Customer Service Representative, Customer Experience

Job Title: REMOTE Customer Service Representative, Customer Experience

Reports to: Customer Service Sr. Supervisor, Customer Experience

Scope: Individual Contributor, CF2

Years of Experience: 1+ years

Location: Hybrid Remote – Reno Supported MUST RESIDE IN THE STATE OF AND WITHIN 60 MILES OF OUR RETAIL STORES IN PITTSBURGH, CHICAGO, ATLANTA, AUSTIN, OR SALT LAKE CITY

Contract Duration: 11/16/2026 through 04/05/2027

Compensation: $21.25 per hour + $25 per pay period for home office supply stipend

At Patagonia, pay ranges are set using the best available market data for the job at the required location.

General Summary

As the Customer Service Representative, you are responsible for providing excellent customer service experience. You are a forward-thinking team player that engages with the customer and the customer service team to get the best outcome. You have proven experience managing multiple software and computer programs simultaneously while maintaining composure and delivering an exceptional level of customer service. You incorporate your passions for our Company purpose, “We’re in business to save our home planet”, into your daily decisions.

What You’ll Do

Essential Functions:

Provide excellent support to customers while communicating via phone, chats, and emails, in a remote setting. All CX Reps must be able to flex between phone, email and chat as needed to respond to a fluctuating volume of customer inquiries

Ability to work a specific schedule, while having the flexibility to rotate shifts or work alternative shifts as needed to meet an increased volume of customer inquiries (for example, during peak sales periods)

Tasks

Engage in customer interactions via Chat, Phone, and Email, ensuring that Patagonia’s core values of quality, integrity, environmentalism, justice, and not bound by convention are upheld

Adhere to schedule, time, and attendance expectations

Partner with the customer and Patagonia team to remedy customer concerns and deliver the best experience possible

Efficiently navigate multiple software programs/systems throughout the day

Provide accurate information regarding our products, customer orders, company service guidelines, and company campaigns

Use prescribed procedures to process orders, assist with returns, service orders, or otherwise address customer service needs

Fulfill customer service needs from a remote or hybrid work environment, while maintaining a high level of performance and communication with the supervisory team

Participate in in-person teambuilding activities to foster camaraderie and connection to company values, as scheduled periodically by the business

Participate in optional company sponsored activism activities bringing awareness to environmental campaigns and issues

Complete training (both virtual and in-person), to develop skills required to ensure successful and excellent customer service

Able to work during operating hours, particularly during times of peak customer inquiries. Associates should expect to work during all peak business periods--see “Peak Weeks” and “All Hands-on Deck Days” listed below. The ability to take paid time off during these times will be limited

Skills

Ability to communicate effectively utilizing active listening and being fully present

Strong written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills, to be shared with people from all walks of life while remaining clear, confident, accurate, professional, objective, and inclusive

Ability to provide quality customer service through multiple avenues such as phone, chat and email conversations. The ability to problem-solve and present thoughtful and well-reasoned opinions based on policy and context while being motivated to provide creative solutions to challenges

Solid organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to fulfill commitments, remain reliable, punctual, and on-time

Ability to work with groups across different backgrounds in thoughtful, respectful, and equitable ways

Who You Are

Solutions oriented: Motivated to provide creative solutions to challenges, solving not only problems but identifying root causes. Quickly adapts to changes in the business and customer service needs

A strong communicator: Possesses excellent communication skills, written, verbal, and nonverbal, that can be shared with a wide variety of people while remaining clear, concise, accurate, prompt, and diplomatic

Collaborative: Works with peers, leaders, and colleagues to find creative solutions, champions change, actively listens and learns from others

Engaged: Committed to saving our home planet, social justice, a positive and inclusive work environment, and excellent customer service

Highly productive: Responsible , thrive in a working environment with little supervision, demonstrate high levels of reliability and follow through, focus on self-improvement and personal productivity. Ability to balance multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously

Organized and detail oriented: Strong organizational and prioritization skills, subject matter expertise, help others understand complicated topics

Emotionally intelligent: Demonstrates empathy and awareness of others in communication with customers, coworkers, and partners

An inclusive team player: proactive, positive, self-starter, and a team player that can effectively work with others and has a willingness to help others

Open-minded and receptive to feedback: Adaptable , possess strong interpersonal skills with ability to listen and value opinions, suggestions and recommendations of others, even if they differ from your own

Experience and Technical Proficiency

Minimum of 1+ years’ experience working in a customer service environment

Contact/Call Center experience preferred

Proven ability to drive amazing customer experiences

Communicate effectively, considerately, and in a timely manner - both verbally and written

Experience navigating and resolving complex customer issues while maintaining composure

Technical proficiency managing multiple platforms while utilizing a keyboard, phone and delivering exceptional service at the same time

Ability to navigate browsers and assist customers using platforms via: D365, Microsoft Suites, Zoom

Ability to provide quality customer service through multiple avenues such as phone, chat and email conversations

Ability to meet a minimum of 30 words per minute typing speed (assessed through skills assessment)

Proven ability to accept feedback about performance and ability to recognize opportunities for professional growth

Ability to adjust behaviors for success in an inclusive workplace

Home Office Requirements

Network Connection/Internet Access

Minimum internet connection speed of 100Mbps

Patagonia provided computers must be connected directly to the firewall and have the latest firmware installed

Patagonia computer must be within 100’ of the router for physical cabling—WIFI or use of cellular data to connect is not allowed

Patagonia will supply up to 25’ ethernet cable in all shipped systems

If physical cabling is not possible due to workspace limitations, work from home is not possible

Physical Workspace Requirements

Workspace must be able to accommodate Patagonia supplied IT equipment: Two, 24” monitors and associated cables (power strip/surge protector)

Work must be done in a private space where others cannot listen to phone calls or observe computer screens

Other Technology Considerations

Personal smart phone required to support 2nd factor authentication

Shared internet access with other residents could impact customer experience. This should be taken into consideration when determining internet connection speed and should not compromise the minimum 100Mbps requirements.

Customer Service Representatives must use wired headphones provided by Patagonia when communicating with custo