Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.
The Service team brings the Thumbtack mission to life! We focus on providing a great experience to our users through building customer loyalty and helping local service professionals grow their businesses.
About the RoleBy handling customer requests through our users' different channels (phone, chat, SMS, and email), you navigate the challenges of customer needs, profile requests, and more specifically service inquiries. Our best representatives are enthusiastic individuals who thrive in a fast-paced revenue driving environment that builds customer trust, loyalty, and drive departmental goals.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in outbound and inbound sales efforts, with experience in recovery and expansion programs. Must also be adaptable in your sales pitch to meet customer and departmental needs.
What you'll do- Partner with Customers: Build strong relationships by actively listening, understanding their needs, and offering expert recommendations and tailored solutions.
- Deliver Outstanding Service: Manage at least 55 inbound and outbound calls daily, addressing customer inquiries with empathy, effective problem-solving, and de-escalation skills.
- Maintain Product & Industry Expertise: Stay up to date on Thumbtack’s offerings and industry best practices to provide accurate and relevant advice.
- Drive Revenue Growth: Identify opportunities to cross-sell services and communicate trends or improvement areas that contribute to revenue growth.
- Follow Up & Communicate Proactively: Engage customers through timely follow-ups via SMS or email to ensure satisfaction and resolution.
- Meet and Exceed Performance Metrics: Consistently hit key goals including revenue, quality, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and NPS.
- Collaborate and Develop Professionally: Participate in team training, peer coaching, and support sessions to foster continuous improvement and team success.
- At least 1–2 years of customer service experience, with a minimum of 6 months of outbound sales or outbound collections exposure, preferably in the BPO or Shared Services industry
- Proven experience in high-volume sales and/or collections with a track record of meeting or exceeding quotas. You prioritize converting customer requests and driving revenue while delivering an exceptional customer experience.
- Excellent English communication skills, enabling natural, engaging interactions and proactive customer support.
- Have a collaborative attitude to share techniques and success with the team
- Prospecting and Pipeline Management experience
Thumbtack is a virtual-first company, meaning you can live and work from any one of our approved locations across the United States, the Ontario region of Canada or the Philippines.* Learn more about our virtual-first working model here. #LI-Remote
Thumbtack embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state, or local law. We also will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law.
Thumbtack is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the application process, please contact: [email protected].
If you are a California resident, please review information regarding your rights under California privacy laws contained in Thumbtack’s Privacy policy available at https://www.thumbtack.com/privacy/ .
Thumbtack Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thumbtack and has not been reviewed or approved by Thumbtack.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is expansive, combining flexible PTO with numerous company holidays and periodic companywide shutdowns. This breadth provides predictable rest opportunities alongside manager‑flexible time off.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports are substantial, including paid parental leave for all parents with additional weeks for birthing parents and family‑formation assistance. New caregiver and parental‑involvement leaves plus a childcare stipend signal continued investment in parents and caregivers.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources include access to therapy and professional coaching, alongside a remote‑work stipend and quarterly credits to use on the platform. A virtual‑first model with funded offsites and defined collaboration hours further supports work‑life balance.
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Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance, and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know projects to do, when to do them, and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.
Why Work With Us
Bringing the $600 billion+ home services industry online, Thumbtack is a technology leader creating a new era of home care.
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