Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has a lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.
Our Team
We are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban.
We believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate diversity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work.
Who You Are
Brightwheel is seeking a Customer Support Advocate to support our growing community of directors, teachers, and parents. We are looking for team members who are passionate about educating our customers about the brightwheel product and finding solutions for their pain points. You will be on the front line communicating directly with our schools and parents and will work cross-functionally with our Customer Success and Product/Engineering teams. You enjoy collaborating with your team to find creative solutions to issues and using customer feedback to advocate for product improvements.
We’re looking for someone with experience in customer service, preferably with exposure to technical troubleshooting. Ideally, this is someone who can empathize with the daily experience of a teacher or a parent of young children.
What You’ll Do
- Develop expertise in our platform and become a subject matter expert for our customers, keeping on top of updates in each release
- Use strong critical thinking and troubleshooting abilities to correctly identify, investigate, and resolve technical or usage issues
- Answer chats and schedule phone calls daily to provide responsive live support.
- Prepare for scheduled phone callbacks to provide personalized support
- Communicate clear and concise instructions via live chat, email, and phone to Administrators, Teachers, and Guardians
- Exhibit empathy towards our customers and each other at all times
- Advocate on behalf of customers, helping them to solve their issues and acting as the “voice of the customer”
- Contribute to improving internal processes
- Work cross-functionally to support our customers and improve the overall customer experience
- Maintain established metrics such as closed cases and response times while maintaining quality and high customer satisfaction ratings
Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities
- At least one year of customer service or early education experience (required)
- Exceptional written skills, attention to detail, and strong listening skills
- Excellent organization, time-management, and prioritization skills
- Comfort with a fast-paced and dynamic environment that evolves rapidly
- A passion for improving the world through education
- Experience in schools/education (a plus)
- Experience providing live support to customers (preferred)
- Hands-on experience with Zendesk, Salesforce, Intercom, or similar CRM systems (preferred)
- Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
$21.64 – $21.64 an hour
Brightwheel is committed to internal pay equity and offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, equity, and benefits. In addition, our benefits package includes premium medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid parental leave, a flexible paid time off policy, a monthly wellness and productivity stipend, and a Learning & Development stipend.
For cash compensation, brightwheel sets standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. In addition to equity, our annual cash compensation for this role in all US-based locations is an hourly rate of $21.64 (which comes to $45,000 yearly at 40hr/week).