Premium Support Specialist, Airbnb
French
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
Be an early applicant
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is hospitable, analytical, and committed to delivering the highest standards of service in both English and French, spoken and written. This is a full time position based in Ireland
- CS Specialist, Premium Support needs strong communication skills in English and French, problem-solving abilities, and customer service expertise
- They should also be adaptable and responsive in our fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, efficient and demonstrating a high level of professionalism and confidentiality
- The ideal candidate will be open to a role which will evolve based on business needs and will be flexible to meet those needs
- 3+ years of relevant experience in multicultural customer service teams, preferably in the hospitality industry (experience with high-profile and influential clientele is preferred) and in a role making calls and handling customer/client contacts
- Hospitality experience is a plus, in particular working for technology platforms. Prior experience using phone, messaging, or live chat to interact with users/customers is preferred
- Experience engaging with executive-level stakeholders to resolve conflicts in a detailed, effective and timely manner, and demonstrated ability to explain complex ideas simply and clearly
- Ability to work weekend days and public holidays, as well as early morning / evening shifts. Your schedule can change to meet business needs
- Very good verbal and written communication skills for providing exceptional customer service to guests/hosts & engage with stakeholders
- Active listening skills to understand guest needs and provide personalized recommendations and assistance
- Empathy and patience in dealing with customers, especially in high-pressure situations
- Ability to organize a high volume of work, multitask & prioritize, and to work within prescribed schedules including breaks, lunches, and training time
- Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and setting a high bar
- Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex environment, acting proactively to respond quickly and decisively
- Ability to adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as needed
- Proactive attitude towards embracing new challenges and adjusting to changing priorities and environments
- Capable of adjusting to evolving roles and job duties with openness and flexibility, as well as moving to a new team
- Good computer skills, including Apple/Mac OS, Google Suite, and familiarity with CRM systems and the ability to quickly learn new tools
- Language proficiency in English and French, written and spoken, other languages are a plus
What the job involves
- We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic candidate to provide exceptional Customer Service support to the Airbnb community as a CS Specialist, Premium Support
- The CS Specialist, Premium Support functions on the front line interacting directly with both customers & internal stakeholders
- As a CS Specialist, Premium Support, you will be responsible for providing end-to-end support to key members of our community, including but not limited to the Luxury segment
- You will primarily take ownership of cases, ensuring complete resolution while fostering strong relationships with our users along the way
- As part of this role, you are required to be flexible and may be required to move to different teams within Community Support and/or take up different responsibilities from those set out below
- Interact with Airbnb customers and community members through all current and future channels, both inside and outside of Airbnb tools, including but not limited to livechat, social platforms, messaging, and directly through the phone
- Take end-to-end ownership of all assigned cases: ensuring a complete final resolution (or settlement, final decision, etc) is reached based on workflows & management guidelines, fostering the relationship with our users along the way, and escalating accurately to other teams when appropriate
- Demonstrate ownership mentality & good judgment as well as skill to question, adapt, and deviate from the workflow when needed only through management approval
- Be highly receptive to feedback from Management and Quality, and quickly adopt behaviors to improve the quality of your work
- Understands multiple perspectives on a topic or situation, and able to evaluate and present multiple options for addressing a problem
- Can be brought to engage more with senior stakeholders and to collaborate cross-functionally, with help from management
- Displays an ability to handle a larger volume of cases without negatively impacting the quality of the interaction & the resolution
- Proactively anticipate and identify opportunities to enhance the user experience, and with the support of management, offers tailored solutions and recommendations that go above and beyond their expectations, and ensuring a seamless and memorable experience throughout their interactions with Airbnb
- Resolve user issues quickly and to a high level of mutual satisfaction, considering specific context and circumstances
- Personalize communications to users, demonstrating the highest hospitality standards
- Provide insights about community experience and continuous improvement opportunities to your Management
- Help document ways of working, best practices, and the norms for your service(s) as requested by management
- Provides technical/functional/SME to less experienced members of the team
- Shares ideas to improve processes and ways of working
- Willing to take on various tasks and responsibilities as needed (including moving teams) and showing openness to new challenges and a proactive approach to work
- Displays flexibility, openness and approachability when resolving issues
- Understands key drivers of your function and how they relate to one another, as well as the business impact of those metrics
- You are on-call to handle emergency situations in the evenings & weekends
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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