Sr. Customer Experience Specialist

Warp
New York, NY
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience with payroll systems and a history of managing complex customer escalations.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 4+ years in customer support and deep payroll expertise
    — “4+ years of customer support, customer experience, or customer operations experience
  • Individuals who have mentored junior team members and driven process improvements
    — “Experience mentoring or supporting more junior team members
  • Professionals accustomed to working in fast-paced, high-growth tech environments
    — “Thrive in a fast-paced environment where processes are still being built

Things to consider

  • On-site presence is strongly emphasized, with 5 days per week in the office
    — “We're in the office five days a week because speed and proximity are a competitive advantage at this stage
  • This role demands ownership of complex customer issues from start to finish
    — “Take ownership of difficult issues from first touch through full resolution

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to identify patterns and drive product improvements
    — “Think beyond individual cases to identify patterns, root causes, and opportunities for improvement
  • Emphasize your experience with end-to-end resolution of sensitive customer escalations
    — “Lead customer communication during sensitive situations, providing clear updates and setting expectations through resolution
  • Showcase your collaboration with engineering and product teams on complex issues
    — “Partner with engineering on complex cases, reproducing issues, providing context, and driving them through resolution
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • ownership of complex customer escalations
  • clear communication during sensitive situations
  • recommendations for improvements
  • mentorship of CX Specialists
  • improvement of team processes
Typical background
4+ years of customer support experiencedirect payroll experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer SupportPayroll ExpertiseEscalation ManagementCommunicationProblem-solvingProcess ImprovementMentorship

Preferred

Technical SupportProduct Knowledge

Stack & domain

PayrollTroubleshooting Complex Payroll IssuesCustomer SupportCustomer ExperienceCustomer OperationsCommunicationProblem-solvingPrioritizationMentoringProcess ImprovementExceptional CommunicationOwnershipThinking Beyond Individual CasesRaising The Quality BarThriving In A Fast-paced EnvironmentTax ComplianceHRISITBenefits

About the role

Original posting from Warp via Ashby

ABOUT WARP

Warp is the AI-native Employee Management Platform for ambitious companies. Our platform includes HRIS, payroll, IT, benefits, tax compliance, and more - all built from scratch on an AI-native architecture from day 1.

Warp embeds itself into every part of a company's people operating layer, we process over half a billion $ annually in payroll, on track to grow to $2B.

Legacy vendors in our space built their businesses by profiting from complexity. Warp is built from day one for AI to be the primary operator, not a feature. Every advance in LLM capability widens our lead.

We hire people who ship constantly, own outcomes, and care about craft. If you want to build something that automates an entire category of core work, not just another point solution, this is the place.

We've raised over $85M from top investors like Ashton Kutcher/Sound Ventures, Y Combinator, founders of Dropbox, Replit, SV Angel, and Homebrew Capital. Built by an obsessive team from MIT, Ramp, Brex, Google, Dropbox, Apple, and more.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Customer Experience Specialist at Warp, you'll be a senior product and payroll expert on our Customer Experience team, reporting to our Sr. Customer Experience Manager. You’ll own our most complex customer issues and high-impact escalations.

You'll manage sensitive cases end-to-end, partner closely with engineering and product, and help raise the bar for the broader CX team through mentorship, stronger processes, and proactive problem-solving.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Own complex and high-priority customer escalations across chat, Slack, email, and calls
  • Serve as a payroll and product expert for our customers
  • Lead customer communication during sensitive situations, providing clear updates and setting expectations through resolution
  • Partner with engineering on complex cases, reproducing issues, providing context, and driving them through resolution
  • Identify recurring customer issues and recommend improvements to leadership, product, and engineering
  • Mentor CX Specialists and serve as a go-to resource for escalations, product questions, and best practices
  • Help improve team processes, documentation, escalation paths, and customer-facing resources as CX scales
  • Communicate with third-party partners integrated with Warp on behalf of customers

YOU WILL BE GOOD FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU

  • Have strong payroll knowledge and are comfortable navigating complex payroll and tax questions
  • Are an exceptional communicator, especially in high-stakes customer situations
  • Take ownership of difficult issues from first touch through full resolution
  • Think beyond individual cases to identify patterns, root causes, and opportunities for improvement
  • Enjoy mentoring teammates and raising the quality bar across a growing team
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment where processes are still being built

WHAT YOU NEED

  • 4+ years of customer support, customer experience, or customer operations experience
  • Direct payroll experience strongly preferred, particularly troubleshooting complex payroll issues
  • Experience owning customer escalations and communicating through sensitive situations
  • Strong documentation, problem-solving, and prioritization skills
  • Experience mentoring or supporting more junior team members

BENEFITS AT WARP:

  • 100% Health Coverage: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents.
  • 401(k) Matching: Start investing in your future from day one.
  • Unlimited PTO: We offer flexible PTO, meaning you’re trusted to take the time you need to recharge while balancing your responsibilities and team commitments.
  • Commuter Benefits: Pre-tax commuter benefits for your daily trip to our NYC office.
  • Catered Lunch Daily: Great food, every day, on us. No meal prep, no decision fatigue.
  • Quarterly Offsites: Beautiful locations to connect as a team. Past locations include Spain and Catskills.

Warp is based in New York City, and most of our team works together in-office 5x per week. Please refer to the top of this page for this position's hiring location and working model.

Source: Warp careers (Ashby)

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