Customer Support Executive

Limelight Health; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthtech company seeks a Customer Support Executive to enhance user experience through problem-solving and clear communication. This hybrid role involves managing customer queries and supporting background checks. The ideal candidate is adaptable, tech-savvy, and possesses strong emotional intelligence, fostering trust and support for users.

Benefits

24 days holiday + Bank Holidays + your birthday off

£1200 annual benefits allowance

Early finish Fridays (16:00)

Yearly company retreat

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave

Company socials, quarterly team socials

Qualifications

• High Emotional Intelligence required.
• Strong short-form writing skills essential.
• Comfortable switching tones depending on the audience.

Responsibilities

• Be the first line of support through live chat and email, ensuring swift responses.
• Handle complex customer queries with patience and empathy.
• Manage escalations with third-party providers effectively.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Adaptability

Emotional Intelligence

Technical Proficiency

Job description

As a Customer Support Executive, you’ll be at the heart of Zinc’s user experience, ensuring every interaction leaves our customers feeling supported, reassured, and valued. ️

You’ll be the first line of support, handling queries via live chat and email, and working behind the scenes to ensure background checks are completed smoothly and efficiently. Whether you’re troubleshooting an issue, guiding a user through the platform, or liaising with third-party providers, your goal is simple: deliver an exceptional, frictionless experience. ️

At Zinc, no two days are the same, some days you’ll be deep in problem-solving, other days you’ll be juggling multiple customer queries at speed. But at the core of it all? Creating meaningful, delightful experiences that make our users’ lives easier.

This is the perfect job for you if you are:

A natural problem solver – You enjoy breaking down complex issues into simple, actionable steps.

A people-first mindset – You know that support is more than just answering questions—it’s about creating experiences that build trust.

Tech-savvy – You’re comfortable navigating digital tools and helping others do the same.

A strong written communicator – You can explain things clearly, concisely, and with warmth.

Resilient & adaptable – You thrive in a fast-moving environment where priorities can shift.

Detail-oriented – You take pride in accuracy and efficiency, ensuring your work is completed to a high standard.

Department

Customer Success

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Zinc - London

Workplace type

Hybrid

Compensation

£30,000 / year

Reporting To

Chiara Jones

Key Responsibilities ️

???? Be the first line of support – Jump into action as the go-to hero for user queries via live chat & email, ensuring swift, accurate, and helpful responses.

Act as a voice of reassurance – Handle complex & sensitive customer queries with patience, empathy, and clarity, providing solutions that leave users feeling calm & confident .

Own operational processes – Work behind the scenes to ensure candidates’ background checks are completed flawlessly & efficiently .

Manage escalations with third-party providers – Be the connector, working with external partners to resolve missing information or issues while keeping users in the loop every step of the way ️.

Champion speed & delight – Keep Zinc ahead of the game by meeting SLAs, all while delivering a seamless, warm, and WOW-worthy experience .

Identify improvements – Keep a keen eye on recurring issues and collaborate with the team to streamline and enhance support processes .

Deliver meaningful interactions – Go beyond just solving problems , making every user feel heard, valued, and empowered to succeed .

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Soft Skills

High Emotional Intelligence – You’re able to give and receive feedback with honesty and care & understand customer needs to respond thoughtfully.

Clear Communicator – Strong short-form writing skills are essential for quick, concise messaging.

Adaptable – Comfortable switching tones and approaches depending on the audience and working in a dynamic company.

Thrive Under Pressure – You stay focused and effective in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Hard Skills

Organisation – Ability to stay on top of different software, tabs, and incoming queries.

Time Management – Skill in prioritising large volumes of customer queries efficiently.

Technical Proficiency – Ability to adapt to and operate different software systems.

Data Management – Accurately enter data and update dashboards to keep information correct and on track.

What we offer

Zinc offers a chance to work on a product that brings a fresh perspective on data ownership in hiring

• 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays + your birthday off
• £1200 annual benefits allowance (ThanksBen, from month 2)
• Early finish Fridays (16:00)
• Yearly company retreat to Serbia ️️
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave (2 months full pay, then statutory)
• Statutory pension with NEST (3% employer, 5% employee)
• Zinc shares, issued through the EMI Scheme
• Unlimited access to MoreHappi coaching
• Company socials, quarterly team socials Free Monday lunches
• Nursery workplace benefit scheme (Yellownest)
• Option to lease an electric car through Electric Car Scheme
• Celebrated Zinc anniversaries

About Zinc

Who we are

Zinc builds automated reference and background checking tools designed to improve candidate experience and set new industry standards. Founded in 2017 by a team with extensive HRTech experience, Zinc is an early-stage startup rapidly growing as it redefines efficiency, transparency, and fairness in background checks.

Read more about our story here: https://zincwork.com/mission

We're a culture first company, by this we don't just mean an active calendar of both company and team organised events (which we do have ),Zinc's culture is defined by a respectful and autonomous approach to all employees, fostering support for new ideas, promoting a flexible work environment, and operating within a flat structure. While socials, lunches, and events enhance the experience, the core of Zinc's culture drives employees to embrace innovation, share successes, and feel motivated about the company's future.

????We recently redefined our company values:

The pieces that make Zinc: Pragmatic, Integrity, Empathy, Collaborate, Empowered, Speed.

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Our Hiring Process

Stage 3:

Google Meets Interview

Stage 4:

Email Writing Task

Stage 5:

Final In-Person Interview ????️????️

Stage 6:

Hired

Stage 1:

One Way Video Interview

Stage 2:

Talent Discovery Call

Stage 3:

Google Meets Interview

Stage 4:

Email Writing Task

Stage 5:

Final In-Person Interview ????️????️

Stage 6:

Hired

Stage 1:

One Way Video Interview

Stage 2:

Talent Discovery Call

Stage 3:

Google Meets Interview

Stage 4:

Email Writing Task

Stage 5:

Final In-Person Interview ????️????️

Stage 6:

Hired

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