Trupanion is a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs in North America. Our mission is to help the pets we all love receive the veterinary care they need. At Trupanion, we offer a collaborative, casual, and pet-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves.
Join Our Customer Support Team: Meaningful work impacting pets’ lives!
As a French Bilingual Member Experience Specialist, your role is at the heart of Trupanion. When members need us, our French Bilingual Specialists do whatever is necessary to provide the best experience possible. We’re looking for someone who has full French professional working proficiency , thrives in engaging with customers, and are comfortable navigating complex situations, investigating, problem-solving, and taking action in the moment. In this role, you will build real-life connections, and help educate members on the unparalleled lifetime value and importance of having a pet protected by us.
What you will do (The Role):
- Provide an exceptional experience in French for current Trupanion members through inbound phone calls, chat, and email in a remote call center environment
- Passion to assist members, curiosity to ask probing questions, and ability to problem solve and think of creative solutions to assist the member.
- Handle sensitive situations with empathy and care, exemplifying Trupanion values
- Utilize multiple systems simultaneously to support our members
- Quickly adapt to changes in responsibility, processes, and workflow in an ever-changing environment
- Efficiently manage time to provide legendary customer service in a high-volume contact center
- Make genuine connections, with the ability to adapt communication style to best serve any member that contacts us.
What you’ll need (Qualifications):
- French Full Professional Working Proficiency is Required!
- 2+ years’ experience in high-volume, high-level customer service
- Work from home experience is a plus!
- Experience using and learning complex computer systems
- Call center experience is a plus!
Work Environment
At Trupanion, we foster a flexible workplace! This is a remote position open to candidates anywhere in the US. If you enjoy a mix of on-site and remote work, you may choose to have a hybrid schedule in our Seattle office. You must be able to have a reliable/stable connection to the internet through hard-wire Ethernet.
Schedule
This is a full-time position with 8-hour shifts, 5 days a week. While schedules are set without rotation, this position requires working both weekend days with shifts between the hours of 3:00 AM PST – 11:00 PM PST.
During four weeks of training, employees work Monday – Friday between 8:00 AM PST – 5:00 PM PST.
Compensation
- The base pay for this position is $20.00/hour on a full-time schedule. Along with the hourly pay, Trupanion employees may be eligible for uncapped monthly bonuses based on individual performance.
- We want all employees to be invested in Trupanion’s success, so we grant Restricted Stock Units to all new team members. Our new hire grants vest over 4 years.
Benefits and Perks
- Full medical, dental, and vision benefits at no cost to the employee
- Four weeks of paid time off and 9 paid float holidays (you can decide which days are most important to you!)
- Five-week sabbatical after five years of employment
- Open, casual, pet-friendly, and fun office environment
- Free medical health insurance for your pet (1 dog or cat)
- Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
- Seattle Office Amenities: Free on-site gym, free dog walking services for office pets during business hours, free parking, and paid ORCA cards.