Customer Support Specialist (

optimalworkshop; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Wellbeing allowance

Learning and development support

Home office setup

Birthday leave

Job summary

Optimal is seeking a Customer Support Specialist to be the first line of contact for customers. You will respond to inquiries, guide users, and coordinate our participant recruitment service with customers and third-party providers.

You’ll work remotely, asynchronously, and contribute to product improvements with the Success and Product teams, helping to evolve documentation and our AI-assisted support, while maintaining high standards of customer care.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a Customer Support role, ideally SaaS/tech
• Able to manage a high volume of information and juggle multiple priorities
• Self-starter, comfortable working remotely and asynchronously
• Excellent written English
• Familiarity with Intercom, Slack, Notion, Google Workspace
• Strong judgment, empathetic and solutions-oriented
• Experience with third-party service providers

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound support inquiries via Intercom
• Drive participant recruitment workflows; reviewing studies, monitoring progress and quality, and resolving recruitment issues
• Troubleshoot user issues and identify bugs or usability concerns
• Collaborate with Product and Success teams to improve the customer journey
• Help maintain and evolve internal and external documentation
• Suggest and implement process improvements, including enhancements to our AI agent, to increase efficiency and improve the customer experience

Job description

UK or EMEA | Fully remote

About Optimal

At Optimal, we build powerful research tools that help teams make data-driven decisions. We're looking for a Customer Support Specialist to be the first line of support for our customers; resolving issues, guiding users, and coordinating our participant recruitment service with customers and third-party providers.

What you will do:

• Handle inbound support inquiries via Intercom
• Drive our participant recruitment workflows; reviewing studies, monitoring progress and quality, and resolving recruitment issues
• Troubleshoot user issues and identify bugs or usability concerns
• Collaborate with Product and Success teams to improve the customer journey
• Help maintain and evolve internal and external documentation
• Suggest and implement process improvements, including enhancements to our AI agent, to increase efficiency and improve the customer experience

What success looks like:

• Customers consistently receive fast, friendly, and accurate support, reflected in high customer satisfaction scores and positive feedback
• Participant recruitment runs smoothly and efficiently, with studies filled on time and to quality expectations
• Support issues are resolved quickly, with bugs or patterns escalated appropriately to Product
• Internal and external documentation is clear, up-to-date, and contributes to self-service success
• AI and automation are leveraged effectively, helping reduce manual load and improve resolution time

What you'll bring:

• 2+ years in a Customer Support role, ideally SaaS/tech
• Able to manage a high volume of information and juggle multiple priorities at once
• Self-starter, comfortable working remotely and asynchronously
• Excellent written English
• Familiarity with Intercom, Slack, Notion, Google Workspace
• Strong judgment, empathetic and solutions-oriented
• Experience with third-party service providers

What's in it for you:

• Competitive salary that reflects your skills and experience, plus an opportunity to join our Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) to help you benefit from the long-term success of the company
• Annual wellbeing allowance and support
• Generous annual learning and development support
• Home office set-up support
• 4 weeks annual leave plus an additional day off on your birthday
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Flexible, remote working (this role can be based in the UK or EMEA)