Smart Home Technical Support Specialist I

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Why Work For Us?

  • Great Pay - opportunity to participate in AAA discretionary annual incentive plan or other incentive plans depending upon position
  • 401k Matching – $1 for $1 company match up to 6% of eligible earnings per pay period
  • Benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, wellness program and more!
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off – Team Members accrue paid time off monthly. Depending on position, an additional 24 hours per year are earmarked for volunteer activities.
  • Collaborative Environment – AAA will value your contribution to providing exceptional service to our members
  • Free AAA Classic Membership
  • AAA Product Discounts
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program

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At AAA, our Team Members strive to deliver amazing service and help our Members outsmart life’s roadblocks. We believe everything you do outside of work adds to who you are at work.

WHY WORK FOR US?

  • Great Pay - with the opportunity for increases when performance skill blocks are achieved
  • 401k Matching – $1 for $1 company match up to 6% of eligible earnings per pay period
  • Annual Incentive Plan – Eligibility to participate in AAA NCNU annual bonus plan
  • Benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, wellness program and more!
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off – Team Members accrue paid time off monthly with an additional 24 hours per year earmarked for volunteer activities
  • Collaborative Environment – AAA will value your contribution to providing exceptional service to our members
  • Free AAA Classic Membership
  • AAA Product Discounts
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program

We are looking for a creative problem solver to join our amazing AAA Smart Home team. As a Tech Support Specialist I on our Tech Support team, you will troubleshoot equipment and service issues. This position will conduct basic alarm panel, camera, and z-wave device troubleshooting with customers over the phone regarding their security systems. You will also be the eyes and ears for our team to learn how we can continuously improve our products and services for our customers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Remote troubleshooting
  • Ability to research, respond, and resolve customer technical issues related to alarm panels, cameras, and z-wave devices
  • Contacts customers (inbound and outbound) regarding troubleshooting issues/requests
  • Uses online resources, websites, computer and web based downloading programs
  • Tests with customer, verify codes signals are received and working properly
  • Submit service tickets as needed for onsite service
  • Document interactions with customers including a summary of the call and any resolution notes
  • Provide basic customer support
  • Answer calls in the customer support queue when call volume dictates
  • Collect customer payments
  • Answer basic billing questions
  • Provide general customer account support

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

  • Demonstrate effective and accurate verbal and written communication with customers, technicians, department personnel and other Team Members.
  • Ability to interact with customers and field technical staff via phone, email and chat.
  • Accepts assignments with an open, cooperative, positive team oriented attitude.
  • Demonstrates the ability to multi task.
  • Basic working knowledge of Word and Excel


EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

  • High School Diploma; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Six months or more of technical support or helpdesk experience (preferred).
  • Call center or customer facing experience (preferred).
  • Bilingual (preferred).
  • Exercise independent judgment, resourcefulness, and effective problem solving techniques.
  • Minimum 30 WPM typing skills
  • Strong communication skills


WORKING ENVIRONMENT/ MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This position is an office position where 98% of the time is spent sitting at a desk completing work using a computer monitor.

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