Technical Support Representative, Tier 2 (Mexico Remote)

The Technical Support Representative Tier 2 team assists the Tier 1 Support team by liaising between Support Development and Product teams. These experts are part of the technical leaders within the Assessment Delivery Operations and Support department (ADOS) providing regular feedback and updates on our clients issues with the product to both the internal ADOS Technical Support team and internal stakeholders. Similar to the Tier 1 team the Tier 2 team works to establish if reported bugs are reproducible and create detailed escalations for Tier 3 by gathering logs and providing imperative information surrounding the issue.

Armed with this knowledge these experts act as an informal escalation point for any questions the broader support may have about our products. Liaising with Tier 3 they give proactive feedback and input to Product Internal Support and Quality and Knowledge teams to improve the support we deliver to our customers. This role explicitly provides a high level of responsibility being the first internal point of contact on our products and a Technical Support representative for customers externally and colleagues internally. Together with their fellow Tier 2 colleagues they report issues and identify bugs for escalation to our Tier 3 engineers.

Key Responsibilities and Outputs

• Be available to receive live daily calls emails and chats to Triage and action escalations from Tier 1
• Provide world-class technical support via telephone email and chat for Turnitin customers experiencing escalated technical issues
• Maintain consistent ticket quality achieving the agreed-upon target for monthly reviews
• Proactively support users of the Turnitin products (administrators instructors teaching assistants exam takers and proctors) ensuring problem resolution system access optimal system performance and overall customer happiness
• Become a Subject Matter Expert on all Turnitin Assessment Products and services
• Attend Stand-Up meetings with support leadership teams to provide meaningful input from our customers
• Be the first to identify issues and trends with our support leadership and tier 3 teams to understand issues/trends
• Share your knowledge across the team through informal training and team meetings & stand-ups
• Supporting the Quality and Knowledge team with the creation of training modules
• Point of contact for shadowing new Tier 2 team members
• Project work during quieter spells to improve team knowledge and processes
• Prioritize escalated tickets to the Tier 3 team
• Ensure efficient transfer of information between Tier 1 and support leadership teams
• Work closely with our Integrations Team
• Review top issues monthly for external education and ticket reduction

People skills:

• Translate technical information into customer-friendly explanations and understandable terms for the Client Technical Support Team and other departments at Tii
• Recognizing situations that need to be de-escalated or resolved appropriately
• Consistently maintain effective communication with nearshore teams to enhance the customer experience
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and multi-task
• Excel at developing and maintaining good working relationships between Tier 1 Tier 2 Product Integrations and Support Leadership teams
• Champion customer centricity at all times understanding when to push back on advice that does not meet our customers expectations
• Actively collaborate with team members on all tasks projects and assignments to resolve complex issues

Qualifications :

Essential:

• 2 years of Customer Support Experience
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Strong working knowledge of Windows and Mac OS
• An understanding of multiple integration paths
• In depth knowledge of expert areas: how to configure an integration awareness of features bugs & known issues etc
• Good technical writing skills as you will sometimes need to communicate a case to technical teams outside of Technical Support
• Provide White Glove support for difficult cases/sensitive customers/at risk accounts
• Provide coaching to peers who share the same expert area
• Be approachable so that more junior members of the team come to you for guidance and support especially with your expert area

Desirable:

• An understanding of Learning Management Systems and how they interact with our service
• Past experience providing global technical and customer service support.
• Past experience in the education field and/or with educational technology products.
• Past experience in an omni channel contact center environment involving telephone chat and email channels.
• Broad understanding of web technologies and Software as a Service (SasS).

Personal attributes:

• Active Listening Level 1: The ability to actively engage hearing and from what is heard show you absorb and understand important verbal and non-verbal information.
• Collaboration Level 1: The ability to develop maintain and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information assistance and support.
• Customer Orientation Level 1: The ability and willingness to put the customer at the center and the heart of what you do to find out what the customer wants and needs and to act accordingly.
• Problem Analysis Level 1: The ability to detect problems recognize important information and link various data; to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.
• Written Communication Level 1: The ability to express ideas and views clearly to others in writing.
• Integrity Level 1: Adherence to the standards the values and rules of conduct associated with our positions and the culture in which we operate. Being incorruptible and acting within ethical boundaries.
• Verbal Communication Level 1: The ability to communicate in clear language and to adjust ones use of language to the audiences level.
• Quality Focus Level 1: Setting high quality standards and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance.
• Empathy Level 1: Being attuned to the attitudes feelings or circumstances of others and being aware of the influence of ones own behavior on them.
• Attention to Detail (narrow scope) Level 1: The ability to process detailed information effectively and consistently checking for errors and ensuring perfection

Additional Information :

Total Rewards @ Turnitin
At Turnitin we believe Total Rewards go far beyond pay. While salary bonus or commission are important theyre only part of the value you receive in exchange for your work.

Beyond compensation youll experience the intrinsic rewards of unleashing your potential and making a positive impact on global education. Youll also thrive in a culture free of politics surrounded by humble inclusive and collaborative teammates.

In addition our extrinsic rewards include generous time off and health and wellness programs that provide choice flexibility and a safety net for lifes challenges. Youll also enjoy a remote-first culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in the way that suits you best all supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being.

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric: Our mission is focused on improving learning outcomes; we do this by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning: We are committed to our own learning and growth internally. And we support education and learning around the globe.
• Integrity: Integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitinit is the core of our products the way we treat each other and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership: We have a bias for action. We act like owners. We are willing to change even when its hard.
• One Team: We strive to break down silos collaborate effectively and celebrate each others successes.
• Global Mindset: We consider different perspectives and celebrate diversity. We are one team. The work we do has an impact on the world.

Global Benefits

• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off 
• Self-Care Days
• National Holidays*
• 2 Founder Days Juneteenth Observed
• Paid Volunteer Time*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement/*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*

* varies by country

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad
At Turnitin we recognize its unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad.  We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If youre willing to learn and unleash your potential alongside us join our team!

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time