Airbnb Hiring for Customer Support Specialist at Gurugram, Haryana, India Full Time

About the job

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join:

As a member of the Airbnb Customer Support team, you’ll play a vital role as a Resolution Specialist within the volume tiers. Resolution Specialists serve as our initial point of contact, addressing community inquiries and concerns. Our community relies on us for:

• Accessible support that’s easy to find
• Faster resolution, preferably first time
• A team that’s there for them in times of urgent need
• Support that’s built around them

The Difference You Will Make:

• Provide courteous and efficient service to the worldwide Airbnb community
• Be a first point of contact to handle and resolve customer complaints
• Respond professionally to inbound and outbound phone calls, emails, messages, including any urgent situations
• Identify and escalate issues appropriately
• Compose thoughtful and accurate messages or customize prepared responses to customer emails
• Utilize available resources to research and troubleshoot problems effectively
• Investigate from the existing knowledge resources to provide resolution
• Mediate situations between users with empathy and fairness
• Monitor and control numerous concurrent tasks in tandem
• Be ambassadors embodying knowledge, empathy, and accountability
• Proactively strive to meet targets and goals independently

A Typical Day:

• Job Family : Operations (Resolutions)
• Inbound and outbound calling process, messages and email support
• Resolving customer queries in a timely manner
• 24×7 shifts with rotational week offs, primarily supporting North America time zones
• Navigate competing priorities in all kinds of environment
• Job location: Gurgaon

Your Expertise:

• Graduate with minimum 2 years of international voice process experience in a contact center/BPO
• Knowledge of and experience with measuring and improving customer satisfaction and loyalty across broad functional areas and diverse geographies
• Ability to manage sensitive customer information
• Knowledge of functional key performance metrics related to customer experience

Hybrid Work Requirements & Expectations: To support productivity and maintain a professional hybrid work environment, employees are expected to adhere to the following:

• Workspace: A dedicated, quiet, and private workspace free from interruptions and external noise
• Internet Connectivity: During the working hours, maintain a minimum and consistent internet speed of 10 Mbps on your official devices to ensure reliability for work-related tasks, including calls and virtual meetings
• Professionalism: Employees must remain fully engaged, respectful, and maintain a professional presence during virtual meetings, with video participation required unless otherwise approved.
• Confidentiality & Security: Employees are responsible for protecting Airbnb’s Intellectual Property and Confidential Information. Work-related activities, including calls and meetings, must not be conducted in public places, while traveling, or in any setting that may compromise confidentiality or work quality.

Approved locations:

• Hiring/Training and Nesting in the Airbnb Office; satisfactory performance is required for work from home post the initial training and nesting period.
• Work from designated home office setups in Delhi/Gurgaon only

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.