Monthly Pay: $3,533 - $4,962 USD per month
Summary
Clear answers and well-organized callbacks help customers reach the right person without repeating their questions. The Phone Support Coordinator organizes incoming phone support requests within the customer support team, working under a customer service team lead. This role works with customers, support representatives, and service specialists to keep handoffs clear, track open questions, and arrange timely follow-up. This is a fully remote position offering work from home in Maryland, United States, with daily responsibilities completed through phone and online systems. The role requires a 40-hour weekly commitment. Working days and shift times may vary.
Job Responsibilities
- Review incoming calls, voicemail messages, and support tickets, identifying each customer's question and organizing requests by urgency, subject, and the appropriate support contact.
- Coordinate queue coverage using a Contact-center phone system such as Genesys, checking representative availability and arranging transfers so customers reach someone who can assist.
- Confirm relevant customer contact information and summarize the reason for each call, using a CRM such as HubSpot to maintain accurate interaction notes.
- Organize open requests in a Support platform such as Zendesk, assigning the appropriate category, recording ownership, and keeping request status current throughout the support process.
- Provide approved product or service information for routine questions, explain the next step clearly, and route questions requiring deeper assistance to the appropriate service specialist.
- Arrange callbacks with customers and assigned representatives, confirm contact preferences, and share the information needed for a useful conversation without unnecessary repetition.
- Track outstanding callbacks and unresolved tickets, follow up when an expected response is missing, and elevate delays or repeated concerns to the customer service team lead.
- Coordinate handoffs between representatives and specialists, checking that the receiving person has the customer's question, prior actions, and a clear next step.
- Review queue activity and summarize recurring questions, transfer problems, and workload gaps for the team lead to support coverage planning and practical process improvements.
- Check completed requests for accurate information, timely turnaround, complete notes, and finished follow-up before updating their status and confirming the outcome with the customer.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- About 1-2 years of phone support, call center coordination, or related customer support experience preferred.
- Familiarity with organizing call queues, coordinating callbacks, and matching customer questions to the appropriate support representative.
- Working knowledge of phone systems, support tickets, and CRM tools, with willingness to learn the example systems named above.
- Clear spoken and written communication, including concise call summaries, courteous explanations, and accurate handoff notes.
- Ability to compare request status, recognize missing follow-up, and prioritize coordination tasks using established service procedures.
- A reliable computer, high-speed internet, and a quiet private workspace suitable for customer conversations and focused desk-based work.
- Availability for the 40-hour weekly commitment and agreed working days and shift times.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
- Fully remote work from home in Maryland, with phone support coordination duties handled through online systems.
- Structured onboarding and training on a Contact-center phone system such as Genesys, a Support platform such as Zendesk, and a CRM such as HubSpot.
- Regular check-ins with the customer service team lead to review priorities, discuss questions, and receive feedback.
- Build skills in service coordination, workload planning, performance reporting, resource allocation, and service delivery improvement through daily support workflows.
Benefits
- Health coverage, paid leave, a 401(k), bonus opportunities, and stipends.