Experiments Team Manager
Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.
Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements.We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.
About the Experiments Team
The Experiments Team at Thumbtack is a dynamic group responsible for executing critical service models and manual workflows that support our customers and pros through new initiatives. We act as a flexible resource for the company—handling specialized manual tasks, piloting new tools and models, and partnering closely with Product, Commercial Operations, and Partnerships to ensure Thumbtack’s most vital initiatives are executed with precision.
About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced, people-first manager to lead a team of Experiments Specialists. While this role sits within the Experiments organization, your initial focus will be on driving high-quality execution of manual operational tasks and customer service delivery.This is a unique "builder" role. You will manage the day-to-day output of a frontline team while remaining highly adaptable to changing business needs. Whether the team is performing repetitive manual tasks or transitioning into more complex pilots, you will ensure the team remains high-performing, flexible, and deeply focused on the customer and pro experience.
This role requires operational rigor, strong stakeholder management, and a passion for developing both people and processes in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
What you’ll do- Lead and mentor a team of frontline specialists, providing coaching on customer service best practices, efficiency, and quality.
- Set clear KPIs for manual workflows (e.g., volume, accuracy, turnaround time) and ensure the team meets or exceeds them.
- Lead the team through shifts in scope; keep morale high even as tasks change from manual execution to potential experiment-based work.
- Foster a culture of curiosity, accountability, and service excellence that aligns with Thumbtack’s values.
- Oversee the daily distribution and completion of manual tasks, ensuring zero backlog and high accuracy.
- Drive operational excellence by identifying process improvements and eliminating inefficiencies.
- Establish and maintain high standards for all manual work outputs, ensuring they meet the needs of internal stakeholders.
- Ensure frontline teams are equipped with the knowledge, tools, and support they need to deliver best-in-class service.
- Act as the primary liaison between the Experiments Team and partner teams including Product, Commercial Operations, and Partnerships
- Provide regular reporting on team capacity and throughput, and translate frontline feedback into actionable insights for cross-functional partners.
- Track team performance and experiment outcomes, providing structured feedback to stakeholders and leadership.
- Maintain tight feedback loops between frontline insights and cross-functional teams.
- Contribute to strategic planning for future experiments.
- 3–5+ years of experience in Customer Support, Customer Success, or Service Operations.
- 2+ years in a people leadership role.
- Proven experience leading pilot accounts, new program launches, or process rollouts, with demonstrated impact in driving and standardizing scalable workflows.
- Experience in a "Hybrid" environment: You have experience managing teams that handle both "keep the lights on" operations and special projects.
- Familiarity with tools such as Salesforce (SFDC), Genesys, spreadsheets, dashboards, and project tracking platforms
- Willingness to follow graveyard shift, weekends, holidays, and occasional shift changes