Product Guide IV - Van Nuys Service Center

Rivian Rivian · Auto · Los Angeles, CA · Customer Service

This role is for a Product Guide at a Rivian Service Center, focusing on customer engagement, vehicle delivery, and supporting brand initiatives. It requires strong customer service skills, product knowledge, and operational duties within a retail/hospitality environment. The role is customer-facing and aims to create memorable experiences.

What you'd actually do

  1. Welcome, engage, and educate customers, providing a positive and inclusive experience for everyone who visits; ensuring their needs are met, and their expectations are exceeded.
  2. Engage with Rivian customers and identify the unique needs to create an individualized experience including demonstration drives and customer deliveries.
  3. Demonstrate a commitment to achieving commercial business objectives and supporting brand initiatives, including demand generation, lead generation, product deep-dives, gear demos, trip planning, food and beverage offerings, and community events.
  4. Possess a high level of brand and product expertise, staying up to date on all required training and courses.
  5. Maintain a strong knowledge of all tools, including POS (Point of Sale) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and actively leverage these platforms to generate leads and enhance customer experience.

Skills

Required

  • High School Diploma, GED, or other recognized high school equivalency credential
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule
  • Ability to travel based on business needs
  • Working knowledge of Google Workspace
  • Ability to learn new tools quickly
  • Strong understanding of written and spoken English
  • Ability to see, read and interpret documents
  • Energetic, enthusiastic, and engaging customer interaction style
  • Ability to understand and articulate concepts in the technology and automotive space
  • Resilience and ability to overcome objections
  • Active listening
  • Critical thinking
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Excellent written and verbal language skills in English
  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Adapt to changing timelines
  • Obsessive approach to elevating the customer experience
  • Commitment to taking every opportunity to over-deliver

Nice to have

  • Experience using POS and CRM software
  • Additional languages

What the JD emphasized

  • 4+ years’ experience in customer service, automotive, clean energy solutions, field marketing, sales, education, or hospitality environment preferred
  • Must have a valid driver’s license
  • No drug or alcohol related driving incidents in the last 3 years
  • No more than 1 serious moving violation in the last 3 years
  • No driving related suspensions or revocation of Driver License within a 3-5 year period
  • Will be subject to continuous Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) monitoring
  • Must have or be eligible to obtain a sales license, notary license, and/or food handling certification (within the first 90 days of employment) if applicable in the state/province of your assigned work location