Associate - Service Support

Your opportunity

The Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud (IO&C) organization provides technology solutions and support for Schwab employees, as well as supporting the external Schwab client experience. The National Service Desk (NSD), as part of IO&C, provides front-line IT support services for the Schwab workforce to report technology issues, restore service, and raise up issues to second-level support that cannot be resolved at first contact.

We are seeking an IT Service Support Analyst to provide level one support via phone and chat for the internal Schwab workforce. This includes managing incidents (service disruptions) and service requests (routine service-related tasks).

Workplace Flexibility Program: We're proud to support our employees in a working approach that allows you to bring your best self to work – whether that’s in the office or remote.”

• The NSD Service Support Analyst will start onsite for the first 90 days.

• A Workplace Flexibility Program will be reviewed and if offered to an employee, 1 day from home and 4 days from the office.

What you’re good at:

• Excellent customer service skills

• Empathizing with the customer

• Understanding and Practicing Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

• Great oral and written communication skills

• Having a friendly presence and helpful attitude; strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others

• Demonstrating professional etiquette in the use of phones and chat

• Communicating complex technical issues in an easy-to-understand manner to customers with minimal technical knowledge

• Meeting or exceeding defined objectives and metrics (e.g.: talk time, wrap time, first contact resolution, chats per hour, quality assurance evaluations)

• Multi-tasking and using organizational tools effectively in a constantly changing environment

• Executing the defined Service Desk processes with a strong attention to detail • Receiving constructive feedback and demonstrating improvement

• Being disciplined in adhering to schedules (sign-on, sign-off, break times, etc.) • Asking direct, relevant, and probing questions

• Providing concise information and settings expectations

Responsibilities:

• Diagnose and troubleshoot end user desktop application issues and provide appropriate solution

• Ensure customer satisfaction through timely resolution of problems or escalation to a 2nd level team

• Provide incident status updates to management and end-users per service level guidelines

• Support and maintain effective relationships with users

• Provide support for end user computing devices (PCs, laptops, printers, cell phones, and tablets)

• Support end users in their use of applications such as Microsoft Office, CRM, VPN, Citrix, and MDM (mobile device management)

• Perform account management and maintenance for various applications and systems (e.g., create or modify user accounts and permissions, perform password resets).

• Communicate with customers at all levels of technical and non-technical skills sets

• Follow all standard operating procedures (SOP) through the effective use of Knowledge management

What you have

Required Experience:

o 3 - 5 years of experience working in a service desk or customer service environment

o 3 - 5 years of technical support experience

o 3 - 5 years of phone and/or chat support experience

o 1 year of Schwab technology domain experience gained as a current or recent contractor or employee

o Experience using ITSM platforms (SmartIT / Remedy, ServiceNow, Cherwell) and remote support tools (SCCM, Software Center, Client Center Configuration Manager, ADUC)

o Working knowledge of PC technical support, systems administration, networking, Windows, macOS, iOS, and iPadOS

o Bachelor’s or Associates degree in Information Technology or a related field is a plus

o CompTIA, ITIL, KCS, CSI and Microsoft certifications are a plus

Why work for us?

Own Your Tomorrow embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees ignite their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in reinventing a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth.

Benefits: A competitive and flexible package designed to empower you for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive and flexible package designed to help you make the most of your life at work and at home—today and in the future. Explore further.

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