DESCRIPTION

Amazon’s IT Services is the first point of contact for technical support service requests. Our IT Support Associate spends their day fielding incoming support chats, calls and online requests on behalf of Amazon Corporate and its subsidiary employees worldwide.
The successful IT Support Associate will be customer focused and motivated by team success. You will be innovative, enthusiastic, and able to adapt to new processes and procedures quickly while dealing with a high volume of requests. You will also be committed, flexible, and have demonstrated ability to maintain high levels of productivity while maintaining quality support.
Our support operations are open 24/7. Being able to work an assigned schedule that falls within our operating hours is required and expected. Available shifts may include, afternoons and evenings, and nights. Typically, they include one or both weekend days and schedules are subject to change.

Key job responsibilities

• Review written communications to ensure adherence to policy and ensures messages are received in a timely manner
• Research, review, and respond to inquiries received via web chat, telephone calls, email, ticketing system, all in a timely manner, in accordance with team standards
• Creates and submits detailed call logs documenting customer interactions that are accurate, thorough, and timely
• Informs customer of needed remedies and answers basic questions
• Follow all standard operating procedures (SOP) through the effective use of Knowledge management system
• Acquire and maintain current knowledge of relevant company policies in order to facilitate communications
• Willingness to work flexible shifts and scheduling, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Acts as a customer liaison for the computing operation, communicating, resolving, and/or initiating the resolution of problems and concerns

About the team
This team alleviates the burden of list management, supports new hire onboarding and customers during the transition to a fully automated solution. Trained on Amazon policies, the team manually reviews contacts to approve or reject, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

o Strong verbal and written communication skills
o Six months experience in an IT or customer service role troubleshooting with the ability to decipher technical terminology and explain the situation or issue in layman’s terms for the customer
o The ability to quickly adapt to differing operating systems while including PC hardware and software issues and software incompatibilities
o Able to apply critical thinking to determine next steps needed to resolve contacts
o Ability to empathize with and prioritize internal customer needs
o Display a commitment to quality and strong multi-tasking skills
o Adherence to shift schedules and timeliness are key requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

o Strong soft skills to deal with varying forms of communications
o The ability to decipher technical terminology and explain in layman’s terms to your customer
o Able to effectively create trouble tickets that are clear and concise to the issue and resolution
o Be able to think in logical steps to resolve the issue at hand
o Able to adapt to fast paced environment
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $31,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $69,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site

• Review written communications to ensure adherence to policy and ensures messages are received in a timely manner
• Research, review, and respond to inquiries received via web chat, telephone calls, email, ticketing system, all in a timely manner, in accordance with team standards
• Creates and submits detailed call logs documenting customer interactions that are accurate, thorough, and timely
• Informs customer of needed remedies and answers basic questions
• Follow all standard operating procedures (SOP) through the effective use of Knowledge management system
• Acquire and maintain current knowledge of relevant company policies in order to facilitate communications
• Willingness to work flexible shifts and scheduling, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Acts as a customer liaison for the computing operation, communicating, resolving, and/or initiating the resolution of problems and concern