Director of Customer Service

Lightology

Direct Customer Service at Lightology, the largest contemporary lighting showroom in North America. Oversee processes and lead strategies for exceptional customer experiences.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $100,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop effective strategies to manage customer relationships, anticipate customer needs and guide our team through escalated customer service issues.
Provide leadership through effective communication of vision, active coaching and development while comparing customer service results to goals and taking appropriate action to correct when necessary.
Define all customer interactions and develop processes that will provide exceptional customer experiences with each interaction.
Implement AI based tools to enhance customer experience while increasing employee productivity.
Develop CRM functions incorporating our sales channels (in-store, website, webchat, phone and email).
Resolve escalated customer experience issues appropriately, document issues, and train employees on best practices for solutions in the future.
Ensure departmental functional execution including customer/member assignment, customer compliance, pricing and costing maintenance, sales order processing, proposals, and overall departmental processes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading teams of customer service in an e-commerce environment.
8-10 years of progressive responsibility in service leadership positions
Experience with implementation of AI tools in a customer service environment.
Experience working with NetSuite a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance enrollment on the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment
401(k) Retirement plan after 6 months of employment.
Up to 80 hours of accrued Vacation Paid Leave, prorated your first year.
State and locally-regulated Paid Sick Time.
Paid Company Holidays, after 30 days.
Short Term, Long Term Disability, Life, and AD&D optional Insurance benefits the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment.
Company-sponsored Life with AD&D Insurance Coverage.
Optional Enrollment in Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

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Hard Skills & Tools

customer relationship managementAI tools implementationCRM functions developmentsales order processingpricing maintenancecosting maintenancecustomer complianceescalated issue resolutionprocess developmentemployee training

Soft Skills

leadershipeffective communicationcoachingvision articulationproblem-solvingcustomer needs anticipationteam guidanceactive listeningadaptabilitystrategic thinking