
Technical Support Specialist
- Canada
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Interact directly with our customers and their partners via email (Zendesk)
- Troubleshoot technical issues and brainstorm solutions to address customers' needs
- Communicate technical information and ideas in a clear and concise manner, proactively identifying and addressing communication gaps or breakdowns
- Delight our customers with your empathy, product knowledge, troubleshooting skills, and dedication to finding a resolution
- Investigate and escalate bugs to our T2 technical team
- Meet or exceed SLAs (service level agreements) for first reply and resolution times while maintaining ticket quality, and CSAT (customer satisfaction) scores
- Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders to advocate for customers needs
- Maintain help centre and internal knowledge bases to ensure our customers and team have up-to-date and helpful information
- Be resourceful and self-self driven to accomplish your tasks
- Be a reliable team player working in a shared queue
- 2+ years of software support experience, preferably in a startup capacity
- Outstanding customer service and written communication skills
- Strong positive positioning and conflict resolution skills that leave customers feeling valued and respected
- Proven internal communication skills in small and large teams
- Have an understanding of internet technologies (APIs, HTTP, REST, etc)
- Have experience with Zendesk and Jira, or another support ticketing system
- Familiarity with querying information from an SQL database
- A strong desire to learn, and a penchant for troubleshooting
- A passion for documenting information that will benefit your team, and customers
- Previous experience in customer support, technical support, or a general operational role in a quickly growing startup/tech company
- A digital-first environment, so you can do your best work anywhere in Canada
- A MacBook shipped to you and a budget for peripherals of your choice
- Flexible working hours (in coordination with your team)
- Flexibility to work abroad for up to 8 weeks at a time
- Regular social events, even while working remotely
- Annual peripheral refresh
- Competitive salary and opportunities for promotion
- High-quality health insurance, active from your first day
- HSA and Wellness Accounts
- Generous vacation and time off plan
- Employee Stock Option Plan for everyone (ESOP)
- RRSP with an employer matching component