CUSTOMER SERVICE Associate (Native Japanese-speaking/English-speaking)

What do we do?

United by our ambitions, the Dow Jones Customer group will attract and retain customers by

creating distinctive experiences and valued relationships for mutual profit. We work across all of the elite Dow Jones brands to appeal to a broad, high-level client base and provide a distinctive experience to each one.  In addition, the group’s focus is on consistently providing excellent service and developing and nurturing valued, lasting relationships with our customers.

The primary role of the Customer Services team is to champion best practice in the objective governance of the contact centre provision and assessing the emerging risks and propose developments and improvements based on objective and evidence based information, such as agreed service levels and customer feedback.

What are my accountabilities?

•      Ability to communicate with our global customers in both written and spoken Japanese and English within a corporate environment
•      Maintain a high degree of customer service for all support queries and adhere to all service management principles and Service Level Agreements
•       Provide excellent customer service to customers in a courteous, effective and timely manner to ensure resolution of customer  contacts
•      Ensure all relevant procedures are followed from beginning to resolution
•      Make independent decisions to resolve customer issues with strong problem solving and negotiation skills
•      Work with other Dow Jones departments to ensure escalated issues are handled timely and correctly
•      Own a customer case by being the named case manager bringing the case to final conclusion
•      Perform administrative functions as may be required in order to fulfil member requirements
•      Act as an internal voice of the customer
•      Actively seek out opportunities for self-improvement, keeping up with new product trainings and process knowledge

What do you need from me?

•      Speaks Native Japanese and fluent English within corporate environment
•      Superior verbal and written communication skills with the ability to quickly establish trust and reliability over the phone
•      Ability to listen, empathize, and effectively handle challenging customers in a professional and pleasant manner
•      Ability to maintain a positive attitude in an often busy and intense environment
•      Strong aptitude and desire to learn new technical systems and applications
•      Proficiency with Microsoft Office and web browsing
•      Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and meet deadline
•      Positive outlook on change and flexible approach to team-based work environment and structure
•      Desire to grow with the company
•      College degree required

How do I apply?

Dow Jones offers an exceptional opportunity to work for one of the world’s leading financial and business news companies. We invite interested candidates to submit in confidence a detailed resume stating your qualifications, contact details and current and expected salary via our Career Site.

**Only shortlisted candidates will be notified**

When you join Dow Jones, you become part of the most dynamic, creative and savvy news and information companies in the world. As a global leader in news and business intelligence, we're newswires, websites, newspapers, apps, newsletters, databases, magazines, radio and television--including some of the widest-read and most-respected brands, like The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and DJX, our flagship news and analytics platform. Our media inform the discussions and decisions that are vital to the world's commerce, while our databases make the business world more transparent. We continually develop technology to transform information into insight and prosperity. From over 50 countries and in over a dozen languages, we enlighten and inspire audiences with authoritative, differentiated and trusted content.

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