Product Support Specialist

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

We are hiring our first Tokyo-based Product Support Specialists, who will grow our global presence as a team and serve as champions of our unique support brand. You’ll be at the front lines of safely delivering AI to the world by responding to, investigating, and tracking user needs in your day to day. Additionally, you’ll help us identify – and close – gaps in our team’s technical knowledge, provide high-touch support to strategic customers, and demonstrate deep care for how we systematically support customers at scale.

What it asks for · 10

• Have experience in providing technical product support, in both English and Japanese, within a second tier, escalated, or priority support team.
• Are familiar with APIs and technical SaaS products and can deeply understand technical docs with ease
• Have demonstrated an ability to thrive in fast-paced, reactive situations while meeting core support metrics targets (e.g. CSAT, SLA, etc.)
• Possess strong user empathy and are expert in the lifecycle of a support case; you can read between the lines of a user’s question, put yourself in their shoes, and get at the heart of their needs for a speedy, satisfying resolution
• Have crisp but kind written communication skills and a deep care for the details
• Enjoy helping others learn about new features and complex concepts
• Are persistent and curious; you delight in the hunt of tracking down a bug or issue, and are energized by fixing this for all similar users going forward
• Have experience contributing to the foundations of a support team – this is essential, highly valuable, but often unglamorous work. And particularly key for this role due to it being among the first Support hires in APAC.
• Are proficient at working in a technical environment and are interested in Anthropic’s products
• Possess a deep sense of ownership, and are excited to help us build our team!

What the job covers

• Become an expert in all Anthropic products
• Respond to user support cases, in English and Japanese, with a variety of complexity, from simple billing or account questions for individuals to complex API debugging for large businesses
• Clearly and empathetically communicate with a wide range of user personas, context-switching between guiding executives in a high-touch model to assisting consumer users in a rapid pace
• Manage on-call tasks for high-urgency user issues with extreme ownership. This includes being on critical ‘pager duty’ during APAC hours to ensure 24/7 Support for Critical Queries.
• Prioritize critically and comfortably adapt to an ever-evolving product landscape
• Operate in ambiguity, making informed decisions even in never-before-seen situations
• Partner with engineers, teammates, and other internal stakeholders to diagnose and resolve user issues, both individually and at scale
• Suggest and drive improvements to increase user satisfaction through support processes as well as own initiatives that increase efficiency and drive down contact rates
• Uplevel our team’s technical knowledge by scoping gaps, working with cross-functional partners to deeply understand relevant nuances, and building resources that grow with our products

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

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• user10×
• products7×
• technical6×
• english4×
• customers3×
• japanese3×
• apac2×
• case2×
• complex2×
• critical2×
• deep care2×
• deeply understand2×
• drive2×
• experience2×
• expert2×

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