Bilingual Support Technician I

Job Summary

You are a self-motivated, customer support professional with strong computer aptitude. You are dedicated to providing outstanding bilingual customer service and eager to learn new technical skills to make a real difference in a growing, international company. You are a strong team player who appreciates excellence, who is passionate about their work and fair in their interactions with people.

Location / Work Hours

This is a 3-month contract position working remotely in LATAM for a US company. Shift hours are from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM BRT. Some infrequent, on-call weekend work may be required.

Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities

As a direct contractor on our collaborative Technical Support Team, you will be the first line of communication in English and either Spanish or Portuguese with our external customers, providing technical assistance on Seagull Software on-prem and SaaS solutions and printer drivers. We consider our technical support to be a vital part of the products we sell and want it to be the best.

• Be the first point of contact with external customers over email, chat, and phone.
• Provide support to customers in English and either Spanish or Portuguese by identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving technical issues relating to our enterprise software and third-party applications.
• Escalate issues to higher support tiers, as needed.
• Research and answer miscellaneous questions about software capabilities from resellers and end users.
• Identify and record details about support tickets and contribute to the documentation and the Knowledge Base.
• Play a vital role in suggesting improvements to our product.
• Work closely with other departments, including Engineering, IT, QA and Sales.
• Take on special tasks and projects, such as report writing, product documentation, suggest improvements for our products and programming.
• Above all, provide a World-Class customer experience.

Required Experience, Skills & Abilities

• Please submit your resume in English.
• 2+ years prior experience as a technical support representative, demonstrating excellent customer service and troubleshooting skills.
• Fluent in English and either Spanish or Portuguese.
• Strong knowledge of Windows operating systems.
• Technical aptitude, with the ability to quickly learn and work with new software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to speak and write clearly and communicate effectively in English.
• Problem-solving ability and active listening skills.
• Ability to successfully collaborate with different teams, as well as being self-motivated to work individually.
• Some shifts may require weekend work.

Education

• Computer Science Degree or Technology Certification or equivalent experience.
• Completion of CompTIA A+ certification preferred.

Terms of Contract

• This is a direct contractor position and therefore not eligible for benefits.
• Prior to the start of your contract, you must provide documentation proving authorization to work as an independent contractor (self-employed) as well as a Police Clearance Certificate.
• You will be paid in USD on a monthly basis through a payroll platform.

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