Head of Customer Service

Atradius; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Cardiff is seeking an experienced Customer Service Manager to oversee the customer service team. In this role, you will ensure a high-quality service delivery, implement strategies aligned with business objectives, and foster a customer-centric culture. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing teams, excellent communication skills, and be able to adapt to the fast-paced environment. A competitive salary, annual bonus, and benefits including a robust pension plan are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus scheme (7.5% of salary)

Market leading pension package (minimum 12% contribution)

Income protection insurance

Life assurance cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing customer service operations ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills necessary for leading a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to define and implement a customer service strategy aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manage a high performing customer service team, ensuring quality service delivery.
• Drive change and improve efficiency within the department.
• Set and monitor performance goals and service standards.

Skills

Customer service experience

Leading and coaching a team

Excellent communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to adapt to change

Collaborative and influential

Job description

Job Description

The successful candidate will manage a fast-paced dynamic environment, having the overall responsibility to deliver a high quality, efficient service to policy holders, brokers, and internal stakeholders. The primary focus will be to support retention, customer satisfaction and business growth. You will be required to have technical expertise, local market knowledge and the ability to form close relationships with customers and brokers.

As a manager of this team, you will be responsible for contributing to the overall strategic and operational goals of the Commercial Department, driving change, improving efficiency and executing a customer service strategy in line with business objectives.

A fundamental part of this diverse role is to lead, motivate and develop a large multi-disciplinary team, providing hands on leadership, creating a high performance and an accountable culture. Strong coaching and mentoring skills are a key requirement to creating an open respectful and inclusive environment within the Customer Service Team.

Key Responsibilities, Skills and Experience

• Essential customer service experience, working within the team to respond to large call volumes, interpreting customer needs to obtain a quick resolution
• Essential experience leading, coaching and developing a customer service team, fostering a customer centric culture. Excellent people management, coaching and communication skills are key
• Customer focussed with a commercial mindset. Experience in overseeing day to day customer service operations ensuring efficiency and accuracy
• Ability to define and implement a customer service strategy aligned with business objectives
• Set performance goals, KPI’s and service standards, monitoring and delivering outcomes
• Ensure a high-quality consistent customer experience for policy holders, brokers and internal stakeholders
• Experience in collaborating with other areas of the business to deliver a seamless service
• Able to support audits and contribute to risk management and governance framework
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to adapt to change
• Active listener, able to lead by example with a committed positive attitude
• Calm and decisive under pressure
• Collaborative and influential

What do we offer?

• A dynamic, international, and challenging work environment
• Training and support to reach your full potential including the opportunity for continuous professional development
• Hybrid working (work up to 2 days a week from home)
• Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme (7.5% of salary)
• Market leading pension package (a minimum of 12% employer contribution) plus income protection insurance and 10 x life assurance cover
• Income protection scheme (covering 75% of salary plus pension contributions)
• Life assurance cover at 10 x annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme