Premium Support Senior Associate

Summary

Join Airbnb as a Premium Support Senior Associate and provide exceptional customer service to our global community. Based in Canada, you will manage complex cases, ensuring complete resolution for high-value reservations. You will need strong communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills to handle high-stakes situations and mediate between hosts and guests. This full-time, work-from-home position requires 4+ years of relevant experience in customer service, preferably in hospitality. You'll be expected to work autonomously, proactively anticipate user needs, and contribute to team improvement. The ideal candidate is hospitable, analytical, and committed to delivering the highest standards of service.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant experience in multicultural customer service teams, preferably in the hospitality industry (experience with high-profile and influential clientele is preferred) and in a role making calls and handling customer/client contacts
• Ability to work weekend days and public holidays required, as well as evening shifts. Your schedule can change to meet business needs
• This is a work from home position. A quiet and private workspace at home and a high-speed internet connection are required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for providing exceptional customer service to guests/hosts & engage with stakeholders
• Active listening skills
• Empathy and patience in dealing with customers, especially in high-pressure situations
• Strong organizational skills, including prioritization, multitasking, attention to detail, and meeting goals and commitments
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and setting a high bar
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex environment, acting proactively to respond quickly and decisively
• Able to assess risk accurately, understand level of urgency, exercise good judgment, and share the most pertinent information with stakeholders, including Executives
• Advanced computer skills, including Apple/Mac OS, Google Suite, and familiarity with CRM systems and the ability to quickly learn new tools
• Language proficiency in English

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest level of service to our community in each and every case
• Interact with Airbnb customers and community members through all current and future channels, both inside and outside of Airbnb tools
• Take end-to-end ownership of all assigned cases: ensuring a complete final resolution is reached based on workflows, management guidelines & your own assessment of the case situation
• Become a subject matter expert in Airbnb policies and procedures
• Operate with little to no support from your leadership
• Explains and simplify complex information, provide appropriate context, and address complex questions with confidence
• Ability to negotiate & mediate between Host & Guest in resolving the issues at hand on high-stake & high-value reservations
• Proactively anticipate users expectations regarding case resolution and work towards the best outcome for all parties involved, thinking outside the box & constantly looking for compromises
• Combining efficiency with bespoke quality: Provide personalized and exceptional customer support to guests and Hosts, ensuring their unique needs and preferences are met with the highest level of care and attention
• Resolve user issues quickly and to a high level of mutual satisfaction, considering specific context and circumstances
• Ability to multitask and handle multiple issues at the same time with efficiency and speed
• Ability to articulate a rationale and make decisions on when and how to make workflow exceptions
• Personalize communications to users, demonstrating the highest hospitality standards
• Participating in your team’s improvement: Leverage your functional operational knowledge to proactively support the team success
• Provide insights about community experience and continuous improvement opportunities to your Management
• Collaborate with management & leadership to identify process and policy inconsistencies and recommend improvements for the dedicated user segment
• May support Management on initiatives as assigned, such as to drive performance improvements, supporting Management on consultations, acting as a subject matter expert, etc
• Stakeholder engagement: You have gained the trust of internal & external stakeholders through effective relationship management and delivering results
• Demonstrates a high degree of approachability and integrity when resolving sensitive/complex issues relying on management when in doubt
• You are on-call to handle emergency situations in the evenings & weekends
• Inspire a culture where quality is a core principle

Preferred Qualifications

• Hospitality experience is a plus, in particular working for technology platforms
• Prior experience using phone, messaging, or live chat to interact with users/customers is preferred
• Experience engaging with executive-level stakeholders to resolve conflicts in a detailed, effective and timely manner, and demonstrated ability to explain complex ideas simply and clearly
• Other languages are a plus

Benefits

This is a work from home position