Technical Support Executive

The Dow Jones Customer Service (DJCS) mission is to provide great service for our customers and great experiences for our people.

Our team has the privilege of delivering impactful experiences by helping our customers access the trusted news and business information published and produced by our marquee brands including, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Dow Jones Factiva and Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. You will find that we are a collaborative group, focused on delivering excellence during every customer interaction.

We encourage anyone that wants to join us in our mission to apply.

Technical Support Executive
- Based in: Barcelona

Reports to: Supervisor of Technical Support

**Position Summary Statement**:
Provide support for Dow Jones destination and Integration products. As a Technical Support Representative, you’ll represent Dow Jones as you manage and resolve complex technical issues from customers who are using our destination sites and feed related products.

**Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities**:

- Provide technical assistance, guidance, and customer service to our global customers and sales organization.
- Act as liaison for partners or integrators during installation / implementation of Dow Jones Factiva products and solutions.
- Develop and maintain documentation needed by support staff, including troubleshooting steps, installation instructions, new tools overviews, and contact lists.
- Attend and implement product and customer service training programs.
- Perform investigation and analysis to solve problems and escalate issues to product management and development.
- Notify management and customers of platform or product troubles through a tiered notification and escalation process.
- Responsible for the effectiveness, quality and timeliness of trouble resolution, quality of service and implementation success, also services Tier 1 agreements.
- Responsible to help with coverage for other regions or for any “on call” or weekend duties.

**Key Relationships Internally and Externally**:

- Work with technical support global staff and other departments within customer service to resolve customer problems
- Work in conjunction with Dow Jones Sales and Consulting organizations
- Direct relationship with Enterprise champions, key business owners, and technical Owners (System Administrators, Developers, Consultants) at major corporations.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
Required
- Knowledge of networking or communication protocol including HTTP, FTP, and other common protocols
- High level understanding of how to troubleshoot network connectivity issues related to a customer’s network infrastructure.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to explain complex products and technical issues in a level appropriate to the audience.
- Ability to assimilate complex product knowledge and identify appropriate solutions.
- Ability to effectively adapt to a changing work environment and structure.
- High degree of professionalism. Sets high standards of performance; assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments
- Customer Focus required. Ability to make customers (internal & external) and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; develop and sustain productive customer relationships.

**Preferred**
- Minimum 3 years Customer Service /Technical Support experience in a call center environment.

**Desired**
- Experience working with XML and Relational Databases.

**Our Benefits**
- Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Plans
- Comprehensive Insurance Plans
- Education Benefits
- Family Care Benefits
- Subscription Discounts
- Employee Referral Program
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status._
- EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets._

Business Area: Dow Jones - Customer Service

Job Category: IT, Telecom & Internet

Union Status:
Non-Union role

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

Req ID: 41679