systems (Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk).
- Expertise in data and reporting tools like Mode, Sigma; strong SQL skills; ability to build dashboards and actionable insights.
- Proficiency with AI tools like Claude, chatbot, and workflow automation, and familiarity with AI features in Zendesk and Salesforce.
- Strong cross-functional project delivery skills; excellent communication with technical and business stakeholders.
- Technical fluency in system integrations, writing clear requirements, and evaluating solutions; no coding required.
- Scalability mindset, capable of building efficient processes for growth, rapid prototyping, shipping, and iteration.
Skills
Required:Customer Experience ManagementTool ManagementData & ReportingCross-functional Collaboration
Nice to have:AI & Automation
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Broad health plans (medical, dental, vision) for employees and dependents.
- Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits.
- Four months of fully paid parental leave.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Commuter benefits and home office stipends.
- Mental health benefits including therapy and coaching.
- Monthly wellness stipend.
- Learning and development stipend.
- Generous, flexible vacation policy.
- Winter holiday shutdown.
- Sabbaticals at 5 and 10-year anniversaries.
Last updated Jan 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Benchling
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