Technical Support Specialist - SMB

About Us

Tamara is the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region with a mission to help people make their dreams come true by building the most customer-centric financial super-app on earth. The company serves millions of users in the region and partners with leading global and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, IKEA and Amazon, as well as small and medium businesses.

Tamara is Saudi Arabia’s first fintech unicorn and is backed by Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), SNB Capital, Checkout.com, amongst others. The company operates from its headquarters in Riyadh, with additional regional and global support offices.

Your role

We are looking for a proactive, technically sound, and empathetic Technical Support Specialist to join our team. You will work closely with merchants for driving business with Tamara. Your role will be to re-engage these merchants, identify and solve their challenges, guide them through any integration steps, and ensure they are successfully onboarded to start doing business.

Your Responsibilities

• Own and manage a portfolio of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) merchants who are live but not transacting.
• Proactively reach out to merchants via phone, email, or chat to understand their experience, challenges, and needs.
• Identify technical or operational blockers preventing the merchant from going live or doing business.
• Troubleshoot integration or usage issues, and provide hands-on guidance or escalate to internal teams where needed.
• Assist merchants with integration APIs and systems: answer questions, validate implementation, test functionality.
• Serve as a technical and operational consultant, understanding their business workflows and offering practical solutions.
• Maintain clear and accurate records of merchant interactions and issue resolutions using tools like JIRA, Salesforce, Zendesk, Notion etc.
• Collaborate with internal product, engineering, and support teams to solve merchant pain points.
• Track patterns in merchant feedback to identify systemic issues or improvement opportunities.
• Ensure a smooth re-onboarding or reactivation experience, aiming for swift and successful merchant ramp-up.
• Deliver delightful customer service and ensure merchants feel supported and valued throughout the process.
  
  

Your expertise

• 1–2 years of experience in roles such as Customer Support, Technical Support, Merchant Success, or Account Management.
• Experience working with or supporting payments, Fintech, or E-commerce systems is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, and basic understanding of API architecture.
• Strong understanding of web, mobile apps, internet protocols, and technical troubleshooting.
• Comfortable using tools like Zendesk, Salesforce, JIRA, ServiceNow, or similar ticketing and CRM systems.
• Ability to analyze trends, flag issues proactively, and follow through on resolutions.
• Ability to manage multiple merchants and priorities at once with speed and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills — both technical and non-technical (Arabic & English)
  
  

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.