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Senior Customer Contact Specialist

United States, Columbus 25.48 USD / Hour · Job Posted January 11, 2026
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As a Senior Customer Contact Specialist at Upstart, you’ll be part of a multi-skilled team that supports applicants across phone, email, and other digital channels throughout the pre-origination journey. You’ll handle a wide range of regulatory, general, and complex application-related inquiries, with a primary focus on resolving escalations from our frontline vendor support team. In this role, you’ll serve as a subject matter expert on our products and procedures—answering associate questions in Slack, contributing to scripts and templates, and ensuring every interaction meets our quality, compliance, and SLA expectations.

Job Responsibility

  • Respond to inbound email/phone inquiries and manage real-time chat support (in future-state implementation), providing accurate, helpful, and timely information
  • Take ownership of escalation calls from applicants requesting a supervisor, resolving concerns professionally while adhering to compliance and policy guidelines
  • Act as a subject matter expert by answering questions from our vendor support teams via slack
  • Support funnel conversion by proactively identifying and addressing common applicant questions or pain points
  • Maintain accurate notes of all applicant interactions to ensure visibility and alignment across teams
  • Identify opportunities to improve CX processes, documentation, or messaging based on recurring feedback or support trends

Requirements

  • 1–2 years of experience in customer service and/or contact center support within a financial services or fintech environment
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex information clearly and professionally
  • Proven ability to handle sensitive or escalated customer conversations with empathy and professionalism
  • Comfortable navigating multiple systems and tools simultaneously (e.g., Salesforce, Vesta, telephony and chat platforms)
  • Demonstrated expertise in time management, effectively prioritizing and balancing competing tasks to meet tight deadlines
  • Impeccable judgment and acute attention to detail
  • ability to identify/anticipate customers’ needs and clarify information
  • Proven track record of excelling in a metric based environment

Nice to have

  • Financial services industry experience
  • Familiarity with front-line customer support tools and knowledge management platforms
  • Comfort working in high-growth, change-oriented environments where feedback loops are fast and frequent
  • Previous experience providing service for multiple product lines

What we offer

  • Competitive Compensation (base + bonus & equity)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart
  • Generous 401(k) plan with Upstart matching $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 per year
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Generous holiday, vacation, sick and safety leave
  • Supportive parental, family care, and military leave programs
  • Annual wellness, technology & ergonomic reimbursement programs
  • Social activities including team events and onsites, all-company updates, employee resource groups (ERGs), and other interest groups such as book clubs, fitness, investing, and volunteering
  • Catered lunches + snacks & drinks when working in offices

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