Merchant Support Representative

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Merchant Support Representative for merchants running loyalty programs with Smile. Handle high volume conversations to resolve issues and enhance merchant experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Be the first point of contact for both current and prospective Smile merchants, handling a high volume of conversations with accuracy
  • Help prospective merchants articulate the value of Smile
  • Enable product adoption by facilitating trial access and demonstrating the app’s capabilities
  • Guide merchants through configuration and identify and resolve minor issues
  • Run baseline troubleshooting and diagnostics to understand issues before escalating, rather than defaulting to quick pass-off
  • Take meaningful ownership of conversations through resolution whenever possible, using escalation intentionally when deeper technical or strategic expertise is required
  • Ability to delegate escalations effectively through setting expectations and providing concise internal communication
  • Engage merchants on the channel that best supports the outcome, including chat, email, and when appropriate phone calls, video calls, or screen shares
  • Build trust, empathize, and delight merchants by setting the standard for what exceptional support looks like
  • Assess conversations for signals of revenue opportunity or retention risk, even when the initial request appears simple
  • Actively contribute to improving our AI-powered support experience by flagging gaps, misfires, or situations where automation could be strengthened
  • Contribute to our product feedback process
  • Actively drive five-star experiences and review generation through high-quality, human interactions.

Requirements:

  • Full-time availability for a remote role (Monday - Friday 7 AM - 3 PM, Atlantic Time)
  • Strong familiarity with the Shopify platform and broader ecommerce ecosystem
  • Expressive personality with a high level of empathy. When a merchant opens a conversation, they know there’s a real human at the other end
  • Competency in a digital environment. We use tools like Notion, Slack, Google Sheets, Metabase, etc.
  • Knowledge of the ecommerce industry and desire to keep up with industry trends
  • Ability to multitask and handle a high volume of conversations in a fast-paced environment
  • Team-oriented mindset
  • Able to operate independently in a remote environment while maintaining focus
  • Comfort exercising judgment in ambiguous situations rather than relying solely on scripts
  • Willingness to engage merchants beyond text-based chat when it meaningfully improves outcomes.

Benefits:

  • Base Salary: $61,500 CAD
  • Plus on-target earnings of $10,000 CAD for meeting individual review targets. The variable component is performance-based and uncapped.
  • In addition, our generous total rewards package includes things like flexible vacation, a remote work allowance, and a monthly credit to use at any of the store 100,000+ stores that uses our software.