Customer Experience Specialist (German Speaker)

DigiCert; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global security firm is seeking a Customer Experience Specialist with professional proficiency in German to join their team in Cape Town. Responsibilities include engaging with customers through various channels, reviewing applications, and executing validation processes. Ideal candidates have at least 1 year of customer service experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Competitive benefits are offered, including health insurance and gym reimbursement.

Benefits

Provident Fund

Medical Aid + Gap Cover

Employee Assistance Program

Gym Reimbursement

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 1+ years’ experience in a customer service or similar role.
• Proficiency in German and English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Review application forms and submit to technical department.
• Engage with customers via phone, chat, video calls, and email.
• Research organizations and verify contact details online.
• Execute validation processes according to internal documentation.

Skills

Professional working proficiency in German

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Detail-orientation

Aptitude to learn

Self-motivation

Curiosity and ability to work independently

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Who we are

We're a leading, global security authority that's disrupting our own category. Our encryption is trusted by the major ecommerce brands, the world's largest companies, the major cloud providers, entire country financial systems, entire internets of things and even down to the little things like surgically embedded pacemakers. We help companies put trust - an abstract idea - to work. That's digital trust for the real world.

Job summary

We are in the market for a Customer Experience Specialist with professional working proficiency in German to join our team in Cape Town. As Customer Experience Specialist (German Speaker) you will engage with external customers and internal stakeholders through various communication channels, execute DigiCert's validation process according to internal documentation, and analyze validation test-data to determine whether systems or processes have met validation criteria.

What you will do

• Review incoming application forms, validate and submit to DigiCert's technical department
• Engage with external customers and internal stakeholders via phone, live chat, video calls and email
• Research customer organizations and verify contact details online
• Identify, document and alert managers of customer-call trends
• Execute DigiCert's validation process according to our internal documentation
• Analyze validation test-data to determine whether systems or processes have met our validation criteria or to identify root causes of production problems
• Coordinate the implementation or scheduling of validation testing with affected departments and team members
• Learn product features and gather customer requirements to confer with management
• Determine validation objectives and standards with internal managers
• Create, populate, or maintain databases for tracking validation activities, test results, or validated systems
• Process incoming and outgoing mail

What you will have

• Professional working proficiency in German & English (essential)
• 1+ years’ experience in a customer service or similar role
• Detail-orientation, aptitude to learn, high level of self-motivation, high degree of curiosity and ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Tool experience: Microsoft Office and other software applications

Nice to have

• Tertiary qualification (advantageous)
• Proven track-record in evaluating and mitigating risk

Benefits

• Provident Fund
• Medical Aid + Gap Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym Reimbursement
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance