About the role

The Customer Success Retail Guru role provides you the tools and support you need to help empower entrepreneurs in person, in your local community, as well as those around the world through live chats, phone calls, and emails. As a Customer Success Retail Guru you will be working in two different environments.

You will be working 1:1 with our merchants in and around Los Angeles, helping them set up their hardware kits and work through retail issues they may face. The second will be remote from the comfort of your home over the phone,  live chats and emails. There is a strong, established remote work culture within Shopify Support, and by having the opportunity to work in person and remotely, you will become a part of it. After all, we help businesses thrive and grow, so we want you too as well!

A few more details:

We keep it real - It’s not just tech support, but people support. It won’t always be easy, but if you're resourceful, ask questions, and enjoy having genuine human conversations, you may have just found your dream team.

We’re business coaches - we don’t just solve problems, we help businesses grow and thrive. Our team doesn’t do pushy sales, but we do strive for needs based sales solutions to help merchants get on the right Shopify plan to scale their business and succeed.

We work together - although the role of Retail Guru will be slightly different than that of our remote Gurus located in cities all over the world, you will still be connected to the larger Guru community and supported in the same way. We may not be in the same cities, but we act like it. We’ve invested in small remote teams and strong communication tools to ensure you have the resources to succeed in your role at Shopify --- no matter what city you are in!

What you’ll get to do IN-PERSON: (3-4 days per week)

• Work closely with merchants in scheduled 1-1 sessions (coaching, skill development, providing resources - teaching people about the platform)
• Answer various questions from merchants about Shopify and how it works
• Present a variety of scripted workshops with scheduled Q&A time
• Create a safe, inviting and collaborative environment for entrepreneurs, merchants, and consumers
• Set up retail hardware in person with the merchant
• Develop and sustain a vast knowledge of the local retail and merchant community
• Be a Shopify Ambassador,  representing Shopify in a positive and professional manner

What you’ll get to do REMOTELY: (1-2 days per week)

• Work closely with merchants through live chats, phone calls, and emails
• Coaching opportunities with your Squad Lead
• Skill Development and tuning up your Shopify knowledge

You'll need to (in no particular order):

• Must be eligible to work in the United States in Los Angeles, California
• Be proficient with technology
• Care about the details
• Have strong reading & writing skills
• Have a track record of being resourceful and getting sh*t done
• Be empathetic
• Be an active listener
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable with public speaking, delivering talks
• Work well with people in person (e.g. strike up a conversation without needing a prompt)
• Care about the customer/merchant experience
• Quick problem solving skills, able to work under pressure
• Be flexible, adaptable and open to change

Apply through this link, and we'll look forward to connecting with you!