Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Operations Team Leader, who has a passion for customer service, to join our growing customer support team. If you work in a customer support or operations environment, and have strong people management skills, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Lead, manage and supervise the day-to-day operations of a team of 15-18 representatives
- Monitor and evaluate performance of the team, rewarding behaviors and/or performance when appropriate and addressing any issues as they arise
- Train, provide direction and enforce policies and standards to help the team achieve departmental goals and objectives
- Create and maintain an environment with intense focus on customer satisfaction and professional customer support balanced with consistent achievement of standard business objectives
- Conduct weekly one-on-ones and bi-monthly staff meeting, as well as on-the-spot coaching/feedback
- Monitor cases and work closely with the QA teams to closely manage ongoing professional and personal development of operations team members
- Provide hands‑on assistance to team members while serving as an escalation point for the operations customer issues and complaints
- Offer guidance to the management team in such areas as real time operational performance, ensuring that service level targets are achieved as set by the business
- Recommend improvements in business processes and ensure optimal resource utilization and audit compliant administrative process and strategy
- Assist in project planning and identification of issues by monitoring projects and delivering the improvement/process on time
- Assist with interviewing and selection of team members and serve as a role model/mentor to your team and others
Skills
- Proven ability to lead by example, with a positive attitude
- Ability to lead teams and drive performance standards
- Good interpersonal skills and strong customer focus
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills (with a view to support changes to processes), and works well under pressure
- Is adaptable, has high-energy levels and desire to help others work towards targets and develop their skills
- Ability to lead teams, juggle across various workstreams and drive performance standards
- Good leadership skills and the ability to motivate and develop staff
- Must be self‑directed, detail oriented, positive attitude, driven, able to work independently in a team‑oriented and fast paced environment with a passion to deliver exceptional service to customers
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years management experience within customer service environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a retail banking environment/Insurance environment
- Deposit Back Office experience