About the role
VIPdesk Connect is a certified B-Corp, women-owned corporation, and Best Workplace winner committed to team member happiness. At VIPdesk Connect, we are passionate about delivering “more human” customer service. Our core values are central to how we do business. That’s why we have partnered with some of the world’s best iconic brands to provide an elevated customer experience.
The Technical Customer Service Representative is responsible for providing an authentic, world-class customer experience for our clients’ customers via phone, email, and chat with the phone as the primary focus and channel. The Technical Customer Service Representative is dedicated to providing customer care and technical support for a company focused on parenting and infant wellbeing. This includes providing services on their intelligent products and applications on iOS and Android platforms, providing information on products and offerings, processing purchase requests, sharing relevant policies, and managing escalated issues to resolution. They utilize a variety of resources, tools, and information to navigate customer accounts, research, and review policies courteously and professionally.
This position requires an empathetic, action-oriented, and flexible problem-solver to provide an elevated and personalized customer service experience that supports and reinforces brand standards—always with a focus on providing best-in-class customer service.
This is a remote, work-at-home position.
What You’ll Do
Handle customer requests and interactions on behalf of VIPdesk Connect clients via phone, chat, and email with phone as the primary focus and channel
With a high level of expertise, positive energy, and a can-do spirit, represent a diverse lineup of products and brands committed to customer service excellence
Create positive customer touchpoints via phone, chat, e-mail, and SMS using a friendly, respectful, and professional tone while exhibiting genuine empathy
Utilize critical thinking skills to analyze information, provide accurate troubleshooting of product and related support; diagnose and resolve issues following best practices and guidelines
Assist with device installation, app setup, and configuration
Conducts initial troubleshooting and technical assistance to customers, resolving basic technical issues, including network connectivity and device configuration and escalating complex problems to higher support levels when necessary
Attend training and meetings as required to stay up to date with new information about the brand, products, services, processes, and policies
Meet performance metrics including Customer satisfaction (CSAT), average handle time, quality, productivity, etc.
Demonstrate social responsibility through ethical practices, showing awareness and respect for others and their differences, and supporting initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
What You’ll Need
1+ years of demonstrated experience and success in customer service
High School diploma or equivalent
Technical proficiency in problem-solving and troubleshooting; has working knowledge of desktop platforms and mobile devices and has the with the ability to learn new technology quickly
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adjust style to customer demographics
Polite, friendly, and courteous demeanor when engaged with customers via phone, email, SMS or chat.
Responds positively to change, accepting of coaching and feedback, embracing and using new learning to accomplish complex or difficult challenges
Detail-oriented with a focus on quality and accuracy, and has a strong sense of urgency to meet goals
Able to accurately document customer interaction details with limited errors
A home-office environment that is ergonomically sound and conducive to taking customer calls, internet connection, USB wired headset, DUAL monitors, router, modem, webcam, and a computer system that meets VIPdesk Connect policies and maintenance requirements, including system upgrades as applicable, which may change over time
Currently reside in AR, AZ, FL, GA, IN, KY, MD, NC, NM, NV, OH, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, or WI
Preferred Qualification
Experience in a virtual contact center environment
Experience with troubleshooting apps on both iOS and Android platforms preferred
Who We Are
At VIPdesk Connect, we believe brand loyalty is earned with every customer interaction. Each experience is an opportunity to reinforce a customer’s love for a brand. And no matter how leading-edge our technology is, it will never replace the power of the one-to-one connection. It’s why we have built a culture that cares. It is why our team knows how to connect with customers, human to human. We believe in creating a supportive workplace where we listen to one another, feel comfortable sharing ideas, and work together to achieve our goals. Our positive energy leads to team member innovation, creativity, and happiness.
VIPdesk Connect is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our team members invest in their work represent a significant part of not only our culture but our reputation and the company’s achievement. We embrace and maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in all employment practices and decisions, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
VIPdesk Connect, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V
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