Global Technical Support Lead

About Gallagher

Our purpose at Gallagher is ‘Protect what matters most’ and we live it every day, whether that’s protecting the world’s highest security environments or agricultural businesses, we care deeply about our people, their families, and our wider communities.

Gallagher Security is on a mission to unlock more value for our customers through the power of our people and solutions. Our culture is entrepreneurial in spirit, complex, challenging, and ever changing. With operations in New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Africa, USA, Canada, the UK, Europe and the Middle East, and exports to over 160 countries, we’re proud to be unlocking globally focused career paths for candidates. We’re painting the future of what’s possible. Come join us.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape a global technical support function that delivers world-class customer experiences around the clock. You'll play a key role in bringing together regional teams across New Zealand, the UK and the US, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and a culture where people and performance thrive

About the Role

As Global Technical Support Lead, you'll lead Gallagher's global technical support function and oversee a follow-the-sun support model that provides consistent, high-quality support to customers worldwide. You'll work closely with Product, Engineering, Quality, Customer Support, regional leaders and other key stakeholders to ensure support operations deliver measurable value for both customers and the business.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading Gallagher's global technical support function across multiple regions and time zones

Driving alignment, consistency and best practice across global support teams

Developing and coaching support leaders to build high-performing teams

Identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives that enhance customer outcomes and operational performance

Owning the technical support knowledge and content strategy to drive self-service and reduce support demand

Leading major incident management processes and coordinating responses to critical customer issues

Partnering with Product, Engineering and Quality teams to address recurring issues and improve supportability

Using data, metrics and insights to drive decision-making, accountability and service excellence

Managing strategic relationships with key end user accounts

About You

You're an experienced people leader who thrives on building high-performing teams and delivering exceptional customer outcomes. You enjoy bringing structure to complex environments, influencing stakeholders across functions and regions, and driving meaningful improvements that make a lasting impact.

We're looking for someone who has

Significant experience leading technical support, service delivery or contact centre operations at scale

Experience managing global or multi-region teams, ideally within a follow-the-sun support model

Proven success leading leaders and developing leadership capability within teams

Strong experience using operational metrics and analytics to drive performance and continuous improvement

Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across technical and non-technical functions

Experience leading change, transformation and service improvement initiatives

Strong commercial acumen and a customer-first mindset

Exceptional communication, coaching and people leadership skills

Experience with CRM platforms such as Salesforce Service Cloud, knowledge management strategies, premium support models, incident management frameworks, or support function transformation would be highly regarded.

Why Gallagher?

Gallagher is one of New Zealand's most respected technology companies, with a global reputation for innovation. Our solutions help protect what matters most and are trusted by customers around the world.

When you join Gallagher, you'll have the opportunity to shape a truly global function, work alongside talented people across multiple regions, and make a direct impact on customer experience, team capability and business performance.

We offer:

Competitive remuneration and bonus opportunities

Professional development and leadership growth opportunities

Access to health and wellbeing benefits

* A collaborative, values-driven culture with global impact

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the role may be filled before the closing date.