Customer Support Team Lead
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๐Remote - South Africa
Job highlights
Summary
Join our Customer Support Consultant team and thrive in a multicultural, multilingual, remote work environment. Master new skills and achieve challenging goals with our People First management approach. Monitor ticket volume, balance ticket assignments, and ensure SLA compliance. Provide real-time feedback and coaching to agents, manage schedules, and escalate technical issues. Conduct regular 1:1 meetings and plan for high-volume periods. This role requires excellent English skills, minimum 2 years in customer support, proven managerial experience, and strong analytical skills. A personal laptop and stable internet connection are also necessary.
Requirements
- Excellent English skills (C1-C2 for both spoken and written)
- Minimum of 2 years in customer support
- Proven managerial experience
- Analytical and research skills
- Demonstrated ability to understand and empathize with customersโ needs and concerns
- Positive, responsible and proactive attitude
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
- Strong ability to quickly learn and work with multiple software tools and platforms
- Proven capability to handle a high volume of customer inquiries and multitask without sacrificing quality
- Personal laptop or computer (at least 8Gb of RAM) and a stable internet connection (minimum 50 Mbpsโdownload and 40 Mbpsโupload)
Responsibilities
- Monitor ticket volume and ensure SLA compliance, guiding agents on prioritizing and managing tickets in real time
- Balance ticket assignments, reassign tasks to prevent overload, and ensure an even workload distribution
- Continuously track response times and quality, providing real-time feedback and live coaching for improvement
- Take ownership of escalated or urgent tickets, resolving them promptly to maintain customer satisfaction
- Manage agent schedules, breaks, and sick leaves to maintain optimal team availability and coverage
- Identify and escalate technical or process-related issues affecting team efficiency or customer experience
- Regularly review and optimize backlogs, addressing unresolved tickets and redistributing tasks as necessary
- Conduct monthly 1:1 meetings to support agent well-being, recognize achievements, and address challenges
- Plan for high-volume periods, adjust workflows, and reallocate resources during unexpected surges
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in travel industry
- Experience with CRM systems
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity to work fully remotely
- Inclusive international environment
- Compensation in USD
- Good bonuses for referring friends
- Paid intensive training and probation
- Work-life balance
- Responsive management interested in your growth and long-lasting cooperation
- Greenhouse conditions for self-development
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