National Capital Region Jobs Technical Escalations Specialist Position at 8×8, Inc

Manila, Philippines /

Services & Support – Customer Success /

Full-Time

/ On-site

At 8×8 Inc. [Nasdaq:EGHT] we put communications at the heart of our business and build technology that allows people to connect anytime, anywhere they are in the world, and on any device. XCaaS – the 8×8 eXperience Communications Platform – brings together Employee and Customer Experience, enabling hybrid workforces across the globe to connect, collaborate, and delight customers, while providing businesses with real-time communications analytics, intelligence and unique insights.

The Technical Escalations Specialist is a customer-centric position and will play a critical role in the resolution of escalations from 8×8 Support and other customer facing teams

This role ensures that the right resources are assigned to work on the escalations and that the escalations are brought to a resolution that is timely, in compliance with the designated service level agreements (SLA) and meets the customer business requirements.

• Prioritize incoming escalation requests based on 8×8 Support case severity
• Engage with escalations through social channels, Better Business Bureau reports, 
• Distribute escalated issues to appropriate support resource teams
• Ensure updates are provided to the non-support customer facing employee 
• Ensure updates are provided to the originator of the escalation; and, when required, provide SLA updates to the customer to acknowledge first response and escalation progression
• Closing the loop on escalation cases with customers via direct communication on live calls
• Be a liaison between customers and 8×8 Customer Support and the Global Customer Care team.
• Monitor and manage escalations through their lifecycle to ensure timely completion
• Provide daily and weekly reports of total number of escalations and root cause
• Transfer to the appropriate support manager any non-technical escalated issues
• Reporting and analysis of trending issues related to escalations

• Proven experience in a technical customer or sales support environment
• A high standard of written and spoken English, with high level of attention to detail
• Ability to work with cross functional teams outside of support
• Strong organizational and time management skills, exceptional customer service and confident communication skills 
• Proficient in GSuite  or equivalent work productivity suite (i.e Microsoft)
• Experience with cloud based support ticketing systems (Salesforce, Zendesk)
• Basic understanding of SaaS or cloud based technology and telephony systems.

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