Team Leader - Banking New

Team Leader

Role Description

The mission of the team seeking this role is to provide world-class support to customers of a well-known global banking platform. This will be achieved through continuous learning, focused problem-solving, and the resulting provision of consistently high-quality customer experiences.

The Team Leader will play a critical role in service delivery, with responsibility for building and developing a team of Customer Operations Specialist (COS) to achieve the above outcome, with a very strong focus on individual coaching.

The Team Leader will be an integral contributor to the team, will be working within and promoting the Company Values – Be Brave, Be Wise, Be Proud and Exceed.

• To directly coach and manage a team of COSs in line with company and client requirements.
• To ensure adherence to agreed processes and policies within the allocated team, for assurance of high-quality servicing.
• To motivate the team to provide best-in-class service, developing and maintaining a positive working environment for the team, based on open communication.
• To contribute to positive Client Relationship development through positive operational intent and strong results-orientation.
• To operate with honesty, integrity and transparency in all aspects of the work.
• To oversee team and individual performance through continuous engagement with dedicated Quality Analysts (QAs), and be accountable for team performance development.
• To carry out frequent, targeted coaching based on issues/trends notified, providing constructive feedback and learning opportunities in order to ensure that agreed Service Levels are being met
• To ensure COSs receive all appropriate training, both initially and on an ongoing basis.
• To handle queries, issues or complaints that have been escalated from the team, in line with the processes agreed with the client.
• To seek out opportunities for continuous improvement.
• To carry out any administrative or managerial functions in an accurate, diligent and timely manner.
• To maintain team staffing levels in accordance with ongoing servicing requirements (daily scheduling, scheduling of annual leave, flagging recruitment needs…)
• To participate in internal & client reporting, as required.
• To carry out all aspects of People Management including initiation of any necessary Performance Improvement Planning, management of attrition, time and attendance, recruitment, training, retention and employee experience initiatives, reporting.
• To carry out any other ad hoc duties that may arise during the development of the role or operation, including the processing of tickets during any downtime.

Essential Competencies:

The suitable candidate must have a deep-rooted passion for delivering success. The suitable candidate will have formidable experience and working knowledge of:

• Evidence of enhanced results through individual and team coaching.
• The confidence and personal strength to lead and motivate others
• Being an inquisitive problem-solver who ‘gets ahead’ of potential issues.
• An ability to drill into detail, while never losing sight of the bigger picture.
• Quantifiable personal and/or team successes in the past
• Conscientiousness, and the ambition to participate in the development of a successful operation.
• An ability to see the ‘client view’, understanding the impact of the work on the development of the relationship.
• Willingness to be flexible in their work, and adaptable to a range of activities on any given day.
• Ability to efficiently work to specified project delivery deadlines
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills, attention to detail, team player, time management skills and flexible and innovative.

Requirements / Experience:

• Third-level qualification in business or a related field
• At least 1 year of contact centre experience in managing a team
• Fluent in English with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook
• Strong performance drive and commitment to excellence
• Excellent analytical and decision-making abilities
• Adaptable to fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Proven ability to collaborate across teams and deliver results