Senior Team Lead

HCL Technologies Limited; Lucknow; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited in Lucknow seeks a Senior Team Lead to support international business banking operations within a banking BPO. You will lead and coach customer service teams, drive performance against KPIs, and ensure quality and compliance while bridging frontline leadership with Operations Management.

The role emphasizes accountability, process adherence and continuous improvement to deliver consistent customer outcomes across functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a Business Banking process / customer service environment, including 2+ years as Team Lead.
• Banking BPO experience will be an added advantage.
• Strong English communication skills, including speaking, reading and writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead, guide and support frontline customer service teams to achieve objectives and deliver consistent customer experience.
• Drive daily operating rhythm including huddles, performance reviews, coaching follow-ups and action tracking.
• Support advisors in attendance, adherence, productivity, quality and team engagement.
• Act as escalation point for advisors on challenges, customer impact and people-related matters.
• Monitor KPIs: service level, productivity, quality, customer experience, schedule adherence, escalation trends.
• Provide structured feedback to improve performance and governance reviews with action plans.

Skills

Team leadership

Performance management

Quality assurance

Escalation handling

Process improvement

Stakeholder coordination

Coaching

Data analysis

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Career Opportunities: Senior Team Lead (191216)

Requisition ID191216-Posted11/09/2026

we are seeking an experienced Senior Team Lead to support Lucknow-based international business banking operations within a banking BPO environment. The role will lead and coach customer service teams, drive performance against operational KPIs, strengthen quality and compliance discipline, and support consistent delivery of customer outcomes. The incumbent is expected to act as a strong operational bridge between frontline leadership and Operations Management while promoting accountability, process adherence and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Governance

Lead, guide and support frontline customer service teams to achieve business objectives and deliver consistent customer experience.

Drive daily operating rhythm including huddles, performance reviews, coaching follow-ups and action tracking.

Support advisors in managing attendance, adherence, productivity, quality and team engagement.

Act as an escalation point for advisors on operational challenges, customer impact and people-related matters.

Performance Management

Monitor key performance metrics including service level, productivity, quality, customer experience, schedule adherence, shrinkage and escalation trends.

Review performance patterns and work with advisors to implement corrective and preventive action plans.

Provide structured feedback to advisors to improve performance consistency and operational discipline.

Support Operations Managers with performance insights, action plans and progress updates for governance reviews.

Quality, Compliance and Process Adherence

Ensure adherence to approved processes, quality standards, compliance requirements and client expectations.

Partner with Quality and Training teams to identify coaching needs, knowledge gaps and process improvement opportunities.

Support error reduction, complaint prevention and customer outcome improvement initiatives.

Promote responsible customer handling, accurate documentation and process consistency across assigned teams.

Customer Escalation and Issue Resolution

Handle sensitive or complex customer escalations with ownership, urgency and professionalism.

Coordinate with internal support teams to resolve operational issues impacting service delivery or customer experience.

Ensure escalations are documented, tracked and reviewed for root cause and prevention actions.

Continuous Improvement and Reporting

Analyze team and process-level data to identify improvement opportunities and operational risks.

Support process improvement, digital adoption and best practice sharing across teams.

Prepare clear performance updates, root cause summaries and action trackers for operational reviews

Skill Requirements

Bachelor's degree in any discipline.

Experience

Minimum 7 years of experience in a Business Banking process / customer service environment, including 2+ experience as Team Lead. Banking BPO experience will be an added advantage.

Leadership Skills

Strong people leadership, coaching, stakeholder coordination, problem-solving and performance management skills.

Operational Skills

Good understanding of BPO Business Banking KPIs, quality frameworks, escalation handling, reporting and action planning.

Language Skills

Strong English communication skills, including speaking, reading and writing.