Director, Client Services

Maiden Home is growing a team of forward-thinking individuals who possess unique strengths and perspectives an innate ability to inspire their colleagues and an eagerness to reimagine the world of luxury furnishings.

Were seeking a Director of Client Services to lead and elevate the end-to-end client experience for Maiden Home. This leader will set the standard for our luxury experience across pre-sale consultation order management and post-delivery care for our clients and trade partnersensuring every interaction reflects exceptional taste precision and warmth. Youll report directly to the SVP of Retail & Sales and partner closely with all cross-functional teams (Operations Sales Flagship Marketing E-Commerce Product) to deliver a seamless journey that builds loyalty and drives repeat business.

Client Experience Standards & Clienteling

• Define the client services model for the Maiden Home clientele including SLAs QA escalation protocols and quality standards.
• Work with SVP of Retail & Sales to design the VIP trade service tiers and proactive touchpoints throughout the client experience leading to incremental revenue generation over time.
• Establish training and service rituals that reflect the Maiden Home brand.
• Design and allocate books of business across the team.
• Design and implement quality assurance practices that instill the Maiden Home brand voice throughout all client interactions.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead coach and develop the Client Services team across channels (email phone chat)
• Create and facilitate ongoing training programs that develop the teams expertise in: product knowledge design fluency and luxury etiquette).
• Address performance clearly and decisively championing a culture of excellence over comfort.
• Stay informed and aware of emerging market trends high-caliber talent industry best practices technologies and platforms.
• Set clear goals career paths and accountability measures that motivate excellence.

Operational Excellence & Issue Resolution

• Oversee the full order lifecycle support: quote-to-order handoff trade/commercial account support (if applicable) production updates and delivery readiness.
• Drive process improvements to reduce friction prevent issues and improve accuracy (order entry change orders lead times claims).
• Build and refine playbooks for complex cases: custom pieces COM/COL international shipping multi-stop deliveries and installation.
• Implement a service recovery framework that protects margins while prioritizing long-term loyalty.
• Partner with Operations to improve root-cause prevention (damage delays missing parts workmanship concerns).

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with SVP of Sales & Retail to ensure consistent service standards and hand offs for VIPs designers and trade accounts.
• Serve as the voice of the client across the businesstranslating feedback into actionable improvements.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams (Operations Sales Flagship Marketing E-Commerce Product) on special projects that create a seamless journey that builds loyalty and drives repeat business.
• Collaborate with Product/Design on documentation care guides and packaging improvements.
• Work with Finance on credits/returns policies and approval thresholds.

• 10 years in client services/client concierge/VIP clienteling teams at a luxury brand plus 4 years leading client-facing teams
• Clear track record of building and scaling high performing teams in a dynamic fashion alongside business growth.
• High standards and strong taste level; comfort advising discerning clients and design professionals.
• Luxury service mindset (anticipate needs obsessive follow-through discretion
• Proven ability to deliver white-glove high-touch service at scale without compromising quality.
• Exceptional communication and judgmentable to handle sensitive escalations and craftsmanship questions with calm authority.
• Strong operational and analytical chops: process design SLA management ticketing/CRM workflows and cross-functional execution.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate metrics into action
• Experience with custom made-to-order or complex logistics environments strongly preferred.
• Cross-functional influence.