[Hiring] Customer Support Specialist @OPENLANE

Role Description

We’re looking for a Customer Support Specialist who will be responsible for providing superior technical support and troubleshooting for OPENLANE customers. This position will use a range of technical expertise including customer service skills, tools, and resources available to deliver effective solutions to technical issues.

• Identify, research, and resolve technical and end-user application failures and deficiencies.
• Ensure proper follow-through on all directives, bulletins, and schedules from management.
• Work to proactively identify areas where product improvements can be made to provide enhanced ease of use and functionality.
• Educate and coach customers on best practices for using OPENLANE products and services.
• Develop and maintain competitive knowledge and expertise in areas of products, industry trends, and other developments.
• Thoroughly document all research and customer interactions in Salesforce (CRM) to ensure product and service reliability.
• Assure customer acceptance of and quality of resolution. Identify and escalate issues that require advanced product knowledge or technical expertise.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for the design and development of training materials.
• Use analytical and decision-making skills to offer options and resolve problems in a variety of contexts.
• Continuously engage in self-directed learning opportunities to increase functional product knowledge.
• Document known errors, workarounds, procedures, and product-specific information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years customer service / contact center experience.
• General automotive knowledge.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware, software, and network related issues.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies and a drive to solve problems efficiently and with creativity.
• Strong analytical, technical and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• Experience with Salesforce, Five9, Slack, & Google Suite (Nice to Have).
• Web Crawling/Search experience (Nice to Have).
• Ability to retain knowledge of State/Local/Federal/Contract Requirements for Role (Nice to Have).
• Able to successfully manage tasks and inquiries for VIP clientele Customer Service including Phone Etiquette, Empathy and Active Listening (Nice to Have).
• Eagerness to learn, take direction and feedback, multi-task, time manage, and problem-solve (Nice to Have).

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US).
• Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match.
• Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave (US).
• Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US).
• Robust Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer.
• Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs.
• Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization.
• Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement.