Support Function Build
Stand up your customer support function before you have a team to run it.
Early-stage SaaS companies often hit a wall when customers start arriving faster than the team can handle them. This engagement gives you a working support function: the tools, the documentation, the processes, and the first hires. Your Fractional Head of CX, Betts, builds it with you and hands it to whoever runs it next.
Compare optionsEverything a support function needs to run without you holding it together.
- Fractional Head of CXEmbedded with your team, starting with an evaluation of how customers reach you today.
- Support stackPortal, email, and help desk, chosen and implemented around your actual needs.
- Customer knowledge basePlatform selection and structure, built to deflect repeat questions.
- Onboarding programScaled or one-to-one, depending on your customer mix.
- Cross-functional agreementsHow support, product, and engineering share data, how product changes reach support before release, and how sales hands off to support as your ideal customer profile takes shape.
- Baseline CX metricsTime to resolution, CSAT, support volume, and resolution rate, so you know what good looks like.
- Hiring supportJob descriptions for your first onboarding and support roles.
Three ways to build it.
Pick the scope that matches where you are now. Each one builds on the last.
Launch
- Timeline
- 2–3 months
- Investment
- ~$50–90K
- Includes
- Foundations, inbox and portal, core docs, lightweight processes, first hires scoped
Build
- Timeline
- 4–6 months
- Investment
- ~$100–160K
- Includes
- Everything in Launch, plus hiring the team, onboarding, and manager enablement
Full Build
- Timeline
- Up to 12 months
- Investment
- Custom
- Includes
- Everything in Build, plus quarterly reviews, forward planning, leadership development for team leads, and specialists for custom engineering as needed
Monthly retainers are available for ongoing support after the initial build.
We start with a conversation.
Tell me where customers are getting stuck today, and I'll recommend the right starting point.
Let's talk