Customer Support Specialist

About the team & opportunity 

What’s so great about working on Calendly’s Customer Experience team? 

We provide a high touch experience to each customer and enable them to maximize our product so that they can gain valuable time back into their day to day.

Why do we need you? Well, we are looking for a Customer Support Specialist who has a curiosity for technology, critical problem-solving skills, and a desire to enable customers! You will report to a Manager of Customer Service being on the front lines of customer support issues during our day shift.

A day in the life of a Customer Support Specialist at Calendly

You will resolve tickets via Live Chat, Phone or Email promptly in a fast-paced environment and effectively maintain expert-level product knowledge. You will have the opportunity to participate in Calendly support initiatives and you will be measured by personal and team goals & metrics. Many customers have experienced the value of Calendly firsthand, and our team makes a huge impact on that experience. In order to stay at the top of industry customer service standards, we need to continually grow our team.

On a typical day, you will be working on:

• Be the first point of contact for our users when they need help or have questions, providing solutions and creating the very best Calendly support experience
• Help our customers schedule more meetings
• Take a consultative approach to problem-solving
• Maintain fantastic written communication skills
• Be a Calendly product, use-case, and scheduling industry expert
• Patiently empathize with customers with every interaction
• Attend ticket audits and receive active feedback on a regular basis
• Document & advance customer and internal issues appropriately
• Go above and beyond to serve our customers and your team (be a self-starter)
• Use your technical savviness and resourcefulness to assist customers relatively autonomously
• Take ownership over the customer experience you provide

What do we need from you?

• 1+ years of experience in software (SaaS) customer support
• Technical software troubleshooting skill and experience
• Live Chat or Phone customer support experience a plus
• Someone who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment and enjoys helping people
• A self-starter mentality and desire to make a direct, tangible impact on a rapidly growing product and company
• Drive and ability to thrive in a metrics-focused role and team environment
• Phenomenal written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding time management skills
• Someone who works collaboratively with a passionate, customer-centric team
• Authorized to work lawfully in the United States of America as Calendly does not engage in immigration sponsorship at this time

Our ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, email, phone, and live chat-based customer support environment. This role will require product expertise, exemplary time management skills, critical thinking about problem-solving, and effective communication throughout the customer experience. Due to the hours of coverage, it is imperative that the person in this role exercise good, professional judgment and be able to thrive in a relatively self-sufficient context. We're looking for self-starters who are curious and intrinsically motivated to make an impact.

Available Shifts

In order to best serve our customers globally, and to support multiple time zones, seven days a week.

• This role has a consistent 5-day per week work schedule that will include one weekend day: your shift each week will be Tuesday - Saturday, 8am -5pm EST  OR Tuesday - Saturday, 9am -6pm EST

What’s in it for you? 

Ready to make a serious impact? Millions of people already rely on Calendly’s products, and we’re still in the midst of our growth curve — it’s a fantastic time to join us. Everything you’ll work on here will accelerate your career to the next level. If you want to learn, grow, and do the best work of your life alongside the best people you’ve ever worked with, then we hope you’ll consider allowing Calendly to be a part of your professional journey.

Our Hiring Process:

We aim to provide an inclusive and equitable candidate experience to everyone who expresses interest in working at Calendly. To learn more about our hiring process, please visit our careers page at www.careers.calendly.com.

Once selected for an opportunity, the recruiter assigned to the role will keep you informed every step of the way. Have questions? Let your recruiter know! Want to share your experience? We are passionately committed to improving and building on our process, and we consider feedback a gift.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the application or recruiting process, please contact us at recruiting@calendly.com . 

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The ranges listed below are the expected annual base salary for this role, subject to change.

Calendly takes a number of factors into consideration when determining an employee’s starting salary, including relevant experience, relevant skills sets, interview performance, location/metropolitan area, and internal pay equity.

Base salary is just one component of Calendly’s total rewards package. All full-time (30 hours/week) employees are also eligible for our Quarterly Corporate Bonus program (or Sales incentive), equity awards, and competitive benefits.

Calendly uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location, or the onsite building location if hybrid, to determine which metropolitan pay range we use. Current geographic zones are as follows:

• Tier 1: San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, New York City, NY
• Tier 2: Chicago, IL, Austin, TX, Denver, CO, Boston, MA, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, PA, Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, Miami, FL, and all other cities in CA.
• Tier 3: All other locations not in Tier 1 or Tier 2

Tier 1 Hourly$19.62—$26.55 USDTier 2 Hourly$19.62—$26.55 USDTier 3 Hourly$19.62—$26.55 USD Apply