Customer Service Agent

Jaja Finance; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Annual bonus potential

Private medical cover

25 days annual leave

Birthday leave

Life insurance

Vitality health insurance option

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Jaja Finance in Manchester is seeking a Customer Service Agent to join a fast-paced, hybrid team. You will support customers by phone and other channels, helping them access our products and services with empathy and clarity.

The role emphasizes problem solving, collaboration, and continuous improvement in a growing consumer finance business. You will work two days per week in the Manchester office, with a focus on delivering excellent customer experiences while adhering to SLAs and policies.

Qualifications

• Proven call centre experience in dynamic environments.
• Solid background in the financial services sector.
• Excellent verbal communication with empathy and listening skills.
• Ability to adapt in fast-paced, changing environments.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Experience across the full customer journey.

Responsibilities

• Handle customer inquiries via phone and multi-channel support, providing accurate information about products and services.
• Identify solutions and guide customers to self-serve when appropriate.
• Resolve issues at first point of contact, ensuring a positive experience.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for our products or services.
• Maintain and update customer records to ensure accurate history of interactions.
• Communicate clearly to understand needs and offer suitable solutions.
• Collaborate with teammates and other departments to escalate complex issues.
• Gather and share customer feedback to help improve products, services, and processes.
• Follow company policies and regulatory guidelines to ensure high-quality service.

Skills

Call centre experience

Financial services

Verbal communication

Adaptability

Organization

Customer journey

Job description

Customer Service Agent

Hybrid, 2 days per week in office

Manchester, XYZ Building 2, Floor 1, Suite 5, Hardman Boulevard, M3 3AQ

Operations

Full Time

£29,000

Who we are

Jaja is a UK‑based consumer finance business with a simple mission: to empower customers to buy, borrow and build using smart tech, strong data, and clear design. We launched our digital credit card in 2018 and we’re continuing to grow, with new products and experiences in the pipeline. Our goal is to strip out unnecessary complexity and give people more control over their money — or as we put it, Make Simple. Our values guide how we work: Care Deeply. Adapt & Thrive. Challenge Everything. Go For It. Own It. Make It Simple. We’re scaling quickly, and there’s a lot of exciting change happening across the business.

Customer Experience Agent

You will join a dynamic team of Customer Experience Agents, supporting customers over the telephone in our multi-channel contact centre. By fostering a culture of continuous learning and adaptability, we empower our agents to provide exceptional support, no matter the platform. If you’re passionate about delivering outstanding customer experiences and thrive in a dynamic environment, we want you on our team! High levels of customer engagement are required so you will need excellent communication skills, making use of various methods of communication available to manage this throughout every interaction. In accordance with process, you will need to work to agreed SLA’s and work with your Team Manager to make recommendations to improve processes.

What’s the opportunity?

You will work in a dynamic, fast paced environment, working with a passionate set of colleagues who excel at delivery you will have a varied and interesting role that is not constrained by the status quo.

Key Accountabilities

• Handling Customer Inquiries: Efficiently manage incoming calls resolving customer inquiries and provide accurate information about our products and services.
• Supporting Customers: Identify solutions and explain alternative channels to enable customers to self-serve.
• Resolving Issues: Quickly address customer problems, complaints, and queries at the first point of contact, ensuring a positive customer experience.
• Providing Technical Support: Offer technical support and troubleshooting assistance regarding our products or services.
• Customer Relationship Management: Maintain and update customer records in the database, ensuring accurate documentation of interactions.
• Effective Communication: Communicate clearly and effectively with customers to understand their needs and provide appropriate solutions.
• Collaboration: Work with team members and other departments to escalate complex issues and improve service delivery.
• Continuous Improvement: Gather and share customer feedback to help improve products, services, and processes.
• Adhering to Policies: Follow company policies and regulatory guidelines to ensure compliance and maintain high quality assurance and service standards.

Essential Skills And Experience

• Proven Call Centre Experience: Demonstrated success in dynamic call centre environments.
• Financial Services Expertise: Solid background in the financial services sector.
• Exceptional verbal Communication Skills – Empathetic, a good listener, ability to handle calls with vulnerable customers
• Adaptability: Thrives in fast-paced, ever-changing environments.
• Organizational Mastery: Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Customer Journey Insight: Comprehensive experience across the entire customer journey

What's in it for you?

• The chance to make a real impact in a growing business on a mission to change the face of the consumer finance industry forever
• Competitive salary
• Pension contributions, including Salary Exchange facility
• Annual bonus potential
• Private medical cover
• 25 days annual leave (FTE) plus UK bank holidays (with an additional day added for each full calendar year worked, up to a maximum of 30 days).
• Your birthday off each year as an additional day's leave
• 4x life insurance cover
• Option to join our company health insurance programme, provided by Vitality
• Access to our confidential Employee assistance programme

We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to thrive. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and encourage applications from LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, and those from ethnic minority and diverse religious backgrounds. We believe that different perspectives strengthen our team, drive innovation, and help us better serve our customers. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Partner.