Blackbaud
Financial Edge Customer Support, Senior Specialist
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Remote - US
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Full-Time
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$61K - $78K
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Customer Support
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June 11th, 2026
Blackbaud
Edtech.com's Summary
Blackbaud is hiring a Financial Edge Customer Support, Senior Specialist. This role involves taking ownership of advanced and complex customer cases, triaging defects and incidents to maintain system performance, and developing Knowledgebase content to empower customer self-service. The specialist will also mentor team members, collaborate with leadership, and drive projects to improve support quality and customer satisfaction.
Highlights
- Resolve and triage customer incidents swiftly, focusing on complex and escalated cases.
- Support reduction in case resolution time and identify opportunities for workflow improvements.
- Mentor frontline and tenured agents, working with team leads to achieve goals.
- File defect tickets to engineering and participate in triage meetings with leadership.
- Serve as backup to the Principal and assist management with projects as needed.
- 2-4 years experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge software and prior senior customer support experience required.
- Skills include diplomacy, critical thinking, strategic problem-solving, and adaptability to change.
- Work schedule includes availability for after-hours, weekends, and holidays when necessary.
- Compensation ranges from $61,000 to $77,800 annually, with variation based on qualifications and market factors.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) with match, wellness programs, flexible time off, parental leave, pet insurance, legal and identity protection, tuition reimbursement, and a remote-flexible workforce.
Financial Edge Customer Support, Senior Specialist Full Description
As a Financial Edge (FE) Customer Support, Senior Specialist you'll take ownership of advanced, challenging, or complex cases and ensuring swift, effective solutions. You'll assist with triaging defects and incidents, playing a crucial role in maintaining system reliability and performance. Additionally, you'll create and enhance Knowledgebase content for customer self-service, empowering users to resolve issues independently.
Your role balances working on complex or escalated cases and helping peers manage their workload efficiently, ultimately driving team success, enhancing overall support quality and customer satisfaction. As a Senior Specialist you will work closely with leadership, including the Principal to help drive initiatives and achieve outcomes.
What you'll do:
- Quickly resolving or triaging incidents.
- Handling complex non-FCR cases, focusing on reducing time-to-close (TTC) and surfacing future enhancements to reduce complexity.
- Achieving mentor goals for frontline and tenured agents, complementing the Team Lead's coaching efforts. You'll take direction from your manager and help achieve quantifiable targets.
- Filing defect tickets to Sustained Engineering and RDO, and attending triage meetings to discuss specific defects, in collaboration with the Principal.
- Serve as a backup to the Principal as needed which may encompass a variety of activities depending on time of year, workloads, and Principal availability.
- Assisting Team Leads and Managers with projects and initiatives as needed.
- Actively participating in swarm while using your experience and influence to coach and mentor both tenured and newer resources across all FE resources.
These responsibilities ensure you play a pivotal role in enhancing support quality and driving team success.
What you'll bring:
- 2-4 years of experience using, supporting, or consulting on Blackbaud Financial Edge software.
- Experience in a Customer Support Senior level role.
- Diplomatic and tactful in dealing with diverse people.
- Ability to work assigned schedules, including after-hours, weekend, or holiday coverage as required by business needs.
- Quick learner of new concepts and ideas.
- Critical thinker who asks insightful questions to facilitate problem-solving.
- Calming influence in tense situations, providing direction and guidance.
- Creative strategist who integrates unrelated information to develop innovative approaches.
- Keen insight into predicting behaviors across various situations.
- Effective strategist for complex cross-organizational projects.
- Adaptable in situations characterized by continual change.
- Decisive in quickly identifying key issues for important decisions.
- Proactive in anticipating obstacles and minimizing their impact.
- Forward-thinking in creating long-term strategies that anticipate customer needs.
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Blackbaud powers social impact through purpose‑driven technology and responsible AI. Guided by our Intelligence for Good® vision, we're building a culture where innovation, trust, and human expertise come together to help organizations make a greater difference in the world.
Blackbaud is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.The starting base pay is $61,000.00 to $77,800.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, Company finances, and other operational considerations.
Benefits Include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Remote-flexible workforce
- Wellness Programs
- 401(k) program with employer match
- Flexible paid time off
- Generous Parental Leave
- Donations for Doers
- Pet insurance, legal and identity protection
- Tuition reimbursement program
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