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Within a small but crucial team, you will be responsible for resolving issues you can own directly and triaging those that need to go further - getting the right tickets to the right people, fast.\nThis is a role for someone who is organised, methodical, and comfortable switching between different types of work: one moment you might be setting up a new user account, the next investigating a post-event issue or ensuring Salesforce data is clean and accurate. You will be responsible for managing your queue of tickets within expected SLAs, and for delivering first class service to internal and external customers.\nThe position is designed as a 15 to 40-hour-per-week IT Support role. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong technical aptitude, cross-functional collaboration skills, and the ability to perform in fast-paced, client-facing environments.\nKey Responsibilities\nProduct Support & Triage\nAct as the first line of response for product-related tickets across OE Central, Passport, OE Stream, Podium, and related platforms\nGather the right information from the reporter, reproduce issues where possible, and assess severity and impact\nResolve straightforward product queries and configuration questions directly, using the Product Knowledge Base as your primary resource\nEscalate complex or unresolved product issues with clear, well-documented context\nSetup & Configuration\nCreate and manage user accounts across OE platforms\nHandle configuration tasks including CSV schedule uploads, blueprint and template management\nSupport clients and internal teams with standard setup requests, following documented processes\nIT Operations & User Management\nHandle user onboarding and offboarding requests - setting up accounts, configuring access, and ensuring everything is in place for day one\nProcess hardware and software requests, coordinating with relevant teams to fulfil them\nTroubleshoot common IT issues, using all available resources - including AI tools and the Knowledge Base - to find solutions; resolving what you can and escalating more complex problems to dedicated IT resource\nEvent Delivery Logging\nReview post-event issue tickets raised by internal teams, ensuring they are accurately categorised and contain sufficient detail\nRoute logged issues to the appropriate team for investigation - Product, Delivery, or IT - based on issue type\nSalesforce Administration\nCarry out routine Salesforce admin tasks including merging duplicate records and editing orders\nMaintain data quality standards and flag anomalies to the relevant team\nKnowledge & Process\nUse the Product Knowledge Base as the go-to resource for issue resolution - and flag gaps where articles are missing or out of date\nDocument ticket resolutions clearly and consistently, contributing to a reliable record of known issues and fixes\nUse AI tools actively and effectively across your work - whether that’s troubleshooting an IT issue, drafting a response, or researching an unfamiliar error. \nSee AI as a powerful tool, but not a crutch. 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