We're looking for Bilingual Enterprise Customer Support Advocate, fluent in English and Japanese, to help us assist our highest valued Enterprise customer accounts with prompt, friendly and accurate help through any medium or channel. In this role, you'll support the customer onboarding process and report trends and patterns related to Support escalation workflows. You'll communicate with our global Enterprise customers in an efficient, professional and engaging manner. This is a hybrid position, open to applicants located in Tokyo, Japan. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager, Enterprise Customer Support.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Provide subject matter expertise, within an accelerated SLA to Hootsuite's highest-valued customer accounts - Enterprise Standard, Premier, Strategic, including all 3rd party Partner Support programs [Digital Services Partner (DSP) and Independent Software Vendors (ISV)]
• Embrace a customer first mindset to address and resolve customer questions, issues, and concerns 
• Efficiently troubleshoot reported issues or queries in detail to diagnose and differentiate between product and non-product issues in order to provide accurate, valid and complete information to our customers.
• Help identify and report patterns, trends, or wide spread issues impacting Hootsuite products and services following all applicable Support escalation workflows
• Perform and complete customer account related work pertaining to the implementation, configuration, or onboarding of large Enterprise customers as required (varies by scale and complexity)
• Identify opportunities for cross/up-sell and connect clients with their CAM/CSM for discussion on the best overall solution for them to maximize the value of Hootsuite
• Communicate in an engaging, helpful and professional tone across all channels including email (tickets), chat and phones.
• Collaborate closely with Customer & Expansion team colleagues to prioritize the customer experience and streamline resolution of any client concerns.
• Maintain a focus on excellence by meeting or exceeding monthly/quarterly targets including Quality Assurance (QA), Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), productivity (solves/ATHT), Customer First Proactive Outbound Calls, Adherence and Occupancy.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Fully fluent in Japanese and English (verbal and written)
• Some relevant experience in a product or customer technical support role.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask, attention to detail and time management are essential.
• Knowledge of ticketing platforms i.e. ZenDesk and Jira is a plus.
• Experience in a multi-channel environment (Phone/Chat/Email).
• Deep understanding of Hootsuite's features, functionality and how to troubleshoot problems in our suite of products.
• Strong work ethic to handle multiple requests with exceptional follow-through
• Excellent knowledge and passion for social environments [Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok etc].
• Resilience, Tolerance for Change/Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change, finding ways to advance work and projects.
• Problem Solving: Uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems. Looks beyond the obvious to understand the root cause of problems.
• Priority Setting: Focuses time/energy on the most important issues/opportunities. 
• Clearly understand how to assess the importance of tasks and decisions.
• Interpersonal Savvy: relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. 
  

WHO YOU ARE:

• Solution seeker: You're focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don't wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner: You have a growth mindset – you're here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn't.
• Resilient adapter: In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger: You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator: You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker: You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team's work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner: You take pride in the work you're responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser: You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.

In all we do, our six guiding principles light the way:

Step Up: Dare to go beyond the expected to achieve greatness. #StepUp

One Team: Make Hootsuite a place we soar together by respecting each other's individuality, building trust, and showing up for the team. #OneTeam #FreeToBeMe

Customer Obsessed: Focus relentlessly on helping our customers succeed. #CustomerObsessed

Go Fast, Be Agile: Widen our competitive advantage by committing to speed and simplicity over perfection and complexity. #GoFastBeAgile

Play to Win: Commit to building an incredible, profitable company for our customers, our employees, and our stakeholders. #PlayToWin #NoExcuses

Neighbours & Allies: Give back to our communities and be an ally. #SocialForGood #Allies

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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