Customer Engagement Lead
Salary : $1200- $1600 (salary offered will depend on level of experience)
Schedule : Monday - Friday US Eastern Time
Location : Remote (South Africa Latin America Philippines)
Employment Model : Direct Hire (offshore independent contractor through an EOR / payroll partner such as Multiplier or Deel )
Hours : 30 hrs / week to start (remote) with flexibility for afternoon / evening ET ; likely to scale to 40 hrs as scope grows
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Frontline Support : Answer inbound calls / emails (RingCentral) from new and existing families; guide enrollments re-enrollments absences drops and schedule changes.
Scheduling & Records : Coordinate with pool-deck staff; maintain accurate family records in Jackrabbit and related systems.
Engagement & Retention : Track retention churn LTV and response / answer rates ; run simple CRM / email nudges ( HubSpot or similar) to drive continuity and referrals.
Parent Feedback & Programs : Collect reasons for exit / misses; propose improvements; run referral / loyalty initiatives.
Channels Expansion (as hours scale) : Manage SMS / WhatsApp and social DMs for quick parent comms; help with light community building.
Voice of the Parent : Surface recurring pain points; recommend process fixes; assist onboarding / training as the team grows.
HARD SKILLS REQUIRED
23 years in customer engagement / success ; child education / youth sports / swim school experience strongly preferred .
Confident phone skills (RingCentral or similar) and CRM proficiency ( Jackrabbit required / learnable; HubSpot or similar for email / CRM campaigns).
Familiar with ET scheduling logistics : class rosters make-ups waitlists and change management.
Data-literate : can track and report retention / churn / LTV answer / first-response rates and show improvement.
Bonus : SMS / WhatsApp support social DMs basic survey tools.
SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED
Warm empathetic parent-friendly communicator; clear on the phone and in writing.
Detail-obsessed and organized; zero-error mindset on schedule and roster changes.
Calm under pressure during peak windows; high answer-rate mentality.
Ownership & hustle : self-starter in remote settings; collaborates well with on-site (pool-deck) teams.
Child-safety & service orientation; community-builder attitude.
Key Skills
Business Development,Employee Orientation,Public Health,Account Management,VersionOne,Conflict Management,Project Management,Relationship Management,Team Management,Customer relationship management,Human Resources,Public Speaking
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1
Customer Engagement • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa