Customer Experience Lead

ABOUT THE POSITION

The eCommerce team powers our US and Canada  sites and our Customer Care Center. From merchandising and marketing to product management and technology, the consumer is central to everything we do. The eCommerce team is known for the relentless improvement of the customer experience, striving for a better, faster, easier experience.

The Consumer Relations Lead provides timely answers and support for complex questions and inquiries, handles executive escalations and formal complaints, and contacts customers to solve problems and solicit feedback through our Winback program. This person will also proactively offer recommendations for consumer experience issues and concerns and provide recommendations for improvements to current practices.

• Utilize advanced knowledge and use of tools, policies, and practices to answer questions and effectively handle consumer and agent needs in a variety of channels for multiple brands. Consistently provide exceptional internal and external customer interactions while balancing a focus on Columbia Sportswear Company's net revenue.
• Effectively handle all consumer executive escalations.
• Promote customer retention through strategic winback initiatives that elevate the customer journey and align with organizational priorities.
• Identify gaps in agent knowledge and/or understanding, partnering with Leadership, Quality, and Training to share provided feedback, identify training gaps, and proactively provide recommendations and outline solutions to improve consumer and employee experiences.
• Proactively take accountability for generating a career plan and partnering with leadership to advance necessary knowledge and skills for future opportunities. Seek and recommend ways to participate in department and company projects and initiatives. Actively function as a mentor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook).
• Solutions-oriented with strong, creative critical‑thinking skills.
• Able to provide top-tier solutions for escalated customer interactions.
• Able to troubleshoot, problem‑solve, make logical decisions, and set priorities.
• Able to work effectively under pressure.

• A high school education or equivalent.
• 7+ years of related experience.
• Extensive retail and customer care experience.
• Highly effective communication skills including strong verbal and written skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, metric-driven environment with the ability to multi‑task.
• Experience with NICE in Contact and other similar products.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.