Technical Support Specialist, Hospitality – German speaking

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Technical Support Specialist supporting strategic hospitality accounts for Lightspeed’s cloud commerce platform. Troubleshooting escalations, training users, and driving feature adoption.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide exceptional technical assistance and white-glove customer service to Strategic Accounts via email, phone, video, and on-site engagements
  • Recommend best practices to help high-value clients streamline operations and maximize the Lightspeed ecosystem
  • Partner with Implementation teams on successful warm handoffs for new Strategic accounts
  • Collaborate with Strategic Account Managers to manage daily operations, resolve complex issues, and improve the customer journey
  • Lead unified customer meetings to review requests, forecast requirements, and mitigate risks
  • Conduct proactive account health syncs remotely or on-site to drive feature adoption and client business growth
  • Provide training to new and existing customer staff
  • Advocate for product enhancements with Product and Development teams
  • Manage high-stakes technical escalations end-to-end, including technical resolution, executive communication, and stakeholder feedback
  • Use diagnostic techniques to isolate root causes and deliver solutions
  • Document account-specific complexities and resolutions for global Support teams
  • Write and maintain troubleshooting guides, testing procedures, and internal documentation
  • Track software defects for corrective action
  • Develop technical expertise across Lightspeed hospitality platforms
  • Contribute to wider team objectives beyond the strict scope of the role

Requirements:

  • Role is open to candidates located in Berlin
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English
  • Additional languages are a bonus
  • Extensive customer service experience in a technical support role
  • Prior experience in the Hospitality industry
  • Ability to self-manage incoming emails, telephone calls, video calls, meetings, and on-site visits based on priority and customer commitments
  • Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Mac OS
  • Proven troubleshooting skills in a senior support position
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Ability to manage technical escalations of at-risk accounts and identify growth opportunities
  • Flexibility in schedule to work
  • Knowledge of networking or network support experience is a plus
  • Understanding of SaaS-relevant APIs and experience supporting them is a plus
  • Prior consultant experience is a plus

Benefits:

  • Equity options in the form of Restricted Share Units (RSUs)
  • Health & Wellness credit
  • Career development opportunities and internal moves
  • One paid day off per year to volunteer
  • Access to professional or coaching services through health apps
  • Additional benefits depending on the country of residence
  • Inclusive and barrier-free workplace
  • Accommodations available on request for candidates with disabilities