Software Support Agent

ITjobs • Full Time • BR2, Bromley Town, Greater London, Greater London, United Kingdom • 2m ago

A fantastic opportunity to join a leading company in the Education Technology sector, ideally suited to an experienced MIS user/data manager or someone with experience of supporting EdTech products.

The position will focus on customer support for school MIS and finance systems, and over time, progressing to more proactive, 'expert' support. There are clear routes for career progression and development - our software support agents have gone on to work in training/consultation, software implementation / technical project management and management positions within the company.

We offer flexible working arrangements, with half of our team already working from home full time. We provide comprehensive and ongoing training to all staff joining us.

This role reports to the Helpdesk Manager.

Duties/areas of responsibility:

- Manage a variety of requests from customers - these range from queries to more complex incidents, reported via telephone calls, online chat, emails or online
- Maintain a high degree of product expertise as the product evolves
- Use your product expertise to investigate technical issues and escalate to higher support tiers if needed
- Remain the "owner" of each issue or request raised, maintaining strong lines of communication with the customer to ensure they're kept up to date
- Generally provide exceptional customer service to your customers, ensuring that they feel happy and satisfied and get the most from the product.

Job requirements

Skill and Experience Requirements

Strong organisation skills
Good diagnostic / problem solving skills
Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
Professional working attitude
Good time management and priority handling
Ability to work in a customer-facing environment
Experience in the following would be highly advantageous
- Previous experience in a Support Role
- Previous experience working with MIS systems
- Educational Background