Technical Support Analyst

Position Title: Technical Support Analyst I

Location: Manila, Philippines (on-site)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Department: Product Support

Travel: Minimal (Up to 5%)

COMPANY SUMMARY:

Here at Aprimo, our mission is to empower the marketing organizations of today to build the brands of tomorrow. Aprimo is a pioneer of the marketing resource and digital asset management space, and we deliver an innovative, industry-leading SaaS solution that changes the way companies like AT&T, National Park Foundation, Laborie, and Bank of America work, create, collaborate, and learn in order to deliver exceptional brand experiences at scale.

Aprimo helps enterprises unleash the power of their content by providing a marketing automation software and digital asset management software that manages the behind-the-scenes activities involved in marketing. Our product allows companies to manage content planning, creation and distribution all in one place, store content and media in a shared repository, and receive in-depth insights into how content performs.

Founded in 1998, Aprimo has nine offices internationally and offers a flexible work-from-home/remote-work policy.

Named a Leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Marketing Resource Management by Forrester and winner of the 2021 Tech Cares Award for our work with Aprimo HELPS, we build on the power of our people to make an impact both in our industry and in our communities.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is the initial point of contact for Aprimo Customer Support. Key areas of focus include:

Analysis of customer-reported issues against our SaaS application in order to clearly state the impact of the issue and the need of the customerInformation gathering, in-depth technical research (In-App logging, Azure Platform Telemetry, Database Metrics and Health indicators, Network traffic analysis, etc.), and review of potential associations to Known IssuesIdentification of available solutions or workarounds for reported product behaviorsRecreation of reported behaviors for review as a product defect or alternative solutionIndividuals in the role regularly interact with Product and Dev/Ops team members as part of the troubleshooting and escalation process WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:Log, research, and accurately resolve customer inquiries and problems in a timely manner, meeting and exceeding Service Level Agreements as outlined for customers in the Aprimo Engagement GuideEffectively interact with the Product team to report bugs identified by customersEnsure proper escalation of unresolved issues to maintain high levels of customer satisfactionAct as a customer advocate for Product Management and DevelopmentGain and maintain current knowledge of Aprimo's Support Policies and ProceduresContribute to the advancement of Team Aprimo's goalsContribute to the improvement and development of Knowledge documentationPrepare for scheduled presence in a phone queuePrepare for participation in weekend/holiday on-call rotation (for critical issues only-stipend included)Additional responsibilities and duties may be assigned as required CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS & WHY YOU'RE A GREAT FIT FOR THE ROLE: The Essentials A minimum of bachelor's degree (Informatics & Computing or Software Engineering related preferred)Internships/1-2 years of experience in directly supporting external software applicationsThis level must become certified in specified Aprimo Products within the time allottedExternal customer-facing experience in a software support environment preferredExperience with SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio), proficient with SQLTroubleshooting Experience with client-server or web-based applications preferredExperience with Microsoft Azure Application Insights preferredFamiliarity with REST and JSON is a plusKnowledge of HTML Routing concepts is a plusNetwork Diagnostics Experience is a plusFluency in English (both written and spoken)Additional Successful QualitiesSelf-starter mentality with the ability to manage workload independentlyStrong collaboration focus on working together with team members in a fast-paced environmentAbility to communicate effectively, accurately, and promptly both written and verballyAttention to detailAbility to show composure and poise in difficult situationsAbility to interact within a global support structureStrong problem-solving capabilitiesMust become proficient in specified troubleshooting tools APRIMO CULTURE & WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE:Aprimo offers a forward-thinking, progressive and employee-first culture that is based in both collaboration and flexibility with team members who are friendly, intelligent and enthusiastic people that are committed to the product and mission here at Aprimo.With 5 offices worldwide and teams spread throughout the US, EMEA and Philippines, our multicultural teams work cross-departmentally and across continents and cultures towards a shared goal.We offer a diverse environment that promotes DEI efforts, values multiple perspectives and fresh thinking and which includes Aprimo HELPS, an employee resource group (ERG) that is dedicated to giving back to our local communitiesThrough its relaxed environment, Aprimo embodies a more casual "Silicon Valley" atmosphere.We have a casual dress code that allows employees to express themselves as individuals and which fosters a creative and free-thinking approach to problem solving and business solutions. And it also allows us to wear hoodies and shorts during internal meetings.Flexible work schedules and all positions allowing for either entirely remote or hybrid working arrangements create a deeply rewarding work-life balance.With flexible work schedules, employees can attend to personal matters, such as stepping away to pick up their children from school or to get a much-needed haircut.In a recent internal survey, 89% of staff cited work-life balance as being one of the most rewarding aspects of working at AprimoPart of the key to our success is that team members are not only successful at collaboration and open communication, but that they are also given a great deal of autonomy and freedom in their own individual roles.Our culture is not a micro-managing environment – rather, employees are encouraged to be self-starters, to voice new ideas, and to exercise ownership in their individual roles.As such, individual team members can leave a lasting impact and footprint within the organization – in fact, our average employee tenure is 7.7 years.Aprimo employs a "choose your own adventure" approach to career advancement.Staff members are not siloed into roles and for many of our teams there is no set ladder that one needs to climb to achieve growth and promotion.Rather, we emphasize an organic approach to career development in which employees can and do frequently transition into newly created roles within their own teams or transition into other departments based on their interests in exploring new skills and responsibilities.For additional learning and development, we recently rolled out Udemy, which is an online learning platform that employees have access to and which features over 200,000 courses on a wide variety of business topics.Ranked #1 in AI Metadata & Search by Forrester, Aprimo sits on the cutting-edge of technology and is paving new paths forward by incorporating AI (artificial intelligence) into our product offerings.We offer generative AI in a secure environment built for brand safety and governance. Our AI-powered content operations platform, with industry leading digital asset management (DAM) software at its core, helps to optimize the creative process and improve the user experience with better search, recommendations, categorization and summarization.Our AI empowers marketing teams to automate tasks, analyze data, and personalize content, ensuring scalability without sacrificing productivity.AI automatically identifies asset characteristics and transforms them into words a human would search for. Translation, image alterations, personalization, and more are all streamlined by AI.With our platform, marketers can efficiently produce a larger volume of content, engage customers on a personalized level, curate relevant materials, and make data-driven decisions to drive their content strategies forward.Our AI offers up to 72% increase in discoverability and productivity, up to 61% reduction in production time, and up to 66% faster time to market. APRIMO BENEFITS WE OFFER:Competitive Employee Bonus programCompetitive benefits coverage that begins on the first day of employmentGenerous Leave options: Annual, Sick, & Special Leaves such as Paternity, Maternity, and BereavementMedical and Dental Insurance; Eye Refraction; Outpatient medicine coverageEmployee Assistance ProgramRice AllowanceLife and Accident Insurance

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