Customer Service Risk Teammate Id-2589

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Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

Work from Home Customer Service Risk Teammate - Ireland Based Role

Important Information: 

  • You must be located within the Republic of Ireland to be considered for this role.
  • This is remote based role and the expected start date for this role is 13th January 2025.
  • We require your full availability for 8 weeks of paid training.
  • This role is an inbound phone based role
  • Basic Salary of €36,400
  • Quarterly Bonus Plan
  • 25 days Holidays
  • Educational Assistance
  • Healthcare Plan
  • Pension & Life Assurance Plans
  • Sabbatical every 5 years
  • On-site Gym access in Dublin office

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About the team and the role:

At eBay, Customer Experience is a career path offering diverse opportunities. As a Customer Experience Risk Teammate, you'll provide exceptional service to customers inquiring about account restrictions and promote high seller standards. You'll manage high-volume customer interactions, ensuring resolutions that make an extraordinary impact. Your journey starts with comprehensive training on products, technology, and performance targets, followed by ongoing training and upskilling to support your long-term career growth with eBay.

What you will accomplish:

  • Provide effective phone support to eBay customers, applying active listening and clear communication.
  • Use problem-solving skills and good judgment to manage account restrictions and verify activity to mitigate loss.
  • Analyze account history and trends to take appropriate actions and tailor solutions to align sellers' business models with eBay's.
  • Understand the importance of customer service for buyer loyalty and how customer-centricity can drive sales.
  • Quickly grasp customer priorities, identify improvement areas, and act with the customer in mind to establish trust and relationships.
  • Achieve quality, satisfaction, and metric-driven targets, while coordinating with team members and departments to resolve inquiries and perform related duties.

What you will bring:

  • Fluent in written and verbal English, eligible to work full-time in Ireland, and available for shift work, including early mornings, late evenings, and weekends.
  • Demonstrated interest in e-commerce with an understanding of eBay, ideally with experience as a buyer or seller on the platform.
  • Proven ability to handle challenging customers and situations, achieving performance metrics in a phone-based, target-driven environment.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills to manage conversations, handle conflict, influence outcomes, and build strong working relationships.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, flexibility, team spirit, and independence, with the ability to make discretionary decisions based on research.
  • Technical proficiency with the Internet and Microsoft Office programs, such as Outlook, Excel, and Word, and the ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with coworkers and peers.
  • Located in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford or Wicklow
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