Associate Customer Relationship Manager

Alliance Bank; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 56,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Bank Malaysia is seeking a results-driven PB Sales Specialist to focus on delivering personalized service to privileged customers while driving revenue growth. You will manage a portfolio, identify cross-sell opportunities, and collaborate with Wealth Management, Branch Operations and Lending teams.

You will actively expand the customer base, grow AUM in CASA and FD, and ensure compliance with KYC/AML guidelines while maintaining high service standards and a professional business image.

Qualifications

• At least a Diploma or Degree in Banking, Finance, Economics or related field.
• 2–3 years of working experience in banking, especially consumer banking.
• Excellent communication in English, Bahasa Malaysia or Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Attend to PB customers' banking needs and resolve problems within specified TAT.
• Identify and pursue sales opportunities to expand AUMs and cross-sell products.
• Collaborate with Wealth Management Office, Branch Operations, Customer Service and Lending hubs for product updates.
• Promote product bundles to increase cross-sell penetration and revenue growth.
• Market and cross-sell to Alliance Bank customers; source new leads within internal databases.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service quality

Team player

Multilingual communication

Problem solving / analytical thinking

Banking product knowledge

Proactive / initiative

Adaptability

Education

Diploma or Degree in Banking / Accounting & Finance / Economics / Marketing / Business Studies

Job description

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• Focus on excellent personalized service to PB customers by attending to PB customers various banking transaction needs while resolving problems/complaints within specified TAT
• Actively identify and pursue sales opportunities by:
• Expanding and growing new customer base & New Investment Account through referrals from existing PB customers or through personalized service recovery efforts
• Growing existing relationship AUMs i.e. CASA & Fixed Deposits and ability to acquire new customers
• Working with Wealth Management Office, Branch Operations, Customer Service Division, Lending Hubs to obtain comprehensive product updates that is exclusive to our affluent customers
• Identifying cross-sell opportunities among existing PB customers as well as for relationship deepening
• Promoting product bundles (where applicable) to higher cross-sell penetration and contribute to growth in bank’s revenue
• Actively sourcing for new sales and leads within internal database and cross-referral obtained from Alliance@Work, SME, Commercial and Corporate Banking and other cross referrals products within GCB.
• Execute sales performance and tracking processes by:
• Supporting Branch Manager/PB Hub Manager to assist in contributing commendable achievement by ensuring both sales and service performances meet the branch target
• Compiling and submitting accurate and timely sales reports
• Maintain accurate and updated information by:
• Keeping abreast with updated product information and market changes (e.g. revised interest rates of Alliance Bank products and competitors)
• Serving as the first line of defense to identify fraudulent & unusual activities, uphold operational compliance
• Grow customer franchise and contain customer attrition at low rate
• Constantly grow balances and share of wallet in key products i.e. CASA, FD, Foreign Current Account & Investment Products (UT) and Insurance Products (RP)
• Actively convert existing FD portfolio to revenue generating products i.e. CASA and/or FCA/product bundles
• To actively market and sell consumer products to own portfolio of PB customers
• Understanding and assessing customers’ requirements and recommend appropriate consumer products
• Actively cross-selling to Alliance Bank’s customers
• Referring new non-consumer lending opportunities and completing the referral form to direct to the appropriate lending units (e.g. Commercial and Corporate Banking).
• Build and maintain long-term and profitable relationships by:
  • Providing quality customer service. Obtain customers’ feedback on sales-related matters and inform BM/PB Hub Manager where appropriate
  • Resolving customers’ problems and complaints on sales-related matters and elevate unresolved complaints to BM/PBHM/CSH/RH and Service Quality for formal reply on an exception basis
• Ensure turnaround time for wealth products / credit applications and fulfillment processes are within service levels agreed upon. Escalate to BM/PBHM/CSH/RH when necessary
• Strictly adhere to contact management & service standards for calls, visit, portfolio review and market research frequency to PB customers
• Human Capital
• Manage stakeholders and be a good team player
• Participate in daily / weekly sales briefings conducted by Branch Manager
• Project a professional business image at all times through high standards of housekeeping and personal grooming.
• Risk, & Regulatory Management
• Manage portfolio risk exposure for own portfolio of customer’s risk exposure by checking and audit. Ensure zero mis‑selling to PB customers.
• Ensure that there are no discrepancies, exceptions and non‑compliance when booking sales (e.g. Unit Trust, Currency and Treasury products) in the PB Hub/branch.
• Ensure self compliance on Alliance Bank’s policies and procedures, Sales Compliance, KYC, AMLA guidelines, 3rd party confidentiality, including credit control procedures, sales related audit compliance and BNM guidelines.

NOTE: Job Descriptions are subject to change at the discretion of the Management

Skills

• Experience in sales or sales management
• Project satisfactory customer service quality & behaviour
• Able to work well in a team
• Fluent to converse and write in English, Bahasa Malaysia or Chinese language/dialects.
• Flexibility to change
• Proactive / Initiative
• Open to problem solving / decision making / analytical thinking
• Possess good job knowledge in banking and banking products
• Passion for success and keen to work in a sales-driven environment

Knowledge

• Candidate must possess at least a Diploma or Degree in any field i.e. Banking / Accounting & Finance / Economics / Marketing / Business Studies.

Experience

• At least 2-3 years working experience in the banking and financial industry, especially in the area of consumer banking