Retention Specialist (70004359)

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Kingston
Hybrid
Entry level
AdTech • Digital Media • Internet of Things • Marketing Tech • Mobile • Retail • Software
Where local is big time.
The Role
The Retention Specialist is responsible for retaining customers wishing to disconnect or downgrade their services by providing education on products and services and using sales skills to achieve targets. This role involves working with billing systems to address customer inquiries while maintaining a high standard of customer service.
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Job Summary
If you are looking for a career that will allow you to better partner with customers, so you are a true advisor- look no further! A Retention Sales Representative is responsible for saving and retaining customers who are requesting to disconnect or downgrade service. Every call is a sales opportunity that can lead to a great impression of the Optimum brand. The Specialist will be required to educate & offer products and services that would most benefit the customer. Great base + commission opportunity!
Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate product and service knowledge while utilizing high value selling skills to meet Optimum technology, product, and service sales retention targets, in a commission driven environment, by retaining customers who are at risk of terminating service or rewarding loyal customers, through explanation of the overall value, features and benefits of all products and services offered by Optimum, including communicating competitive offers to customers for comparison.
  • Utilizing tools and resources, as well as navigate the multi-product customer billing systems, to interpret and explain to the customer current and historical information contained within the system in response to any customer-related inquiries.


Qualifications

  • High School diploma or GED required.
  • Call center experience required, previous technology and/or cellular sales or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, conflict resolution environment and have the necessary skills to consistently perform to Optimum standards.
  • Ideal candidates must be highly motivated and enjoy working in a challenging sales performance-measured, commission driven environment.
  • Must be able to exhibit written and oral communications skills to a standard as set by Optimum.
  • Computer skills using Windows based systems, including databases & billing systems required.
  • Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime as required.

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The Company
HQ: Long Island City, NY
9,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1973

What We Do

We are a top broadband communications video services provider in the US utilizing the latest technology. We serve nearly 5 million residential and business customers across 21 states with an advanced portfolio of connectivity services, including Optimum Fiber Internet, Optimum TV and Optimum Mobile.

We also operate Optimum Media, an advanced advertising and data business, which provides audience-based, multiscreen advertising solutions to local, regional, and national businesses and clients, as well as hyper-local and international news networks through its News 12 and i24NEWS brands.

New to our portfolio is Juice Media. Juice is an emerging outcome focused, omni-channel customer acquisition platform.

Central to how our company operates is the idea of reinvention - fearless reinvention. And to meet the needs of our customers, we have built a company and team that is equipped to deliver on the Optimum promise and one that is reflective of the many diverse communities we serve. Optimum employees are driven, innovative, and know how to lean in and use their voices to challenge ideas and celebrate one another, understanding how they, as individuals, impact the greater team and our customers for the better.

Why Work With Us

Optimum is part of a family of brands under Altice USA covering the telecommunications, news, media and advertising spaces. There is overlap across all of our businesses and some roles offer the opportunity to support multiple brands!

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