Team Leader - Telecollections Blr

Aditya Birla Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aditya Birla Group is seeking a Team Leader - Debt Collection (Tele-calling Centre) in Bengaluru. You will manage a team of tele-callers to collect overdue retail loan accounts, driving efficiency and ensuring compliance with company guidelines.

You will coach the team, monitor KPIs, and coordinate with other departments to optimize outcomes while maintaining customer dignity and ethical collection practices.

Qualifications

• Strong coaching and mentoring ability to improve team productivity and call quality.
• Ability to set clear performance goals and conduct regular reviews.
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills for handling high-value delinquent cases.
• Skill in identifying high-risk accounts and recommending corrective action.
• Professional handling of escalations and sensitive customer interactions.
• Ability to coordinate with credit, operations, legal and field teams.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently drive collection resolutions of overdue accounts for retail products.
• Lead and motivate a team of tele-callers (8–10) to meet daily productivity metrics.
• Drive Right Party Contact and Promise-to-Pay effectiveness.
• Ensure timely follow-ups and accurate recording of interactions in collection systems.
• Conduct daily team huddles and share performance feedback.
• Provide on-the-job coaching to improve negotiation and objection handling.
• Track attendance, productivity, and ensure adherence to shift timings.
• Coordinate with field collection team for cases needing physical follow-up.
• Submit daily/weekly/monthly MIS reports on collection performance and KPIs.
• Analyze call outcomes and identify trends in customer behavior.
• Ensure adherence to RBI Fair Practice Code and data privacy guidelines.
• Monitor and minimize customer complaints related to collection calls.

Skills

Coaching

Performance mgmt

Negotiation

Escalations handling

Interdepartmental coordination

Integrity

Ethical collection

Job description

At the Aditya Birla Group, our Corporate Vision is aligned and intricately woven with our People Vision.

Team Leader - Telecollections Blr

Designation : NA

Job Description:

Job Title: Team Leader - Debt Collection (Tele-calling Centre)

Department: Collections

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description:

The Team Leader job role is responsible for effectively managing a team of tele-callers engaged in the collections of overdue retail loan accounts.

The role involves driving collection efficiency, ensuring compliance with regulatory and company guidelines, maintaining team productivity, and optimizing customer contact and resolution strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Efficiently drive BKT-1 resolutions of overdue accounts of Retail Products
• Manage and motivate a team of tele-callers (8-10 typically) to meet daily productivity in terms of Calls, Contacts, PTPs and KPs in a dialer environment.
• Drive Right Party Contact (RPC) and Promise-to-Pay (PTP) effectiveness.
• Ensure timely follow-ups and accurate recording of customer interactions in the CollectionWorkz system.
• Conduct daily team huddles, review calls, and share performance feedback.
• Provide on-the-job coaching to improve negotiation, objection handling, and communication skills.
• Track attendance, productivity, and ensure adherence to shift timings and discipline.
• Coordinate with field collection team for cases requiring physical follow-up or escalation.
• Maintain and submit daily/weekly/monthly MIS reports on collection performance and team KPIs.
• Analyze call outcomes and identify trends in customer behavior.
• Ensure adherence to RBI Fair Practice Code, company collection policy, and data privacy guidelines.
• Monitor and minimize customer complaints related to collection calls.
• Support audits and ensure zero non-compliance findings.

Required Skills:

• Strong coaching and mentoring skills to improve team productivity and call quality.
• Capable of setting clear performance goals, monitoring progress, and conducting regular reviews.
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills for handling escalated or high-value delinquent cases.
• Skill in identifying high-risk accounts and recommending corrective action.
• Professional handling of escalations and sensitive customer interactions.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with other departments (credit, operations, legal, and field teams).
• Ability to handle high-pressure situations with composure.
• High level of integrity and professionalism in managing collections.
• Ensuring customer dignity and adherence to ethical collection practices.
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