About Us:

Have you ever had the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of people in a meaningful way and help them enjoy time away with their friends and families building memories? 

That is what we do here at HomeAway.com, an Expedia Inc. company. We are the leading vacation rental website in the world with more than one million online bookable vacation rentals. Our mission is to make every vacation rental in the world available to every traveler in the world through our online marketplace and we're committed to helping families and friends find the perfect vacation rental to create unforgettable travel experiences together. 

The Opportunity:

HomeAway Technical Support Representatives are responsible for providing Level II phone and email customer support for the HomeAway suite of web sites. We are looking for someone who is comfortable working in a call center atmosphere, enjoys solving problems for other people, has a medium-to-strong technical background (we will provide training on our products and services), and can explain complex ideas and concepts in a clear, simple manner.

Technical Support Representatives require both an intimate knowledge of product as well as some extended general technical knowledge of web browser technologies, operating systems and hardware. Interfacing directly with our customers, they should possess strong communication skills and be able to explain technical concepts in a way best understood by the individual they are working with. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Identify, troubleshoot and where possible resolve issues that have been escalated from Customer Support and provide support via phone and email
• Identify and report Product Defects
• Recognize and handle customer errors gracefully
• Contribute knowledge gained back to Customer Support through documentation of issue resolutions and troubleshooting procedures
• Help to analyze and identify issue severity levels and follow appropriate escalation procedures
• Educate customers in best practices for using HomeAway applications.
• Meet agreed upon and expected service levels for case completion and quality standards.
• Be the customer’s primary point of contact through resolution, and delight the customer throughout that process
• Be an advocate for the voice of the customer
• Develop and maintain expert knowledge on HomeAway products
• Communication with internal partners

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 1–2 years’ experience as a customer support representative, ideally in a technical capacity for a consumer web site
• Experience with Windows and Apple OS
• Experience with Android, Apple and Windows based mobile devices
• Experience with browser technologies including a thorough understanding of cookies, security controls, extensions and add-ons of popular browsers like Chrome, FireFox and Safari
• Experience with MS Office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Experience troubleshooting connection issues using knowledge of network technologies and hardware including modems/routers, ISPs, Wi-Fi, mobile broadband networks as well as protocols like DNS, DHCP, HTTP, TCPIP
• Experience troubleshooting email issues and understanding of IMAP, popular webmail and email providers, settings, filters and relayed/aliased addresses
• Basic understanding of web coding (i.e., HTML, CSS, XML, API, javascript) and hosting
• Weekend hours required. Overtime, evening and holiday shifts may also be required

Benefits:

• Competitive health and insurance benefits
• Competitive salary
• Annual target bonus or commission
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Vacation rental on a yearly basis (taxable benefit)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Free snacks and beverages
• Frequent company update talks with our leadership team
• Free listing on HomeAway.com
• Electric, adjustable stand-up desk
• Discounted Metro & Rail pass
• Casual dress code