Technical Support Representative at BigCommerce

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

BigCommerce Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
eCommerce, SaaSIndustries

Requirements

  • A work ethic that demonstrates dedication to the company, its mission, and the team; a desire to work in a culture of excellence
  • Experience in a customer-facing, service-oriented role is required; experience in a phone, email, or chat-based technical support or customer service contact center preferred
  • Exceptional ability to utilize self-service resources (internal guides, Google-fu, external service portals, etc) to find solutions is required
  • Strong aptitude toward various web, eCommerce, and hosting technologies and how they work together
  • Exceptional critical thinking and soft skills with a passion for getting every customer on the path to success using thoughtful solutions that best fit each situation
  • Team player interested in growing and competing alongside some of the best technical support agents in the business; willingness to help and seek help from peers
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; an ability to communicate effectively with and deescalate frustrated or upset customers without taking it personally
  • Ability to read or edit within at least one web language (HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, etc), as well as a basic understanding of data structures, is preferred
  • Must be flexible to shift work and occasional overtime in a 24x7x365 environment

Responsibilities

  • Provide outstanding phone, email, and chat-based technical support to our customers in a fast-paced 24x7 environment (expect up to 7.5 hours of talk/chat time a day)
  • Provide extraordinary support to our ever-growing merchant base with your unsurpassed customer service and problem solving capabilities
  • Develop solutions and utilize standard operating procedures for improving customer satisfaction and creating lifelong promoters of our brand
  • Communicate with the management team and developers to improve product functionality and resolve issues
  • Decrease incoming volume by striving toward first contact resolution and proactively onboarding and advising customers on eCommerce best practices
  • Assist customers with common billing, invoice, and account issues
  • Utilize classroom, video, and self-paced training to stay ahead of product advancements and eCommerce best practices; utilize your knowledge to solve problems efficiently
  • Display high levels of professionalism in recurring interactions with departments inside and outside of the CSS organization

Skills

Technical Support
Customer Service
Phone Support
Email Support
Chat Support
Troubleshooting
eCommerce
Billing Support
Problem Solving

BigCommerce

E-commerce platform for online store management

About BigCommerce

BigCommerce offers an e-commerce platform that helps businesses create and manage online stores through a subscription service. It provides tools for website building, order management, payment processing, and marketing, along with an App Marketplace for additional integrations. The platform is flexible and scalable, allowing businesses to grow without switching systems, and supports headless commerce for customized storefronts. BigCommerce aims to deliver a comprehensive solution for businesses of all sizes.

Austin, TexasHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$213.2MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Paid Vacation
Mental Health Support

Risks

Integration with Yuma.ai raises potential data privacy concerns.
Self-service upgrade tool may cause issues for non-tech-savvy users.
New executive appointments could lead to strategic misalignment with customer expectations.

Differentiation

BigCommerce offers headless commerce, allowing complete control over frontend design.
The platform supports both B2B and B2C e-commerce for over 60,000 brands.
BigCommerce's App Marketplace enhances functionality with third-party apps and integrations.

Upsides

Growing demand for headless commerce boosts BigCommerce's market position.
Partnership with Nuvei enhances global payment solutions for BigCommerce clients.
Expansion in B2B e-commerce creates new opportunities for BigCommerce.

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