About Us
Canary Technologies is a fast-growing enterprise hospitality technology company that provides hotels with innovative solutions to drive efficiency and enhance the guest experience. Our core solutions get rid of antiquated technology in hotels. With backing from some of the top investors in Silicon Valley, including Y Combinator, Canary Technologies is trusted by thousands worldwide and serves some of the world’s largest and most iconic hotel brands.
About the Role
This role is an integral part of the Customer Support team and is responsible for troubleshooting and solving support inquiries. As a Customer Support Advocate, you will be the first point of contact for customers seeking assistance. Your role will involve providing prompt and effective solutions, ensuring customer satisfaction, and laying the foundation for a positive support experience.
Responsibilities
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Initial Troubleshooting: Respond to customer inquiries via phone, email and chat. Conduct initial troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve technical issues and answer product questions
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Customer Interaction: Interact with customers professionally, patiently, and empathetically, actively listening to their concerns and providing clear and concise instructions and solutions
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Escalation: Escalate complex issues to team leads or appropriate internal teams while ensuring all necessary information is relayed for a smooth transition and resolution
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Resource Utilization: Utilize the internal knowledge base and resources to provide accurate information and solutions to commonly occurring issues or questions. Provide feedback when resources are outdated or lacking key info
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Proactive Communication: Keep customers informed about the progress of their tickets, expected resolution times, and any potential delays, ensuring transparent and proactive communication
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Customer Education: Educate customers on basic product functionality, features, and best practices to help them make the most of their Canary products
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Collaboration: Collaborate closely with team members and cross-functional partners to share insights and feedback. Contribute to the continuous improvement of support processes and customer satisfaction
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Performance Metrics: Meet or exceed established performance metrics, including response and ticket resolution times.
Qualifications
- Fluent in Japanese and English
- Previous experience in a customer service or technical support role. Experience in a B2B or SaaS company preferred
- A customer-focused attitude with a genuine desire to help customers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts in a simple and understandable manner to non-technical customers
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to finding solutions to technical issues
- Willingness to work collaboratively in a team environment and learn from others
- Effective time management skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Canary Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote talent regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other protected characteristic.
We also work hard to ensure Canary is a fun and exciting place to work. Here are some of the additional benefits
Canary Days: As a company we want to ensure that the team has time to recharge. Each month we provide company wide days off to ensure there is at least one extended weekend or day off.
Self Improvement Club: We meet each month and share our personal goals for the month. Each individual is provided a budget towards any purchases that help us achieve these goals.
Professional Development Chats: We provide budget to help drive cross functional professional development conversations across the organization.
Travel Reimbursement: Team members are able to visit our offices across New York, San Francisco or Dallas when they choose, and are provided a travel stipend for doing so. Spend time working with the team in their office, and use the rest of your time exploring a new city!
Personal Travel Reimbursement: If you stay at a hotel that Canary works with, we provide a credit towards your stay.
Canary Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote talent regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other protected characteristic.
