Customer Success Specialist

About Caribou

At Caribou we care about giving people financial freedom so they can focus on whats most important to them. Today less than two percent of Americans refinance their auto loans despite drastic increases in the cost of new and used cars. We see huge potential to help folks reduce their monthly auto payments and increase the predictability of those expenses over time. We do this by building technology to pair customers with credit unions banks and finance companies and by simplifying every step of the process. On average our drivers save $162/month on their car loans while protecting their investment long term.

Caribou is led by leaders from the technology automotive and finance industries. Were proud to be backed by a great team of investors including QED Investors Goldman Sachs Moderne Ventures Accomplice Link Ventures Motley Fool Ventures and others.

About the Role

Caribou is looking for a proactive organized and articulate Customer Success Specialist to manage inbound customer communications handle customer complaints and assist with the pending Lender Approval process.

In this role you will be responsible for:

Customer Support & Complaint Handling

• Answer inbound customer calls from the customer call queue
• Provide professional accurate and efficient responses to customer inquiries escalating issues as necessary
• Maintain detailed notes of customer interactions in internal systems
• Address loan payoff and insurance binder requests as needed
• Appropriately escalate customer complaints received via inbound channels according to Caribous internal Complaints Process

Email Queue Management

• Monitor and manage customer inquiries via the inbound email queue
• Respond promptly and professionally to all emails notating customer interactions in internal systems
• Coordinate with internal team members who may already be assisting the customer to ensure consistency in communication.
• Triage third-party emails and route them to the appropriate departments or personnel.

Pending Lender Approval Assistance

• Support the Pending Lender Approvals and Lender Needs More Information process by reaching out to customers regarding lender requests.
• Review customer-submitted documents to ensure they meet lender requirements.
• Gather and verify any missing information on applications that could delay a decision.
• Maintain clear professional communication in email and phone correspondence with lenders

Location

Candidates are welcome to work remotely from the states of AZ CO DC IL MD TX and VA with a preference for the Chicago IL and Denver CO areas. Caribou does provide the option to work in-office or hybrid from our Denver CO or Chandler AZ offices. We may consider remote candidates in CA FL MA NY OR WA and WI subject to additional approval. Eligibility by state is subject to change.

This role may require attendance at occasional in-person team meetings in our Denver CO office.

About You

You like us are driven to achieve your goals. At Caribou we have just three core values: Give a damn. Velocity. Make the assist . Were motivated. We race towards our goals. And we help each other along the way.

• Able to handle high-volume email and phone communications
• Problem-solving mindset and a proactive approach to customer interactions
• Strong sense of accountability and follow-through

How we will take care of you

Everyone at Caribou is a valued team member. Our compensation and benefits package includes:

• Competitive compensation: $23.50/hr
• Eligible for annual performance-based Incentive
• Equity options
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Generous paid time off including Flexible Time Off (FTO) for all employees and 100% paid parental leave for all parents
• Exceptional benefits including highly subsidized medical dental and vision plans and fully company-paid mental health disability and basic life insurance
• Optional benefits to suit your individual circumstances such as HSAs (with Caribou HSA contributions) FSAs supplemental life and health legal and pet insurance
• Up to $1000 per year for eligible professional development expenses
• Employee referral program

Our Core Values

We come from all walks of life and are joined together by our shared values which guide our work and how we work together.

• Give a damn. What were doing matters. We show up determined to deliver results and we love it.
• Velocity. Were intentional about where were going and we race towards it.
• Make the assist. We have diverse strengths. We offer and ask for help so we all win.

The essential functions of this position require consistent attendance availability and active engagement throughout your full scheduled shift.

Caribou is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability sexual orientation pregnancy status marital status military or protected veteran status genetics or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is not restricted solely to the responsibilities listed above and the scope and responsibilities are subject to change. A pre-employment background check is required as a condition of employment.

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Required Experience:

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