Full-Time

Customer Support Specialist

Posted on 10/1/2025

DriveTime

DriveTime

1,001-5,000 employees

Pre-owned car retailer using proprietary tech

No salary listed

Mesa, AZ, USA

Hybrid

Category
Customer Experience & Support (1)
Requirements
  • High School Diploma required.
  • Associates degree preferred.
  • Passionate and goal oriented.
  • A mind for the details.
  • Ability to work well in a high-functioning team environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Timely.
  • Positive emotional resilience.
  • Background and drug screening required prior to hire.
  • Drug-free, tobacco-free workplace.
Responsibilities
  • Responding to inquiries and complaints promptly through proactive follow ups.
  • Interacting with customers through multiple means of communication, including phones, text, and social media.
  • Communicating with all lines of the business to properly research customer concerns.
  • Attention to detail to ensure accurate representation of their cases.
  • Problem solving with autonomy to offer assistance when appropriate.
  • Effectively managing customer conflict while under pressure.
  • Showing empathy and understanding for the customer’s situation and act as a single point of contact for customers to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction by setting proper expectations.
  • Meet/exceed performance goals set by the company to deliver best in class customer experience by managing inbound and outbound customer communications within Service Level Agreements.
  • Duties include, but are not limited to, being involved in and helping to develop training as needed, addressing customer concerns appropriately, assisting with legal settlements, as well as identifying trends and consistently looking for innovative methods on improving the overall business process.

DriveTime is a national pre-owned car retailer that connects buyers with reliable used vehicles and a full suite of services. What it does: it helps customers purchase, finance, and protect pre-owned cars, using its nationwide network and proprietary technology to streamline the buying process. How its product works: customers browse and select from a catalog of certified pre-owned vehicles; DriveTime applies its proprietary tools to assess eligibility and approve financing, then offers financing options and protection plans as part of the sale. How it differs from competitors: it combines over twenty years of industry experience with exclusive software tools to speed up approvals, tailor vehicle matches to customers, and simplify the purchase, financing, and protection experience in one place. What the goal is: to improve the lives of customers and communities by expanding access to affordable, reliable vehicles and growing its footprint across new territories.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Phoenix, Arizona

Founded

2002

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Operates largest privately owned dealership across 29 states.
  • Services over $20 billion in finance receivables flexibly.
  • Provides 5-day returns, 30-day warranty, transparent pricing.

What critics are saying

  • COO Jamie Fischer departed to Car-Mart, disrupts operations.
  • Subprime defaults rise with Fed rates, compresses margins.
  • CFPB targets predatory subprime lending terms soon.

What makes DriveTime unique

  • Proprietary credit scoring finances subprime buyers in-house since 2002.
  • Purchases 150,000 auction cars yearly, inspects at 24 centers.
  • Spun off SilverRock in 2015 for warranties and GAP coverage.

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Benefits

Company matched 401k plan

Tuition reimbursement

Leadership development programs

Regular team building events

Onsite networking events with senior leadership

Medical, dental, & vision coverage

Generous paid time off package

Company-paid life insurance and optional disability plans

Maternity & Paternity Leave

Pet Insurance

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