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Kenji Hayward

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Senior Director of Customer Support at Front
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Kenji Hayward is the Sr. Director of Support at Front and a Co-Founder of CraftCX, recognized as the 2025 Customer Support Leader of the Year. He excels at building award-winning, AI-first global support teams and holds certifications in AI business strategy. Colleagues describe him as collaborative, intentional, and a fantastic listener.

Kenjis professional philosophy is deeply rooted in "ikigai, " a Japanese concept for finding purpose in work, inspired by his grandmother. This principle guides his passion for mentoring his team and fostering their professional growth, believing that genuine care is the foundation for exceptional customer experiences.

He has successfully built such a strong team culture that customers have tried to poach his support agents.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Senior Director of Customer Support
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI in Customer Support
He is an AI innovator, holds certifications in AI business strategy, and has developed the "AI Experience Impact Score" to measure AI service quality.
Scaling Support Teams
Has extensive experience scaling international, omni-channel support teams from the ground up to over 200 members at companies like Front and Revel Systems.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Senior Director of Customer Support
Front
5-2020 - 4-2024
Director of Customer Support
Front
4-2018 - 4-2020
Head of Support
Front
7-2016 - 4-2018
Director of Support
Fluxx
8-2014 - 7-2016
Director of Support
Revel Systems
In the press

Media appearances

Interview with Kenji Hayward of Front. Featured in CustomerThink
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Episode 9 of Beyond the Queue – Featuring Kenji Hayward, Head of Customer (Front). Featured in Facebook (Stonly)
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San Francisco State University
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