Who we are: Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to the live events, artists, and teams they love. We believe in the power of experiences and are fiercely dedicated to building products that inspire human connections. Named as one of Built In's top places to work in 2024, we believe that our People are our greatest competitive advantage. To support our People, we have built a company culture that empowers our employees to embrace challenges, encourages unity through collaboration, and seeks to constantly evolve by leveraging data and inspiring innovation.
The Opportunity:
As an Call Center Team Lead, you will supervise and coach your team to deliver a VIP service experience while helping them grow the skills they need to have successful careers. Share new ideas when it comes to increasing productivity and improving the customer experience within the organization while ensuring that every customer receives timely responses and a high level of accurate, courteous service. You will have the opportunity to build relationships within cross-functional teams and work closely with all levels of the organization. This is a unique opportunity to have a positive impact in a high growth business.
Schedule for this role will be:
- 3:00pm-12:00am. Wednesday-Sunday with Monday and Tuesday off.
- Role is hybrid. 3 days in office and 2 days at home.
How your role contributes to the success of Vivid Seats Call Center Team Lead:
- Create a positive, fun, and motivating team environment to enhance employee performance and ensure the team remains passionate about delivering positive, professional, and accurate information to customers.
- Set clear performance goals and monitor individual progress to provide coaching opportunities and to understand employee developmental needs.
- Monitor staffing levels, agent attendance and ensure adherence to all company procedures and policies.
- Maintain a culture that strives for excellence by assisting in recruiting, developing, and retaining team members.
- Ensure that all agents are providing a quality experience is to all customers in a timely manner.
- Review and report on agent KPIs on a frequent basis to provide appropriate recognition or guidance for improvements.
- Document call center quality concerns and trends for procedural changes and recommendations.
How your role expectations will progress as an Call Center Team Lead in the first 30, 90, and 180 days:
30 days in as a Call Center Team Lead:
- Complete new hire orientation, gaining the resources you need to be successful.
- Learn how ticket marketplaces operate and how you’ll contribute to providing great experiences for our customers.
- Acclimate to team and company norms, business objectives, and Vivid Seats values.
- Gain industry knowledge and experience to learn how to manage customer inquiries and provide appropriate solutions.
- Understand company performance metrics and values to hold your team accountable for and work toward.
- Complete training with a complete understanding of how this role plays an important part in lowering customer anxiety
90 days in as a Call Center Team Lead:
- Contribute to our approaches, methods, or technologies to support overall business goals and drive team efficiencies.
- Maintain, harvest and aid internal and external relationships to achieve progress and advance objectives.
- Gain ability to recognize order issues and trends while monitoring agent’s day to day activity.
- Display ability to recognize and address agent errors and provide constructive feedback on how to meet their KPI’s more effectively.
180 days in as a Call Center Team Lead:
- Apply methods to execute individual tasks that positively impacts the team.
- Play an active role in continued learnings to advance skill sets necessary for team goals.
- Proactively monitor agent performance and provide solid solutions on how to meet their individual and team goals.
- Manage highly complex, escalated, and high value contacts without guidance.
- Ingrained as a key player of the team who runs autonomously throughout day-to-day responsibilities.
What You’ll Bring as a Call Center Team Lead:
- Previous leadership experience and ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Experience in a call center, hospitality or retail environments preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organization skills are necessary, as well as impeccable/professional communication skills.
- Proven track record of successfully managing, training, and motivating their team to provide excellent customer service.
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of management.
- Ability to prioritize, troubleshoot and coordinate multiple tasks while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Willing to work overtime, nights, and weekends as the schedule and business needs dictate.
- Genuine interest in customer service as well as sports and entertainment.
- Bachelor's degree required.
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Our Commitment:
We are an equal opportunity employer that values the critical importance of a diverse workforce and sense of belonging. Many of our roles have flexible requirements and we encourage you to apply regardless of whether you meet every qualification.
What We Do
Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to the live events, artists, and teams they love. Based on the belief that “Life Happens Live”, the Chicago-based company provides exceptional value by providing one of the widest selections of events and tickets in North America and an industry leading Vivid Seats Rewards program where all fans earn on every purchase. Through its proprietary software and unique technology, Vivid Seats drives the consumer and business ecosystem for live event ticketing and enables the power of shared experiences to unite people.
Why Work With Us
We build products that connect people and create lasting memories. If doing meaningful work inspires you, you’re our kind of people. We are passionate about facilitating amazing fan experiences and just as intent on providing compelling experiences for our employees. Create and attend incredible live event experiences with us!
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