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Summary of Role:
SunPower is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Escalations Specialist to support the business by handling the most challenging consumer issues. You will diffuse demanding situations through active listening, patience, and empathy and will resolve complex cases through research and collaboration with internal teams. This is an exciting opportunity to impact our customers and the business in a positive way. We are seeking team-oriented problem solvers who can build relationships and thrive in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate can work well in high-pressure situations, quickly implement solutions, and engage internal subject matter experts, our authorized dealers, and subcontractors as needed.
You must have strong technical aptitudes, backed by 2-3+ years of experience in a direct customer-facing role. You should be able to execute troubleshooting skills to resolve system issues and dispatch field technicians when necessary. To succeed in this role, you should be able to communicate clearly with various stakeholders and provide key updates and findings as high-priority escalations unfold. You are a powerful communicator who can apply critical thinking skills to manage difficult customer interactions, take the time to understand what the customer wants or expects, and work to meet those needs to the best of your ability, adhering to internal policies. You often find yourself thinking outside of the box or developing highly creative solutions to difficult problems.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Must be able to do shift schedule which may include working Saturdays and/or Sundays.
- Passion for helping other people and finding the best possible resolutions.
- You own and develop communication both internally and externally for problems that may be sensitive, high-touch, or complex in nature.
- Manage a pipeline of assigned cases and maintain compliance with critical dates.
- Comfortable and precise with written communication - including being able to compose a formal letter and emails to summarize the key points from the inquiry.
- Achieve minimum expectations on all Key Performance Indicators, monthly and quarterly.
- Understands and applies best practices and knowledge of internal/external business challenges to improve processes or services.
- Exercises judgment within defined policies, procedures, and practices to determine appropriate action.
- Self-disciplined and able to work well remotely with little direct supervision.
- Maintain weekly contact with customers.
- Collaborate with various internal teams to address customer escalations effectively and efficiently.
- Identify changes to current SOP and training from root causes analysis and update company procedures.
Required Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree and minimum of 2 years' of related work experience.
- Prior experience supporting customer escalations, verbal, or written interactions/complaints.
- Excellent organization skills, strong time management, priority setting, and the ability to meet deadlines consistently.
- Salesforce experience and high-level understanding of Microsoft Office suite strongly preferred.
- Advanced understanding of the solar process from initial design to activation.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of SunPower products across diverse markets to effectively address customer concerns.
- Customer Agreement Expertise: Acquire detailed knowledge of SunPower Customer Agreements to ensure accurate resolution of customer issues and questions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual strongly preferred.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SunPower, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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We believe clean energy and backup storage should be accessible to everybody. That’s why SunPower designs all-in-one residential solar and storage solutions backed by personal customer service and the industry’s most comprehensive warranty. And with more than 35 years of dedicated solar experience, we’re the only U.S.-based solar company that’s been around longer than our 25-year warranty.