Technical Support Specialist

Job Title

Technical Support Representative, Tier 2 Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Support Representative to join our team. As a member of our support team, you will be responsible for providing exceptional technical support to our customers via phone, email, and chat.

• Be available to receive live daily calls, emails and chats to Triage, and action escalations from Tier 1
• Provide world-class technical support via telephone, email, and chat for Turnitin customers experiencing escalated technical issues
• Maintain consistent ticket quality, achieving the agreed-upon target for monthly reviews
• Proactively support users of the Turnitin products (administrators, instructors, teaching assistants, exam takers and proctors) ensuring problem resolution, system access, optimal system performance, and overall customer happiness
• Become a Subject Matter Expert on all Turnitin Assessment Products and services
• Attend Stand-Up meetings with support leadership teams to provide meaningful input from our customers
• Be the first to identify issues and trends with our support leadership and tier 3 teams to understand issues/trends
• Share your knowledge across the team through informal training and team meetings & stand-ups
• Supporting the Quality and Knowledge team with the creation of training modules
• Point of contact for shadowing new Tier 2 team members
• Project work during quieter spells to improve team knowledge and processes
• Prioritize escalated tickets to the Tier 3 team
• Ensure efficient transfer of information between Tier 1 and support leadership teams
• Work closely with our Integrations Team
• Review top issues monthly for external education and ticket reduction

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 2 years of Customer Support Experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Strong working knowledge of Windows and Mac OS
• An understanding of multiple integration paths
• In depth knowledge of expert areas: how to configure an integration, awareness of features, bugs & known issues, etc.
• Good technical writing skills, as you will sometimes need to communicate a case to technical teams outside of Technical Support
• Provide 'White Glove' support for difficult cases/sensitive customers/at risk accounts
• Provide coaching to peers who share the same expert area
• Be approachable, so that more junior members of the team come to you for guidance and support, especially with your expert area

Benefits

• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• 4 Self-Care Days per year
• National Holidays*
• 2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
• Paid Volunteer Time*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement/*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*

Others

At Turnitin, we recognize it's unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you're willing to learn and evolve alongside us, join our team.

Turnitin is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.