Title: IT Customer Support
Location: Columbus, OH
Duration: 6-12 Months
Executive Summary:
The Service Desk Chat Agent is the first point of contact that supports end users via our live chat channel for IT Service support in a fast-paced 24x7x365 environment. While providing the highest level of customer service, the Service Desk Chat Agent answers incoming chats, tracks all information in a ticket tracking system,and uses a knowledge base tool along with their expertise to resolve issues in a timely fashion. The Service Desk Chat Agent is focused on achieving high levels of first contact resolution and identifying opportunities to streamline/automate the agent process. The Chat Agent will need to effectively run multiple chats concurrently while maintaining best-in-class service.
Responsibilities include:
• Demonstrate strong customer service skills to provide phone support, including:
o Listening to the customer to gain an accurate understanding of the situation
o Being empathetic to the customer's situation and having a sense of urgency to resolve the issue
Producing accurate, detailed documentation at the client, problem, and incident level
o Resolving conflict
• Responsible for high-quality end-user technical support related to enterprise software and hardware
• Responsibilities include assessment, triage, research, training/education, and resolution of incidents and requests regarding the use of application software products and/or infrastructure components in a fast-paced 7x24x365 environment.
• Under general oversight, provides after-hours and weekend support as needed.
• The position requires attention to detail, follow-through, teamwork focus and positive attitude.
• An understanding of technology and the ability to apply that knowledge to support all existing systems
• Supports all aspects of client support and immediate computing needs while demonstrating professionalism and composure on the phone, via an online chat and/or in person
• Create a positive customer support experience, build rapport and trust with end users through a professional attitude and approach to problem understanding, ensuring timely resolution or escalation by providing urgency, business impact evaluation and communicating the status to the end user promptly
• Identifies and works with internal end users to provide guidance and support, sound communications and customer service principles without becoming unprofessional in difficult situations
• Provides investigation, diagnosis, resolution and recovery for hardware/software problems
• Installs, modifies, cleans up, run diagnostic programs and repairs computer hardware/ peripherals and software
Qualifications:
• Excellent customer service skills required
• Excellent communication skills required
• Two to five years of proven, qualified related work experience in a comparable complex, high-tech, and fast-paced work environment
• Preferred work experience in a technical support role, but not required
• Required Education: High school diploma or GED with relevant work experience
• Ability to diagnose the cause of problems in a complex environment and to provide effective solutions quickly
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative in a high-pressure environment
• Willing to work variable shifts including evenings, weekends, and public holidays