Technical Support Specialist I - Guadalajara, Mexico in Schaumburg
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Job description
The Technical Support Specialist I oversees providing excellent support efforts for Paylocity's suite of applications. This often entails working cross functionally with other teams in the organization. You will learn multiple software products and fully support any questions or issues that may arise. The TSS will be focused on service request completion, incident detection, reporting, and resolution, and excellent customer service. The ideal candidate is a great communicator and can translate technical knowledge into actionable direction. Basic computer skills are necessary, as the TSS will use diagnostic tools, data entry applications, office products, and SQL to assist with resolution.
Primary Responsibilities
Daily Responsibilities:
- Monitor and prioritize cases in a timely manner from an end user experiencing problems with software and other computer-related technologies
- Supports technical issues by remote desktop management tools
- Track and maintain interactions through the entire lifecycle
- Learn and become an expert on application features, configuration, and supported third party software
- Identify, diagnose, and resolve technical issues and critical incidents through research and analysis
- Assist end users on the modification of items that may include time off accruals, time and attendance, tax adjustments, and/or security requests to ensure complete resolution
Core Responsibilities:
- Follow up and communication are key factors for a successful TSS
- Intermediate Excel with success in maintaining and organizing data. Skilled in VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP formula development, Pivot Table , and Pivot reporting
- Research and test functionality is required for troubleshooting
- Assist with documentation where applicable
- Open availability for shifts dependent on business needs
- Work through high-level analytical problems for best resolution
- Possess a positive demeanor to work with individuals with minimal technological aptitude. Able to translate technical knowledge into actionable solutions. A few of the most common solutions include providing guidance to correct product setups and creating SQL scripts or running correction payrolls in order to fix data
- Ability to search multiple knowledgebases that use support developed articles or prior troubleshooting cases as examples using Boolean, Keyword and Wildcard searches
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a customer service or help desk/software support role
- Associates/Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field or equivalent years or work experience
- Must demonstrate business-level English proficiency, both written and spoken, to collaborate effectively with English speaking global teams.
- Intermediate MS Office skills, especially with Excel, specifically being able to import data and use pivot tables, and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
- Strong oral and written communication
- Ability to analyze data for high-level problem resolution
- Technical aptitude to learn database tools, such as SQL, or other software or internal developed tools
- Desire for continued learning
- Must have strong mathematical skills for report calculations, accruals, etc.
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma a plus