Commercial Customer Specialist

HSBC Bank Plc; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Disability Confident Leader

Job summary

HSBC Bank Plc in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Client Specialist to support Commercial Banking customers by telephone and digital channels. You will deliver solutions, nurture relationships, and guide clients through their journey with proactive advice.

The role involves 35 hours per week, 12-month commitment, and a hybrid office/home pattern in Leicester. Training lasts eight weeks, and visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Qualifications

• Ability to build relationships with customers and understand their needs.
• Strong verbal and written communication to explain solutions clearly.
• Willingness to collaborate and deliver on team goals.
• Problem-solving mindset with proactive ownership of customer queries.
• Comfort with ownership of customer interactions from start to finish.
• Self-motivated to learn and grow in a dynamic environment.
• Adaptable to changing shift patterns and hybrid work.
• Time management to balance office and home-based work.

Responsibilities

• Correspond with Commercial Banking customers, handling daily banking queries.
• Build strong relationships by understanding needs and delivering solutions.
• Promote our customer-centric approach through digital tools and guidance.
• Take end-to-end ownership to resolve queries at first point of contact.
• Identify at-risk customers and offer appropriate support or products.
• Support the delivery of the specialist BCS strategy.
• Suggest process improvements through proper channels.
• Ensure compliance with HSBC standards and risk policies.

Skills

Relationship building

Verbal communication

Written communication

Team player

Problem solving

Ownership

Self-motivation

Adaptability

Time management

Job description

Our Commercial Banking business serves over a million customers across more than 50 markets, ranging from small enterprises focused primarily on their home markets, through to corporates operating across borders. Whether it is working capital, term loans, trade finance or payments and cash management solutions, we provide the tools and expertise that businesses need to thrive.

The Business Client Specialist (BCS) supports with all servicing activities for all Commercial customers in contact with BCS. They are responsible for delivering a professional service that helps our customers solve their queries, over the telephone and via digital channels. Through extensive training, skills will be in developed to ensure that our customers are receiving Good Outcomes. This will be delivered through actively listening, responding with pace, providing answers required, offering advice to support the customers journey and being proactive with additional support/ product information. By achieving this we will drive customer sentiment in HSBC which will in turn lead to increased opportunities to improve wallet share.

When & where you'll work

This role is full-time, contracted to 35 hours a week, 5 out of 6 days. Successful applicants must be able to commit to the role for a minimum of 12 months. Flexibility is required as you will be working shift patterns between the hours of 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 2pm on Saturday when our customers need us the most.

Working with the team in LEICESTER you will be part of a team that is able to collaborate, interact and support one another as you assist our business customers. Being in our office together in one place enables you to collectively create an inclusive, productive workplace.

We operate a hybrid working environment, which means that after your probation there could be the opportunity to work a minimum of 60% in the office with the other time working from home, so it's important you are able to do both. To be able to work from home you will need to have a suitable home office set up, which includes a desk and a chair in a location which is safe, secure and free from the interruptions of day to day life. We will provide you with the technology required to do your role.

In this role you will:

Correspond with our Commercial Banking customers, supporting them with their everyday banking queries

• Build strong relationships by listening to their needs and delivering solutions that helps to grow their business
• Deliver our customer centric approach, through the embracing of technology and demonstrations of digital servicing solutions.
• Takes end to end ownership to resolve customers queries at first point of contact
• Identify FIV customers, record data accurately ensuring that we offer an appropriate service or solution to support our customers when they need us most.
• Support the delivery of BCS specialist strategy
• Actively support process improvements through raising ideas through the correct channels.
• Ensure all applicable operational risk HSBC Standards and policies are adhered to and report any breaches in accordance with local procedures.
• Confidently manage financial crime by identifying, assessing, accepting, monitoring, escalating and mitigating risk.
• Ensure client satisfaction is achieved by consistently delivering excellent service.

Requirements:

• The ability to build a relationship and rapportwith excellent verbal communication skills. Whilst identifying new opportunities for growth within the business.
• A team player that is happy to collaborate and deliver on common goals
• Problem solving skills the ability to think on your feet and create solutions for our customers
• Willingness to take ownershipof all customer interactions
• Self-led enthusiasm to grow, succeed and learn
• Forward thinking, progressive mindset with the ability to adapt to change well.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, enabling productive dialogue with internal and external customers.
• Champion and drive successful customer satisfaction.
• The ability to demonstrate role model behaviours and organisational values setting the standard for others
• Effective time management skills

The intended start date for this role is 27th October 2025 located in LEICESTER. Our training lasts 8 weeks from this date which you will need to be available for. At the end of this you will be able to provide first class support to our customers.

This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship as it does not meet the UK Government salary nor skill threshold.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we're dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.