Customer Support Specialist London, England, United Kingdom

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence. If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.

As a member of our Account Management & Customer Success team, you will thrive on your ability to embrace and drive change and your commitment to ensuring you and PitchBook are always growing and improving. While continually learning and exploring new ideas and concepts, you will be inspired to ask questions and challenge the status quo while remaining focused on our customers’ success. We value teamwork and collaboration and encourage our people to build strong, trusting relationships with their teammates, customers, and partners. A contagious positivity, insatiable curiosity, and people-first attitude are the winning traits of our most successful Account Management & Customer Success team members. If this sounds like you, join us.

PitchBook’s Customer Support Specialist Tier 1 provides direct customer support via phone, email, and chat to existing PitchBook clients. You will work with the support team to troubleshoot customer issues and ensure the best possible customer experience. You work at the front lines, providing real time assistance to clients in need. Customer experience pain points you identify will inform product improvements and allow PitchBook to optimize the platform for customers worldwide.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Respond to chat, phone, and email contacts from customers
• Achieve contact volume and quality goals measured quarterly
• Communicate effectively, both written and verbally, to ensure smooth resolution of customer issues
• Work collaboratively with other support specialists to resolve customer questions and issues
• Work continuously to document the details of each interaction in Salesforce to easily research customer issues and to inform product improvements
• Partner with global teams to ensure continuous support availability during required business hours
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modelling and encouraging desired behaviours
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a customer service role
• A client first attitude and enjoy engaging with customers
• Ability to stay updated with changing industry and financial market trends while adapting to internal organizational updates and changes
• Prior experience with Salesforce or similar CRM preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail
• Interested in financial markets or services, particularly private equity and venture capital
• Ability to operate with a strong sense of urgency and deliver results
• Terrific prioritisation skills to handle high call volume in parallel with project work
• Ability to adapt to a corporate culture and seamlessly adopt guidelines and processes set forth by the organization
• Comfortable to engage with a diverse array of customers
• Team player with the desire to try new ideas in order to achieve greater levels of success
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily
• Must be authorized to work in the United Kingdom without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits at PitchBook

• Physical Health: Private medical insurance, Additional medical wellness incentives, Life cover
• Emotional Health: Paid sabbatical program after four years, Paid parental leave, Robust training programs on industry and soft skills, Minimum 25 days annual leave and volunteer days
• Social Health: Employee resource groups, Employee referral bonus program, Quarterly team building events, Income protection, Shared ownership employee stock program, Transportation stipend

Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Working Conditions

At the heart of our company is a belief in the power of in-person collaboration. Being together in the office fuels our creativity, strengthens our connections, and drives the innovation that sets us apart. Our culture is built on spontaneous moments—those hallway conversations, whiteboard brainstorms, and shared celebrations in each of our global offices—that simply can’t be replicated remotely. This role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week. The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an ongoing basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, PitchBook is dedicated to inclusive hiring. Answering the following questions will help us to ensure we are carrying out equitable and fair hiring practices.