Whisker, formerly known as AutoPets, is the maker of Litter-Robot, Feeder-Robot, and Litterbox.com. At Whisker, we believe pet parenthood can always get better.

As leading innovators in pet tech and refined pet accessories, we work tirelessly to solve problems and deliver smarter insights for pet parents while enriching the lives of pets. Whether it’s a self-cleaning litter box that automates scooping, an automatic feeder that helps pets develop healthier eating habits, or a modern cat tree that delights both humans and felines, we strive to deliver better solutions for consumers while transforming pet care along the way. To us, having a pet is the best thing ever. At Whisker, life together just keeps getting better.

Whisker is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan and Juneau, Wisconsin with 350+ passionate team members.

What You’ll Do:

The Customer Experience Supervisor will alternate frequently between performing agent level duties (assisting with call and email volume) and leadership duties (monitoring and assisting agents).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as deemed necessary.

Daily Operations

• The Team Lead is a hands-on leader assisting with all phases of account inquiries
• Assist agents, who need help dealing with customer concerns by stepping in, offering advice or authorizing a special adjustment if needed
• Acts as the first level of customer escalation ensures the customer’s issues are resolved in a professional and timely manner. This is often referred to as a “supervisor call or case.”
• Manages the daily activities of Product Specialists by monitoring inbound call queues and Dixa cases and makes appropriate allocations of labor resources to meet daily productivity and service goals
• Corresponds with other staff members to obtain additional information and clarification needed to resolve customer problems
• Implements and models standards of courteous and professional interactions with customers and coworkers
• Meets with the Director and CX Manager regularly to effectively communicate and resolve customer experience issues, set and prioritize goals, improve processes and review productivity
• Assists with staff communication, providing updates, resolving issues, setting goals and maintaining standards.
• Sets goals for their team in an effort to spur performance and to measure effectiveness
• Manages staff effectively through implementing changes and maintaining or improving team morale within the Customer Experience Department

Training and Educating Staff

• Responsible for the continued training of new team members on duties and expectations
• Responsible for mentoring support for all new Product Specialists
• Ensures that correct procedures are followed and routinely gives directions to the staff on what steps to take and how to improve using coaching strategies.

Evaluating Performance

• Monitors and reports how individual Team Members are performing as well as team or shift performance and thinks of ways to increase productivity and customer satisfaction to improve performance of the team
• Coaches Team Members toward improvement in productivity and service metrics such as:
  • Call and email processing accuracy (correct steps were completed)
  • Call and email processing courtesies (excellent use of soft skills and empathy)
  • Call and email processing efficiency (time to complete tasks)
• Documents observations in written reports submitted to CX Management
• Will perform additional responsibilities when required

Leadership Responsibilities: 

Directly supervises department Team Members. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Whisker policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, training, and hiring Team Members, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, addressing Team Member issues, and upholding safety and quality guidelines.

What You’ll Bring:

• High School diploma is required
• 2+ years of customer service leadership experience and/or 5+ years of customer service experience
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends, as needed
• Maintains confidentiality of the information processed
• Ability to hold others accountable to standards and expectations
• Must be resourceful, action-oriented, decisive and a self-starter
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, without losing composure
• Ability to maintain a professional atmosphere in a fast-paced environment with numerous interactions and interruptions
• High degree of initiative, self-motivation and ability to motivate others
• Ability to provide a working atmosphere that is positive and productive
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with team members and colleagues

Not Required but nice to have!

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree is preferred
• Not required to have pets, but highly recommended!
• Insert other important aspects for the role like – attention to detail etc

Benefits & Purrks: 

Join a tenacious, inventive company that empowers team members to chart their own path, lead by grounding decisions in the “why”, and has a strong sense of empathy and openness to new perspectives. Be a part of exciting growth, work with incredible people, and create tomorrow’s pet products—plus a whole lot of extras. You will also be provided with:

• Premium Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• 14 Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401K with 4% Match
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Top of the line equipment

Statement of Inclusivity:

We believe different perspectives make Whisker better and strive to create a place where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive.