The Role: We are seeking a Technical Customer Support Specialist to join our team in a hybrid work environment.
Do you have a passion for educating customers on technology solutions?
Here in Proofpoint's Customer Support team, we take pride in delighting & empowering our customers by providing superior customer service and believe a friendly & helpful personality teamed with technical acumen are the keys to success.
Do you have the need for speed? As our customer base continues to grow and our technology solutions are constantly updated, we strive to work efficiently & effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
That means we also need to be excellent at multi-tasking and prioritizing.
Ever spend time learning something new, just because you were curious?
As part of a quickly expanding support team, we each have the opportunity to become subject matter experts!
We value someone who can learn independently and quickly.
Have a desire to work independently AND part of a team?
We also believe it’s important to have demonstrated the ability to work independently or part of a team.
While most the work we do is independent, we work as a team to meet the needs of all of our customers using collaborative techniques with others on the team.
Your day to day
Ensure high quality customer service and technical troubleshooting to both internal (Proofpoint Employees) and external customers (Administrators)
Proactively research and integrate product changes into daily support process
Maintain a consultative approach to customer support and program implementation
Act as an intermediary between customers & internal teams to resolve escalated & technical issues
Maintain the customer-facing knowledge-base documentation
Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related program, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience in a customer support role required, preferably supporting a SaaS product
Experience troubleshooting browsers, networks, and general HTML is an added bonus
Must enjoy the rewards and challenges of a large dynamic, collaborative group
Adaptive skills, learns quickly, asks questions, and solves and resolves independently
High energy, confidence, and enthusiastic attitude for customer support
Demonstrate innate customer care with strong verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrate smart decision making with attention to detail
Ability to identify resources and achieve exceptional customer satisfaction