Digital Team Leader

Severn Trent; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme (double contribution)

Sharesave

Academy training

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Volunteering days

Job summary

Severn Trent is seeking a Team Leader to join the Customer Hub at Pride Park, Derby, on a 12-month fixed term contract. You will lead a Digi water specialists team handling WhatsApp, Trust Pilot and social channels, ensuring an outstanding customer experience and close collaboration with the customer manager.

You will be responsible for prioritising work, resolving escalations, and driving continuous improvement while supporting your team’s development and well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience leading customer hub teams and delivering an outrageously amazing customer experience.
• Able to manage a small autonomous team and make decisions on operational processes.
• Strong collaboration with peers to drive performance and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day team activities and prioritisation of work.
• Handle customer escalations via WhatsApp, Trust Pilot and email.
• Monitor performance and response times to meet expectations.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and quick wins.
• Support other teams and training needs to develop the squad.

Skills

People leadership

Customer focus

Communication skills

Team management

Problem solving

Tools

WhatsApp

Trust Pilot

Job description

Business Unit : Customer Solutions

Division : CS CC Customer Delivery

Pay Grade Level : Level 1 - Administrator /Advisor

Post end date : 23-Aug-26

Salary Range £35,000 - £39,000

Role Type : Secondment

Secondment length : 12 Months

Recruiter : Daniel McCormack

Manager Name : Ed O’Connor

Are you looking to change your career? Wanting to join somewhere, where you’ll get a career, not just a job? Well, you have come to the right place, as we’re looking for people to help us make a big drop in our ocean. And we need people to help us make our vision a reality.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We are looking for a Team Leader to join us on a 12 month fixed term contract

Working in Customer Hub, you’ll be at the heart of everything we do - leading teams of great people who do more, because we care. Working with our customers, you’ll be curious about their needs and not be afraid/ have courage to say when we can do more. Put simply, you’ll be responsible for delivering an outrageously amazing customer experience you’ll be proud of.

In this role, you will lead a team of Digi water specialists. As your own “mini-water supplier” you will have full accountability for the happiness and service of all our customers who choose to interact with us through WhatsApp, Trust Pilot and our Social channels.

Leading a small autonomous team, you will be responsible for delivering excellence in every part of the customers experience for your unique customer base. Working closely with your customer manager and team, you will have autonomy over decisions related to operational processes, prioritisation of work, financial discretion for resolving customer issues and the ability to implement cutting edge ideas that improve the lives of your team and our customers.

Creating a culture that people love, will be key! Embracing empowerment, celebrating our mistakes (what we learn is vital) and investing in your team is something you’re passionate about. Caring for your team’s well-being, development, motivation and engagement will contribute to building the world’s best, most efficient caring Customer team.

This role will be based in our contact centre in Derby, Pride Park. You’ll be office based, working 37 hours per week covering our operating window of Monday to Friday 8am – 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am – 5pm.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

Customers are at the centre of everything we do. You’ll need to be willing to go to the ends of the earth to keep our customers impressed and excited.

We are an evolving team, which means we don’t always get it right. We take everything as a learning curve and expect you to be spotting problems and coming up with solutions to help us continually improve.

We’re looking for experienced people leaders who are enthusiastic, positive, and committed to driving our customer experience ambitions. Get ready for an ever-changing environment! We’re constantly looking at ways to make the lives of our customers and teams more awesome, so there is constant testing and learning. No matter the situation, we expect you to be flexible with your time and excited to take on the challenge.

And when it comes to the skills and experiences we’re looking for, don’t get too hung up on that. We’re just looking for people with the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude – and welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities.

THE ROLE OF A TEAM LEADER

• Day to day coordination of your team, including prioritisation of work (e.g. between customer facing tasks and ad-hoc projects and scheduling
• Helping the team by dealing with customer escalations through both WhatsApp, Trust Pilot as well as email and looking for opportunities to avoid future escalations
• Monitoring and maintaining performance & response handling times in line with expectations
• Monitoring any complaints to ensure awesome resolutions within agreed timescales.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement: for example, in day-to-day processes, team organisation, quick technology wins, or indeed in any way that you think would improve the team’s performance
• Working directly with peers in a collaborative manner to drive performance
• Being the super hero’s – moving in to support other teams who need your help
• Not forgetting about yourself! What other training might you find useful? Are there other things you’d like to be involved in or incorporate into your role? Would training from/shadowing other members of the team or company be useful?
  
  

What’s In It For You

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With That In Mind, Here Are Just Some Of Our Favourite Perks That You’ll Get Being Part Of The Seven Trent Family

• A salary of between £35,187.32 - £39,806.71 with a company pay increase each year
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies (including, a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
• Two volunteering days per year
  
  

What’s Next

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