SaaS Support Assistant Manager

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. About the Role As EY continues to expand its portfolio of tax technology and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions, we are growing our SaaS Centre of Excellence (CoE) to support these products throughout their lifecycle. The CoE supports a range of global tax technology solutions and is expected to continue growing rapidly. As a Global SaaS Support Assistant Manager, you will play a key role in delivering exceptional support for EY's tax technology platforms. This role is ideal for individuals with a background in tax and a passion for technology, enabling them to solve complex client challenges, collaborate with product and tax specialists, and help drive the success and evolution of EY's digital tax solutions. Your key responsibilities In joining the SaaS CoE Support Team as a Global SaaS Support Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth and efficient assistance to our SaaS solutions’ clients. You will provide advanced technical support, troubleshoot complex issues, and work closely with Product and Content teams to resolve user queries. This role requires a deep understanding of both technical systems and customer-facing communication, with a focus on delivering excellent customer service while solving high-impact issues. Your responsibilities will include: Technical Support Provide advanced troubleshooting and resolution of escalated technical issues related to our SaaS solutions. Work on complex, multi-faceted problems, often involving intricate issues within tax and/or law. Use a variety of tools and logs to investigate and resolve issues quickly, ensuring a fast resolution to the user. Customer Engagement Act as a point of escalation for Tier 2 support staff, handling critical customer issues that require advanced technical expertise. Maintain high customer satisfaction by ensuring timely and effective resolutions, clear communication, and providing proactive updates. Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, becoming a trusted advisor for our SaaS users. Collaboration with Stakeholders Collaborate with Product, Content, Technical and other teams to investigate and resolve clients’ queries. Identify common customer pain points and work with product teams to suggest improvements or new features that address these issues. Act as a bridge between support and engineering teams, ensuring that customer feedback and bug reports are communicated clearly and acted upon. Knowledge Sharing Foster a collaborative culture which focus on knowledge share and mutual help and guidance. Document solutions, workarounds, and best practices in internal knowledge bases to help improve team efficiency. Continuously improve and optimize support workflows and processes to enhance team performance. Incident Management Take the lead during critical incidents and outages, managing communication with internal stakeholders and driving resolution. Participate in post-incident reviews to identify root causes and implement preventive measures to avoid recurrence. Tax Technology Expertise Develop a strong understanding of EY's tax technology products and the tax processes they support. Work closely with tax professionals, content teams, and product teams to investigate and resolve functional and technical issues. Translate tax and business requirements into clear, actionable feedback for technical teams. Support clients in navigating tax-related functionality and best practices within EY's SaaS platforms. To qualify for the role, you must have: Strong experience supporting SaaS platforms and cloud-based technologies, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across systems, applications, and networks. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a customer-focused approach and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical users. Experience in tax, tax technology, tax operations, or a professional services environment, with an understanding of tax processes and technology-enabled solutions. A genuine interest in technology, innovation, digital transformation, automation, and SaaS solutions, with a passion for continuous learning. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across business, tax, and technical teams. Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities, drive improvements, and influence outcomes across multiple applications and stakeholders. Ideally, you’ll also have: 4+ years' experience in SaaS, cloud-based, or technical support environments, ideally within a large global organization. Strong technical aptitude, including exposure to databases (SQL/NoSQL), APIs, integrations, web technologies, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure. Knowledge of tax technology solutions, tax compliance software, ERP systems, or digital tax transformation initiatives. Interest in emerging technologies, including AI, automation, and data analytics, and how they support modern tax functions. Ability to collaborate across stakeholders, acting as a liaison between business teams, tax professionals, and technical teams. Experience with service management and operational excellence, including ticketing systems, incident management frameworks (e.g., ITIL), SaaS security best practices, and people leadership or coaching experience. What we offer you At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more . Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today. To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need. EY | Building a better working world EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow. EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.