AVP- Contact Centre - Customer Care Unit

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader for their Customer Care Unit. This role involves managing a dedicated team focused on delivering exceptional customer service and building loyalty. You will oversee training, ensure compliance with policies, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in customer service, particularly within the banking sector, and possess excellent leadership and problem-solving skills. Join this prestigious bank to make a significant impact on customer satisfaction and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in customer service, preferably in banking.
• Proven experience in managing and motivating teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Customer Care Unit to ensure high service quality.
• Manage team training and development for exceptional service delivery.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and compliance.

Skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication (English)

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workflow management software

Job description

Company Description

Looking to join the #1 bank in the UAE and one of the most prestigious in the region? We're looking for professionals who are driven, skilled, and ready to take on new challenges. Together, we can achieve our goals, making a lasting impact on both our company and the industry as a whole.

Join us and leave your mark on the industry. Let's work together to achieve great things and unlock new possibilities for our employees, customers, and communities.

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE: To lead the Customer Care Unit (CCU) team that has the responsibilities for resolving customer register requests/Emails in a timely manner with utmost focus on customer satisfaction and experience thus building customer loyalty.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Units Supervision and Team Managers: Organise and supervise the work of the assigned team to ensure that all work within a specific area of the activity is carried out in an efficient manner, which is consistent with operating procedures and policy.
2. Provide on-the-job training and constructive feedback to assigned team to support their overall development.
3. Promote the organisation’s values and ethics in all activities within the team in order to support the establishment of a value-driven culture within the bank.
4. Provide guidance and on-the-job training for junior colleagues and conduct knowledge sharing to facilitate achievement of team objectives and completion of tasks in an efficient manner which is consistent with operating procedures and policy.
5. Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures: Provide inputs and implement policies, systems and procedure for the assigned team so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service.
6. Continuous Improvement: Participate in the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.
7. Reporting: Prepare sectional statements and reports timely and accurately to meet FAB and Unit requirements and quality standards.

Job Context

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Manage the Customer Care Unit to achieve and maintain agreed service level targets, ensuring adequate Service Quality of FAB towards assigned Channels.
2. Ensure the provision of the necessary training and motivation to develop a team of staff capable of delivering exceptional service, focusing, in particular, on their problem-solving and communication skills.
3. Take lead and ownership for individual request cases which are escalated to senior management, regulator(s), media, etc.
4. Liaise with Customer Experience team on the Root Cause Analysis on the Major logged Requests with FAB and implement enhancements.
5. Liaise with Customer Experience team to produce management information, and develop the best practice for Service Requests handling across all teams.
6. Take appropriate action to deal with any identified issues, either with the service being provided to the customers from across all channels and enablement functions.
7. Manage, understand and control costs within the unit in order to enable the improvement of profitability and productivity and the identification of areas of strong or weak performance.
8. Identify opportunities to enhance and improve business processes and/or support systems in the area and communicate these to the relevant people in business lines responsible for dealing with them and identified decision makers within the business.
9. Ensuring Audit and Risk Compliance for all alternate Units.
10. Providing professional advice and alternatives/solutions to customers' Complaints and queries using knowledge of bank's products and services to assure no breaching of Central Bank Regularity.
11. Planning and organizing resolution in coordination with other businesses and relevant departments.

FRAMEWORKS, BOUNDARIES, & DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY:

Functions within the framework and boundaries of Group policies as well as overall organisational and governance frameworks. Check and Confirm with Unit Head on the Authorised to take decisions as per the approved authorisation matrix.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification: Bachelor’s degree.

Minimum Experience

Essential: Proven experience in managing and motivating teams of people. Graduate with 5 years’ experience within customer service industry, banking in specific. Experience of working within a Contact Centre environment. Good knowledge of local work legislation applicable to the call centre environment.

Desirable: Strong understanding of Contact Centre technology, electronic access methods, such as workflow management software. Strong understanding of Operations and Customer services processes.

Personal:

• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Excellent leadership capabilities for managing and motivating large teams.
• Excellent interpersonal understanding.
• Excellent written and spoken communication, both in English; local language is a plus.
• Negotiation skills.