Remote Customer Support Specialist
Laguna Beach, CA - USA
Job Summary
Were hiring a Customer Support Specialist to be the first human our early users reach questions onboarding and the follow-through that turns a first login into a habit.
- Flexible Title: Can tailor to reflect your skills & experience.
- Flexible Time: Can do full-time part-time side-gig (off-hours) or fractional (contract).
- Flexible Commitment: Can do short-term long-term or intermittent.
Why so flexible Were a FUNDED startup racing to launch end of Q3 2026. That gives us just 3 months to stack features while raising additional working capital. Feel free to jump in help us ship then bounce >> or stick around. A successful launch translates into lots of permanent jobs for those that want them. Were also interested in long-term side gig relationships if thats what youre intoin our experience a few expert hours often beat full-time learning-curve hours.
Were a credible funded remote-first startup backed by a growing team. Were pre-launch and moving fast.
Were onboarding our first wave of users busy professionals and business owners who value their time. They dont need a script. They need someone fast organized and actually helpful when they have a question hit a wall or want to do more.
This is customer support with a relationship bar: answer people unblock them make sure nobody sits in an inbox. Warmth and follow-through beat canned macros. Youll be the human touchpoint for people who are used to working through relationships.
Up to $75000 max total annual compensation in Tier 1 cities; cash and equity components to be negotiated. Given the flexible commitment model comp will be structured accordingly fractional or hourly arrangements welcome.
- Youve reviewed who our early members are and what they care about
- Youve gone through the platform yourself and can navigate it confidently
- Youve responded to your first batch of user questions
- Youve attended your first team meeting and understand how user feedback flows to product
- The team knows who you are why youre here and how youll work together
- Be the first point of contact reply to questions troubleshoot and make sure people feel heard
- Onboard new members get them through first steps so they see value quickly
- Keep the inbox honest nothing sits; you close the loop
- Relay user feedback youre the voice of the user internally
- Build relationships our users value a person over an automated reply
Must-haves:
- 13 years in customer support customer success client services or any role where you helped people at volume
- Genuinely enjoy talking to people and solving their problems
- Strong written communication you can write a clear warm reply without a template
- Organized and responsive you dont let messages sit unanswered
- Comfortable working across time zones in a remote-first environment
Nice-to-have:
- Familiarity with help desk or CRM tools (Zendesk HubSpot Intercom or similar)
- Background in hospitality recruiting or any high-volume people role
- Startup experience or comfort with ambiguity
- Not a customer-success book of accounts seat this is front-line help and onboarding not farming existing revenue
- Not a salesperson youre not closing deals; youre making sure users get unstuck
- Not a product manager youll relay feedback but youre not making roadmap calls