
Product Support Specialist
BiblioCommons
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$55,000 - CA$70,000 per year
About the role
- Triage, investigate, and respond to incoming support requests, identify trends, and share insights with the broader team
- Collaborate with Implementation Specialists and Library Engagement teams to understand priorities across a diverse customer base
- Troubleshoot and reproduce issues, documenting them clearly for Product and Engineering teams
- Provide guidance on best practices and help customers use our tools creatively and effectively
- Communicate thoughtfully and professionally with everyone from experienced Library IT staff to senior leadership at library systems
- Work closely with Customer Success, Product Managers, Developers, and QA to prioritize and resolve customer issues
- Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing through documentation, collaboration, and staying current with support best practices
- Create new internal documentation, particularly for emerging features and products
- Support ongoing library technical work such as ILS/server migrations, configuration updates, and library maintenance projects
- Participate in our Emergency On-Call rotation (with on-call compensation)
Requirements
- Previous library experience, especially in technical services, ILS admin, IT, or web services
- Experience working with library vendors, SaaS platforms, or complex technical products
- Knowledge of Sierra, Polaris, Symphony, Horizon, Evergreen ILS preferred
- Proficiency in library cataloging processes such as mapping, familiarity with MARC, etc.
- A strong customer service mindset and the ability to set clear expectations with confidence and empathy
- Curiosity and a love for problem-solving across both technical and non-technical contexts
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Empathy and a customer-first perspective, coupled with the ability to navigate internal stakeholders to reach the right solution
- Excellent diagnostic and analytical skills, including the ability to spot patterns and escalate issues when needed
- Eagerness to close tickets and manage your ticket backlog
- A passion for learning new technologies
Benefits
- A competitive salary, plus benefits
- Company-wide bonus plan
- Generous health benefits package
- Flexible working hours
- An extra day off on your birthday
- Support through peer mentoring, career development plans, and tuition reimbursement opportunities
- An opportunity for professional growth where great work is recognized and rewarded
- A chance to put your experience to work to serve and support libraries worldwide
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
ILS administrationlibrary catalogingMARCSierraPolarisSymphonyHorizonEvergreen ILStroubleshootingdocumentation
Soft Skills
customer servicecommunicationempathyproblem-solvinganalytical skillscollaborationcuriosityorganizational skillsleadershipadaptability