What You'll Do
As a Senior Support Specialist you'll provide expert product guidance, mentorship to junior team members, assist in escalated client management and ensure efficient problem resolution while prioritizing customer satisfaction, all within the framework of continuous improvement.
Outcomes You’ll Own
- ​​Escalation Handling and Collaboration
- Manage and resolve escalated customer issues resulting from support processes, product defects, or complicated product functionality by coordinating investigations, collaborating across teams, adhering to escalation protocols, and conducting post-resolution analysis to enhance support processes and maintain high customer satisfaction levels. Reviewing escalations weekly with Team Leads to see what we can learn to uplevel the team, whether it’s product knowledge, soft skills, a breakdown in a workflow, customer-driven, etc.
- Listen actively to the customer's concerns, acknowledge their frustration, and work towards de-escalating the situation by assuring the customer that their issue will be resolved promptly and equitably.
- Thoroughly investigate all issues reported by the customer and teammate, gathering information from various sources, collaborating with relevant teams or departments, and analyzing the root cause of the problem. Develop a comprehensive plan for resolution, setting clear expectations for the customer regarding timelines and actions to be taken.
- Facilitate the collaboration between different departments and teams, acting as a liaison between the customer and internal teams such as Engineering, Product, Onboarding, etc. Ensure all stakeholders are aligned and working towards a swift and satisfactory resolution.
- Real Time Mentoring and Training
- Take a leadership role in guiding and mentoring junior Support Team members by sharing knowledge, best practices, and providing product training sessions.
- Be readily available to provide immediate assistance to junior team members during critical and complex technical issues. Offering guidance, sharing expertise, and collaborating in real-time to troubleshoot and resolve challenging problems, fostering a supportive learning environment while ensuring swift issue resolution and continuous skill development throughout the team. This real-time support mechanism helps juniors in gaining confidence, refining their troubleshooting skills, and effectively handling similar scenarios in the future.
- Continual Process Improvement
- Conducting in-depth root cause analyses for recurring or complex issues. Employing various methodologies to delve into the underlying causes of problems rather than merely addressing symptoms. This approach enables the team to identify systemic issues, implement permanent fixes, and prevent future occurrences, ultimately contributing to a more stable and reliable support environment.
- Taking a proactive approach to identifying inefficiencies within support workflows. Systematically analyzing existing processes, seeking areas for improvement to streamline operations and enhance efficiency. By collaborating with team members, implementing innovative solutions, automating repetitive tasks, and introducing optimizations that result in reduced resolution times, increased productivity, and overall operational efficiency gains.
- Ensuring Onboarding and Enterprise Success
- Act as an escalation point for onboarding customers and the Onboarding team.
- When appropriate, addressing concerns, troubleshooting technical issues, employing tactical interventions to make the products as “sticky” as possible while maintaining a supportive environment throughout the onboarding process. Helping customers transition out on the onboarding phase and instable a stable customer who knows when and how to reach out for help.
- Collect feedback, analyzes trends, and documents interactions. Provide this valuable insight to CS leadership to help Dental Intelligence enhance product/service offerings, improve customer experience, and refine onboarding procedures.
- Attend PSM and Enterprise-specific meetings to serve as a support liaison as well as ticket review meetings with partners and DSOs. Serve as the Support Team for our ECSMs, MMCSMs and Partner CSMs to provide a quicker, higher-quality experience for these high revenue departments.
What Will Make Us REALLY Love you
- Exceptional customer service skills are vital. This includes the ability to communicate effectively, empathize with customers, manage expectations, and handle escalated situations professionally while maintaining a customer-centric approach to deliver satisfactory resolutions.
- A Senior Support Specialist should possess advanced technical knowledge related to the products, services, and systems they support. This includes expertise in at least one Dental Intelligence software modules, general understanding of all Dental Intelligence software modules, troubleshooting hardware and software issues, familiarity with various practice management systems, and a deep understanding of relevant tools and technologies.
- The ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex technical issues efficiently is crucial. Senior Support Specialists should be adept at employing critical thinking and logic to troubleshoot complex problems, perform root cause analyses, and implement effective solutions promptly.
- Proficiency in documenting troubleshooting steps, maintaining knowledge bases, and contributing to process improvement initiatives are critical. They should have a penchant for optimizing support workflows, streamlining processes, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
- The ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and work efficiently under pressure is key. Senior Support Specialist often handle diverse issues simultaneously, requiring excellent time management skills to meet deadlines and maintain service levels.
- Strong collaboration skills are necessary for working effectively across teams, departments, and with stakeholders. Effective communication, both verbal and written, is essential for clear and concise interaction within the team and when dealing with customers.
What You'll Love About Us
- Flexible Time Off + 11 paid holidays
- Competitive Medical, Dental & vision offerings, including free medical premiums for employees, with buy up plan options, AND we match your HSA contributions.
- Company sponsored Life, Disability & AD&D
- Mental Health support programs, Cellphone & Gym membership Discounts
- 100% Paid Parental Leave
- 401K Retirement savings plan with company match up to 5.5% + unlimited access to financial advisors.
- Tuition Reimbursement program