Application Support Team Lead
Caterpillar
5 - 10 years
Chennai
Posted: 29/08/2025
Job Description
Career Area:
Product SupportJob Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
Role Definition
Manages a team, responsible for supporting application and play a crucial roles in ensuring support smooth operations of application
Responsibilities
- Leading a team of customer service and application support specialists, ensuring support processes run smoothly, resources are efficiently utilized and teams are aligned with organizational goals
- Overseeing Incident management, support and resolution
- Providing quality customer service interacting with dealers and customers on a regular basis
- Identify recurring issues and work on long terms fixes addressing the root cause
- Collaboration with cross functional teams to maintain high service quality
Skill Descriptors
Customer Focus : Improving customer experience by implementing best practices and guiding principles and constantly looking for ways to improve quality customer experience
Level : Extensive Experience
Ticket/ Incident Management: Supervise and guide teams to ensure high performance and accountability. Motivate and coach teams to focus on driving strategy to improve SLAs of Quality, Velocity of E2E Ticket lifecycle for cases that gets assigned. Guide & intervene wherever team may struggle during & particularly during high Escalation cases. Ensure timely resolution of customer issues
Level : Working Knowledge
Manage Operations: Lead daily stand ups & Oversee day-to-day application support activities & ensure process is being followed. Stakeholder management. Generate/ Improve reports and performance metrics. Ensure Retrospectives(A3's /AARs) are executed & actions implemented. Analyse customer feedback and recurring issues to identify patterns and areas for improvement. Collaborate with development teams to address systemic problems.
Level : Extensive Experience
Technology Enablement: Identify opportunities for Monitoring/ Automation to support strategic initiatives
Level : Basic Understanding
Training & Development: Train new joiners on Technical, Soft skills, Cross training & Domain knowledge. Execute Case reviews, Audits, Mock drills and War games to assess the team’ s capability regularly.
Level : Working Knowledge
Collaboration: Collaborate with the process partners on Operational goals regularly. Ensure to manage stakeholders and internal communications of team are in order
Level : Working Knowledge
Relocation is available for this position.Posting Dates:
August 21, 2025 - September 3, 2025Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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About Company
_x000d_ Caterpillar Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of heavy equipment and engines. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the company was founded in 1925 and is renowned for its yellow machinery. Caterpillar serves industries such as construction, mining, energy, and transportation, offering a wide range of products, including excavators, bulldozers, loaders, and power generation systems. The company also provides financial and aftermarket services, such as equipment leasing and parts support. Known for its innovation and sustainability efforts, Caterpillar is committed to helping its customers improve efficiency and reduce their environmental impact while advancing global infrastructure and resource development.
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