Technical Support Manager

Company and Culture

Everywhere Wireless is the leading independent, privately-operated Internet Service Provider ("ISP") in Chicago. The company competes with Comcast and AT&T to provide Internet access to business and residential customers throughout Chicago and its first ring suburbs. Using the most advanced microwave and fiber-optic technology, EW has disrupted the status quo in the ISP space by providing customers with a superior Internet experience, all-the-way-around. Internet consumers have historically felt trapped by the "big telecom providers" with no other option but to accept poor customer service, slow Internet speeds, incessant service outages and high, always-increasing pricing. Everywhere Wireless customers have not been shy about letting the world know how much they love the service and company - via Yelp and Google.

Everywhere Wireless represents an ideal place to work, if you have a strong work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, you're a doer and you have a common-sensed approach to business. The company values initiative in its culture and rewards employees that consistently exceed goals, objectives and expectations. EW is headquartered in the West Loop technology hub within easy walking distance to the CTA, Michelin-rated restaurants, entertainment venues, along with Google, Groupon, Echo, Belly, Jump Trading, Lightbank, Amazon and many other fast growing technology companies. The company is heavily involved with the Chicago community and its respective neighborhoods, ranging from participation in charity events to non-profit volunteer work to supplying many of Chicago's beaches and parks with free Wi-Fi through its partnership with the City of Chicago.

Feel free to check your address for service at www.EverywhereWireless.com. 

Position
As the Technical Support Manager, you will manage a call center team of support specialists. We are looking for someone who is a team player, an excellent communicator who is comfortable managing a team of technical resources while also focused on making sure our customers receive the best service and support in Chicagoland.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 • Become an expert in the technology and tools required to effectively diagnose and resolve customer issues, including configuring customer routers and troubleshooting network issues.

• Hires and manages a team of customer support representatives who handle a diverse call volume composed of technical support, billing and sales inquiries

• Set schedules and assignments to ensure responsiveness and quality of support while optimizing efficiency and costs

• Create and refine company processes, SOPs and call scripts to continuously improve our customer experience

• Work strategically with other department managers to ensure that processes are in place such that preventative maintenance and other activities that may affect customers are effectively communicated to the support team and impacted customers

• Create training materials and processes to ensure that new customer support representatives are brought up to speed quickly and can effectively handle tickets and customer calls within three weeks of hire

• Responsible for ensuring field support events are scheduled properly and follow-up is done to ensure issue resolution and a quality experience

• Maintain an unwavering focus on customer satisfaction, speaking personally to VIP customers and handling escalations as needed to ensure all customer issues and concerns are fully addressed

• Lead the team in achieving key metrics, including maintaining impeccable ratings as measured by internal customer surveys and by external sites such as Google and Yelp!

• Listen to and review support calls to provide feedback, coaching and corrective action as necessary

• As a hands-on manager, set a positive example for the team by being willing to jump in and take calls yourself if necessary to handle call volumes and maintain key metrics

Qualifications – REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field, or demonstrated equivalent experience

• 5+ years of experience working in a technical support call center in a leadership role

• Solid understanding of networking protocols and IP addressing

• Proven, hands-on network technical support experience; seeking a “leader who does”

• Experience managing a technical team, yet with a business-minded approach

• Strong people and organizational skills; possess the ability to work independently

• Strong analytical skills in excel and the ability to translate data into meaningful metrics that can be used to motivate behavior and achieve target results

Qualifications – DESIRED

• Experience with wireless equipment such as point to point radios (i.e. fixed wireless, microwave)

• Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic and network analytics tools

• Experience with VoIP based phone systems and IVRs

• Experience working with the Vtiger CRM system

Compensation Competitive base salary (significantly depending upon experience) 

Plus bonuses, benefits and potential future equity options

Job Type: Full-time