Western Region - Weekend Team - Inbound Retention Specialist - Sales - US - Remote
Yelp · Los Angeles, CA · 1 wk ago
RemoteRemoteAdvertisingFull-time
Please note that while this role will operate remotely, it is required that the candidate resides in the Western region of the United States (Mountain or Pacific Time Zones).
About the Role
Do you love local businesses and want to help them grow? The Yelp Customer Success team is seeking a dedicated and driven Inbound Sales Retention Specialist to provide a 5-star experience to our small business advertisers. As a member of the Inbound Sales Retention team, you will support, consult, and retain our advertisers post-sale. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement—we value great people over checkboxes.
Responsibilities
- Strengthen Yelp’s revenue retention by providing exceptional and timely customer support
- Handle an inbound phone queue, consulting and educating current Yelp advertisers
- Demonstrate the value of Yelp by highlighting ad performance metrics and investment returns
- Use strong listening and conflict resolution skills to handle escalated client conversations
- Become an expert in Yelp’s advertising solutions and adapt product recommendations to suit client needs
- Ask probing questions and handle objections to drive success
- Exhibit strong communication skills, both externally with clients and internally with Yelp teams
- Maintain organization and efficiency in a fast-paced environment
- Consistently achieve or exceed monthly goals
- Use Chatbench, Yelp’s internal LLM tool, to research, draft proposals, analyze data, and overcome objections
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or 3+ years of relevant client-facing experience
- Technical proficiency with computers and information systems
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
- Experience in account management, sales, advertising, or small business (preferred)
- Passion for local businesses and understanding of their role in local economies
- Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to track and complete numerous details
- Ability to handle tough conversations with business owners in a professional, solutions-oriented manner
- Ability to balance consulting and support as needed
- Willingness to receive and implement feedback
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
- Access to an individual hardline high-speed internet connection (no satellite or mobile hotspot)
Schedule
- Permanent Saturday–Wednesday schedule
- Weekends: 7:00 AM–4:00 PM PST
- Weekdays: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM in your local timezone
- Full-time position
Pay
The base salary is $50,000 with performance-based incentives.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage (effective day one)
- Mental health support and services via Modern Health
- 15 days PTO (accrual begins on hire date, increases with tenure), 12 paid holidays, one floating holiday, and 7 paid wellness days
- Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
- Monthly wellness subsidy
- Flexible spending account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Work-from-home reimbursement