TOpS: Customer Support Tier 2 (SATS)

Pearson - UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A global education company seeks a Customer Support Tier 2 specialist in Manchester, ensuring exceptional service for the SATs contract. The role involves supporting Tier 1 agents, monitoring customer satisfaction, and driving process improvements, catering to self-motivated individuals with excellent communication skills. Benefits include 25 days annual leave, private medical care, and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

25 Days annual leave with increasing days for service

Double contribution private pension plan

Private medical and dental care options

Stock/share purchase options

Flexible working policies

Employee wellbeing assistance programme

Gym membership concessions

Qualifications

• Self-motivated individuals with strong critical thinking skills.
• Experience in education assessments like SATs is advantageous.
• Background in customer service or continuous improvement roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Tier 1 agents to enhance customer experience.
• Conduct quality checks and ensure training for Tier 1 agents.
• Monitor Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) and drive process improvements.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Organizational Skills

Education

Diploma or degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role: Customer Support Tier 2

Location: Manchester, UK

Salary: £26,000 - £28,000

About Pearson:

Pearson is a global education company committed to creating impactful learning experiences. With over 160 million users worldwide, we empower individuals throughout their lifelong learning journey. Our integrated portfolio of digital products supports people in the moments that matter.

Role Overview:

As Customer Support Tier 2, you will play a role in ensuring seamless customer experience for the SATs contract. The Customer Support Tier 2 role is responsible for supporting and monitoring our Tier 1 support agents, ensuring they deliver exceptional service to our customers in partnership with our outsourced BPO. This role acts as a bridge between frontline support and internal teams, identifying product and system issues that impact customer experience.

By working closely with Tier 1 agents, the Tier 2 specialist gathers insights into common customer challenges, escalates critical issues, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive improvements. A key part of this role is advocating for the customer, providing valuable feedback to both stakeholders across STA, Product, and Technology to enhance processes, optimize support strategies, and improve overall service quality.

We are looking for self-motivated, problem-solving, and curious individuals with strong critical thinking skills to join our Customer Support Tier 2 team. This role is key to ensuring excellent service delivery by supporting and monitoring our Tier 1 support agents in partnership with our outsourced BPO.

Key Responsibilities:

As Customer Support Tier 2, you will analyze and implement data to improve satisfaction, drive collaborate with teams to deliver process improvements. Your focus will be on enhancing efficiency and ensuring a seamless experience for customers and internal teams.

Customer Service & Case Management:

• Deliver against agreed customer service Performance Indicators and Service Levels by working closely with the Tier 1 agents to ensure first contact resolution.

• Ensure timely and effective resolution of escalated customer issues.

• Triage more complex issues, gathering all necessary details before escalating to operations, markets, STA teams.

Operational Excellence:

• Conduct quality checks on Tier 1 support agents to identify opportunities for improvement in systems, processes, and people.

• Ensure Tier 1 agents have the necessary training and resources to provide effective customer support.

• Collaborate with internal teams to streamline support processes and enhance efficiency.

Customer Satisfaction & Insights:

• Monitor and drive improvements in Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) and Voice of the Customer (VOC) metrics.

• Identify trends and recurring customer pain points, providing insights to drive product and service enhancements.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains.

• Conduct root cause analyses to identify and resolve underlying issues effectively.

• Collaboration & Alignment:

• Foster effective, collaborative, and aligned ways of working between Tier 2 and Tier 1.

• Act as a liaison between customer support, operations and technology teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.

• Support the design and delivery of ongoing customer service training programs.

Skills:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Be self-motivated

• Strong problem-solving abilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Excellent organizational skills with great attention to detail.

• Adaptable and able to work flexibly in a dynamic environment.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting.

• Proactive in identifying and implementing process or system improvements.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Prior experience education assessments (e.g., SATs) is advantageous
• Diploma or degree is advantageous

• Background in customer service or continuous improvement roles.

• Knowledge of customer satisfaction metrics and tools.

Job Location and Hours

This role is aligned to one of the following Pearson office:

• Manchester – The Lighthouse 14, Salford Quays, Manchester, M50 3BF

We work a hybrid 37.5-hour week, with all our team free to flex their day around our core hours, which are Monday to Friday, 10 to 4 GMT/BST. School runs, etc can be accommodated. Other flexible working patterns can be considered, including part-time working and non-traditional hours. As we regularly work with global teams, particularly in India and the US, there may be the occasional need to accommodate meetings outside of core hours.

Your benefits and rewards

At Pearson, we offer a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days Annual Bonus
• Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age
• Private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests
• Stock/share purchase options
• Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies
• An employee wellbeing assistance programme
• Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts

Diversity and Inclusion at Pearson

Pearson is committed to the Race Charter, pledging to ACT ON for a more inclusive workplace. Recognized by Stonewall in the Top 100 LGBTQ+ Employers, we achieved 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s CEI Index in 2020. Additionally, we're on the Disability Equality Index and Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, hold Investors in People Gold, and are recognized as a Working Mums Top Employer and Age Positive employer.