European Service Manager

Barclays UK; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector, Barclays UK is seeking a European Service Manager in London. The successful candidate will provide exceptional service to large corporate clients, ensuring high satisfaction while handling various service requests and transactions. Fluency in English and German is essential. This position involves collaboration with various departments to enhance the client experience, working in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Fluent written and spoken English and German to native level.
• Experience in world-class customer service.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and SLAs.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service through multiple channels.
• Handle complex customer inquiries regarding banking products.
• Collaborate across teams to improve customer care processes.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in German

Microsoft Office Skills

Operational Risk Control

Job description

Join us as a European Service Manager at Barclays, where you will play a vital role in our Servicing team, working closely with the Relationship Team to deliver exceptional support to a portfolio of Large Corporate clients across multiple countries and languages, primarily in English and German.

As a named point of contact for your clients, you will handle a wide range of service requests and transactions via telephone, email, and fax. Your focus will be on providing prompt, accurate responses that meet service level agreements and ensure a consistently high level of client satisfaction.

You’ll collaborate with Relationship Directors and Relationship Support Managers to deepen client relationships through proactive service delivery, operational risk control, and a strong understanding of our products—helping to identify potential sales opportunities and enhance overall service value.

In this role, you’ll also act as a trusted advisor to both clients and colleagues, offering expert support that builds confidence in our Corporate Banking capabilities. You'll be instrumental in shaping our digital service offering, helping to create seamless and innovative client experiences. This role can only be performed from London, Canary Wharf.

To be successful as a European Service Manager you should have experience with:

• Fluent written, reading, speaking, and listening in both English and German to native level.
• World Class Customer Service Skills both on the telephone and via email with ability to utilise basic Microsoft systems (such as Outlook, Word, and Excel).
• Ability to take ownership of customer queries and cross-support colleagues with customer queries.
• Ability to work towards strict deadlines and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for efficient resolution of customer queries.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Knowledge and understanding of Europe and UK Banking and systems used within Barclays – i.e. Barclays.Net, iPortal, MassPay, FileGateway, SEPA Direct, QMS, etc.
• Comprehensive knowledge of SEPA and payment methods plus knowledge of International and UK electronic payment methods and payment cycles.
• An understanding of the Data Protection Act, and a good understanding of Operational Rigour.
• Additional ability to read, write and speak any of the following languages (French, Spanish or Portuguese).

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based in London, Canary Wharf.

Purpose of the role

To provide exceptional customer service while resolving more complex customer needs/requests.

Accountabilities

• Provision of customer service through various communication channels including chat, email and phone.
• Execution of customer service requirements to resolve more complex, specific customer needs, and give a unique, personalised resolution for each case.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate customer care processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement to provide recommendations for change in customer care processes and provide feedback and coaching for colleagues on these highlighted areas.
• Development and implementation of customer care procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain efficient operations.
• Resolution of specific customer inquiries and issues related to the bank’s products and service, including account balances, transactions and payments.
• Development and execution of reports and presentations on customer care performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice to improve customer care efficiency and effectiveness.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your workand areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.