Support Specialist

inKind; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Health & dental insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

inKind is seeking a Support Specialist to join our remote customer support team, delivering friendly, hospitality-focused service to guests and restaurant partners. You will resolve inquiries via Zendesk, communicate with clarity, and collaborate with the development team to address day-to-day issues.

Able to manage 70–100 tickets daily with strong QA and escalation when needed, you will work autonomously in a remote environment with a stable internet connection.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of customer service experience.
• Experience with Zendesk or similar CRM software.
• Strong written and spoken communication with customers and internal teams.
• Proficiency with macOS and multitasking across apps.

Responsibilities

• Provide email and phone support to guests and merchant partners via Zendesk.
• Handle 70–100 tickets per day with a one-touch ticket rate ≥80% and QA ≥95%.
• Maintain open communications with restaurant owners and guests until issues are resolved.
• Escalate complex issues to Tier 3 and Management.
• Explain technical issues to end users and development team and follow up as per policy.
• Conduct user and partner support according to documented procedures and integrity guidelines.
• Provide regular updates to the direct manager and suggest longer-term improvements.
• Inform the team of important issues using appropriate channels.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

MacOS proficiency

Tools

Zendesk

Job description

Role Summary

The Support Specialist will work with our growing customer support team to deliver excellent service to our end users (restaurant guests) and clients (restaurant owners), utilizing an amiable and hospitality-focused voice. Success in this role requires a talent for real-time, efficient problem-solving and technical communication skills to provide support to resolve day-to-day issues. This role requires top-tier organizational skills, a high level of follow-through, and the ability to communicate issues efficiently and succinctly to our development team, merchant partners, and end users. Additionally, applicants should be naturally interested in helping customers by resolving their questions and concerns.

Who You Are

• Creative problem solver with the ability to quickly assess, de-escalate, and resolve customer issues
• An individual who puts integrity first in all their interactions
• Clear, empathetic, and relatable communicator
• Sharp-focused and detail-oriented learner, able to quickly adapt to our product and features to best serve our customers
• Responsive, autonomous, and time-conscious
• Passionate about our mission and can see the value this role brings to us, our restaurant partners, and our customers

Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Provide email and phone support (inbound/outbound) to guests and merchant partners via our phone system on the Zendesk ticketing platform
• Complete 70-100 tickets/day with a one-touch ticket percentage of 80% or higher and a QA score of 95% or higher
• Maintain close and open communications with restaurant owners and guests until an issue has been resolved
• Escalate complex issues to Tier 3 and Management appropriately
• Communicate technical issues to our end users and development team and follow up with the team and end users according to our policies
• Conduct user and partner support in line with documented procedures and act with integrity when assisting internal and external accounts
• Provide your direct manager with regular updates on common problems encountered and identify possible longer-term solutions/improvements to reduce future problems
• Use communication channels to inform the team of important issues and information which will help improve team performance

Minimum Qualifications

• 1-2 years Customer Service experience
• Experience working with CRM software (Zendesk is preferred)
• Good oral & written communication skills and the ability to communicate efficiently with the development team as well as our end users and merchant partners
• Must be able to explain abstract concepts verbally and in writing
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in macOS, including navigating applications, managing files, and multitasking across systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-4 years Customer Service experience
• Previous experience in the hospitality industry

Work Environment

• The candidate must be able to work autonomously in a remote environment and have a stable and reliable internet connection
• Monitor, laptop, headset, wireless keyboard and mouse are provided by inKind

Schedule

• As Per Offer Letter

Some of our Benefits

• Generous PTO and company holiday policy + company-paid Short Term Disability
• 100% employer-covered health and dental insurance for our direct employees (a set plan is covered, with higher tier healthcare coverage available at the employee's additional cost; dependent coverage is at the employee's cost); vision plan available at the employee's additional cost
• Child Care Benefits and generous parental leave

Salary

• $55,000 - $65,000, DOE

Who we are

inKind connects passionate diners with exceptional restaurants across the country. inKind partners with thousands of restaurants and has millions of users who want to discover great places, dine confidently, and earn meaningful rewards. Through the inKind app, guests earn 20% back every time they dine, turning everyday meals into something more rewarding. From celebrated restaurant groups like José Andres and Michael Mina to beloved neighborhood favorites, inKind helps diners explore the best restaurants in town while supporting the restaurants and chefs who shape how their cities eat. Rooted in hospitality and built on a win-win philosophy, inKind exists to help great restaurants thrive while inspiring guests to dine out more often. Every meal creates value on both sides of the table, empowering diners to savor more while strengthening the restaurant community.

inKind is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity is vital to inKind's ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected category have no bearing on our hiring decisions. By submitting this application, you acknowledge that inKind Cards, Inc. may share the information you provide with trusted third-party service providers, including fraud detection and application processing partners, to evaluate your application and ensure the integrity of our hiring process. Your information will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. For California residents and others with applicable rights, please review our privacy notice for information about your rights regarding your personal data.