Focal Systems

Customer Support Specialist

Remote, United States remote Entry $30,000 - $36,000
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About the role

Type: Full Time / 40 hours per week, worked over 5 days. Saturday is a required working day, with one weekday off each week.
Location: Remote in UK or Portugal only.
Salary Ranges:
UK: £30,000 - £36,000
Portugal: €18,000 - €24,000
Who We Are
Focal Systems is a pioneering Silicon Valley startup, leading the charge in retail AI solutions. We're on a mission to automate and optimise brick-and-mortar retail using cutting-edge deep learning computer vision. We've already made a significant impact, with our solutions deployed at scale with some of the world's top retailers and we're expanding rapidly and looking for exceptional talent to join our journey within our UK and European team. We're searching for smart, creative, and passionate individuals who are eager to learn, enjoy critical thinking, share our core values, and are excited about building a great and enduring company with us.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a Customer Support Specialist to play a critical role in supporting our customers. The ideal candidate will use both empathy and technical skills to understand and address customer issues. In this role you will develop a deep understanding of our systems and the ability to confirm issues and route them to the appropriate resource for resolution. Note: This role requires Saturday workdays.
What You'll Do
Triage and resolve customer requests via Zendesk and internal tools
Investigate time-sensitive issues using data to confirm root cause before escalating
Build deep working knowledge of Focal's systems well enough to diagnose issues independently
Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, in writing and verbally
This role requires working Saturdays.
What You Need
2+ years remote customer support/troubleshooting experience
Strong written English (formal and casual)
Comfortable reading data/logs to validate an issue before routing it
Experience with Zendesk, Jira, or similar ticketing/tracking tools
Resilient in a fast-changing, unstructured environment; can prioritize independently
Why Focal Systems
Strong Values and Mission: We are a tightly-knit team with an ambitious mission and a strong set of core values, which define our approach to business and have successfully guided us since inception
Exceptional Team: We are a team of hard-working, fun-loving professionals from some of the most eminent universities, research labs, and tech companies of our time. We pride ourselves on recruiting exceptional individuals to help us redefine the state-of-the-art
Outstanding Partners: We work with 10+ of the largest retailers in the world and have a world-class roster of investors, advisors and partners to support & advise us in our endeavors
Benefits
We care deeply about the health, happiness, and wellbeing of all our employees. We offer:
Competitive Salary
Generous Paid Time Off
Pension
Sick Leave
Parental Leave
Learning and Development Budget
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  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Customer Support Specialist role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Focal Systems?
  3. Which of Customer Service, Remote Collaboration and Writing have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you stay organised and communicate clearly when working remotely?

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  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
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I am interested in the Customer Support Specialist role because I can bring practical experience in Customer Service, Remote Collaboration and Writing, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Focal Systems needs from this hire.

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