Universal Banker

HSBC Holdings plc; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£28,800 starter salary

Discretionary performance bonus

Over six weeks’ holiday (bank and BT/Z

Perks at Work discounts

Pension contribution

BUPA Healthcare

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Flexible benefits platform

Sharesave schemes

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in the United Kingdom is seeking a Universal Banker to provide outstanding service, educate customers on our digital platforms, and promote financial inclusion by addressing vulnerable situations and complex needs.

You will be the first point of contact in branch, drive awareness of digital services and fraud prevention, take ownership of customer enquiries through to resolution, and support customers with a personalised, friendly experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills enabling you to engage in effective conversations, build strong connections and show empathy to our customers
• The ability to take ownership of customer enquiries through to resolution, delivering a personalised, friendly and efficient service
• Be resilient to a continuous changing environment

Responsibilities

• Play a pivotal role within our Branch Customer Service Team by being the first point of contact for our customers, take ownership of their individual needs and deliver an exceptional customer experience
• Play an integral part in customer education around HSBC digital services and fraud awareness
• Identify customers who are in vulnerable situations and determine the best way we can support them
• Help our customers with more complex banking needs to ensure they feel supported in their choices

Skills

Excellent communication

Empathy

Ownership of enquiries

Resilience to change

Job description

Whatyou'lldo

As a Universal Banker, you’ll provide an outstanding service we can all be proud of, educating our customers to enable them to use our digital platforms, giving them a choice of how they wish to bank with us. Our Universal Bankers actively raise fraud awareness protecting our customers and will identify and support those who are in potentially vulnerable situations or have more complex needs ensuring financial inclusion for all.
We’re looking for people who are passionate about delivering an outstanding customer experience, people who are ambitious and have a helpful personality.PreviousCustomer Service experience is helpful but is not essential.Whatwe’rereally interested in is someone who can hold a conversation and who has a genuine passion for goingabove and beyondfor customers – everything else we can teach you!

At HSBCwe’repassionate about coaching and developing our people,you’llhave access to our learning platform and the opportunity to develop yourself and your career further.

Within this roleyou’ll:

• Play a pivotal role within our Branch Customer Service Team by being the first point of contact for our customers, take ownership of their individual needs and deliver an exceptional customerexperience
• Play an integralpart in customer education around HSBC digital services and fraudawareness
• Identifycustomers who are in vulnerable situations anddeterminethe best way we can supportthem
• Help our customers with more complex banking needs to ensure they feel supported in theirchoices

What do I need to be successful?

• Demonstrateexcellentcommunication skillsenablingyou to engage in effective conversations, build strong connections and show empathy to ourcustomers
• The ability to take ownership of customer enquiries through to resolution,you’llpride yourself on delivering a customer experience that exceeds expectations, delivering a personalised,friendlyandefficientservice
• Be resilient to a continuous changingenvironment

When & where you'll work

This is a full-time role that requires you to work35 hours per week between the hours ofMonday to Friday 09:00-17:00andSaturday 09:00-13:30.(Not all our branches are open on a Saturday).Please note if you are on a student visa that does not allow you to work 35 hours per week, unfortunately, we will not be able to progress your application.There may be times when we may ask you to supportother local branches within a reasonable distance to you with anyadditionalcosts reimbursed in line with HSBC Expenses Policy.

Your Training

You’llreceivefull trainingin-branch to get you up to speed with the specifics of your job role, the systems you will use, as well as the products and services that HSBC offer. OurCustomer Service Consultanttraining course is 9 days in total split over 3 weeks.As ourtraining is important, we require you to attend the whole course therefore you will be unable to take holidays during your training period.

WhatYou’llGet!

We offer an attractive starting salary of £28800based on 35 hours per week, plus an annual discretionary performance bonus.

You’llalso receive:

• Over six weeks’ holiday. This includes bank and public holidays with theoptionto buymore
• Perks at Work Benefit where you will be able to access to 30,000+ nationalandlocal employee discounts
• A market-leading employerpension contribution
• BUPA Healthcare
• Life Assurance, equivalent to four times your annual salary
• Access to a flexible benefits platform offering upgrades to Health Club Memberships, Retail Voucher Cards, Car Breakdown Cover andmore
• Sharesave schemes – a monthly savings plan linked to an option to buy shares in HSBC at a discountedrate

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, socio-economic background 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.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please contact the Recruiter.