Technical Support
Are you seeking a technical support team member for your software or hardware services?
Read MoreOverview
An offshored helpdesk support resource will be able to do the majority of tasks conducted by internal resources in relation to providing all levels of support to your customers. The higher the level of support required though, the more focus on delivering training, documentation and repeatable processes to the team.
Specific responsibilities would be identified as part of the recruitment of your new staff member as well as any certification requirements.
Why Offshore This Function?
- Your organisation has and is growing and the day-to-day support requirements have become a burden to local staff (especially at Level 1 and 2 support functions)
- You are using high-value technical resources for day-to-day customer support
- Internal promotion or turnover has created resource capacity issues
Top 5 Responsibilities
- Monitor and administer ticket management system and other support channels (phone, email and/or livechat)
- Log tickets according to correct priority and severity
- Update customers on the progress of ticket resolutions
- Respond and resolve tickets within service level agreements
- Escalate tickets appropriately based on type, severity and priority
Role Notes & Ratings
Depending on the role that you are offshoring there are considerations that you should be aware from. The below is an evaluation of key aspect of an offshored position based on our experiences in the industry
Customer / Supplier Exposure
Engagement with customers to address their support requests is expected daily
English proficiency requirement
Being able to understand, write and speak English is important to this role as they will likely be the first contact point for customers
Internal communications
A system for communicating tasks and requirements should be put in place, however, by its nature, this role will include ad-hoc tasks regularly
Talent Availability
Many qualified resources are available to fulfil this role
Domain knowledge requirement
High levels of customer specific domain knowledge is required and forms part of induction
Ease of Measurement
Responsibilities are usually easily measurable through standard support level agreements (SLAs)
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