Palmetto Clean Technology
Manager, Service Operations
1616 Camden Rd Charlotte, NC 28203 · Director · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago
SalesforceCRMSupply ChainPerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationOrganizational SkillsRenewable Energy
About the role
- Our employees are our most valuable resource.
- We foster a promote-from-within culture that prioritizes talent development, career growth, and purpose-driven work.
- Palmetto prioritizes people, planet, and profit-backed by a culture that values collaboration, impact, and balance.
Responsibilities
- Own the service coordination operation from intake through scheduling, service resource assignment, and invoicing, ensuring consistent execution across all service requests that require site visits.
- Lead and develop a team of
- Team Leads and Service Project Coordinators, setting clear performance expectations, monitoring KPIs, and driving accountability across throughput, SLA adherence, and customer outcomes.
- Drive performance against core operational metrics, including site visit resolution timelines, partner SLA adherence, cost of service (OpEx and partner spend), and customer experience.
- Own the service partner lifecycle, including onboarding, training, performance monitoring, and regular business reviews.
- Manage partner performance through structured scorecards, pipeline reviews, and escalation management, ensuring adherence to contractual SLAs and consistent service delivery.
- Define, implement, and continuously improve service coordination workflows, SOPs, and operational standards to support scale, efficiency, and consistency.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Engineering to define system requirements, automation opportunities, and workflow improvements within Salesforce and related platforms.
- Identify operational inefficiencies, recurring failure points, and cost drivers, and lead initiatives to improve scalability, reduce cost, and enhance customer experience.
- Ensure accurate and timely invoicing processes, including validation of partner work, cost controls, and alignment with approved scopes of work.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience in residential solar installation, with a strong understanding of system components, installation practices, and common service issues.
- Minimum 2 years of experience managing teams in a service, operations, or field coordination environment.
- Experience working with CRM and field service management platforms (e.g., Salesforce Service Cloud, Field Service, or similar systems).
- Success in this role is measured by consistent delivery against key operational metrics and the ability to scale service coordination efficiently without compromising quality or customer experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading operational functions with accountability for KPIs such as timelines, cost, and customer experience.
- Strong experience working with third-party service providers or contractor networks, including performance management and operational oversight, is recommended.
- Proven ability to build and scale processes in a fast-paced, high-volume operational environment.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to use data to drive decision-making, identify trends, and improve performance.
- Ability to define business requirements and partner with Product/Engineering teams to implement system and workflow improvements.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment across teams.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Success Defined
- Service Resolution Timeline (Site Visit Portion)
Nice to have
- BS/BA is preferred.
Benefits
- Oversee service queue health and capacity planning, proactively identifying risks to SLA performance, backlog growth, or resource constraints, and implementing corrective actions.
- Partner with senior leadership on partner strategy, including network expansion, market coverage, and pricing optimization, providing data-driven recommendations based on performance and cost trends.
Equal opportunity
- Palmetto embraces diversity and is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
- Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
- We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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