AVP, Institutional Customer Service Manager

Citigroup; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a seasoned Institutional Customer Service Manager in Manila to lead multiple teams delivering client support and resolution. You will ensure service quality, oversee performance evaluations, and drive process improvements in a high-stakes financial services environment.

The role requires 5-8 years of call center or customer service leadership, a Bachelor’s degree, and the ability to recruit, coach, and retain top talent while maintaining compliance and risk controls.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of call center management experience.
• Experience in financial services preferred.
• Proven ability to lead teams to deliver results.
• Strong coaching, feedback and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage Customer Service unit typically consisting of multiple teams of non-exempt staff.
• Evaluate employee performance and provide recommendations for pay increases, budget and resource planning, promotions, terminations.
• Ensure team task/service quality by applying in-depth disciplinary knowledge of policies, concepts and procedures within own area.
• Provide solutions and influence decisions with potential for broader organizational impact.
• Contribute to the development of new customer service techniques and processes to improve service levels.
• Lead periodic service reviews with reporting and action plans to optimize service levels.
• Deliver high-quality service experience across the client base and address complex issues with accountability.

Skills

Call center management

Leadership

Customer service excellence

Operational efficiency

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At Citi , we get to connect millions of people across hundreds of cities and countries every day. And we've been doing it for more than 200 years. We do this through our unparalleled global network. We provide a broad range of financial services and products to our clients - whether they be consumers, corporations, governments or institutions - to help them meet their biggest opportunities and face the world's toughest challenges.

We're currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Institutional Customer Service Manager . Being part of our team means that we'll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance: Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.

We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.

Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.

The Institutional Customer Service Manager is an intermediate management-level position responsible for providing full leadership and direction of a team to provide client resolution and support in coordination with the Customer Service team. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the seamless delivery of customer service support to external clients.

In this role, you are expected to:

Responsibilities:

• Manage Customer Service unit typically consisting of multiple teams of non-exempt staff performing related tasks (e.g., customer service, training, business planning and analysis)
• Evaluate employee performance and provide recommendations for pay increases, budget and resource planning, promotions, terminations, etc.
• Ensure team task/service quality by applying in-depth disciplinary knowledge of policies, concepts and procedures within own area
• Provide solutions and influence decisions with potential for broader organizational impact
• Contribute to the development of new customer service techniques, models and plans, as needed, and recommend and support new process enhancements/work procedures with broad scope of impact
• Conduct periodic service reviews with agreed reporting, developing action plans to confirm commitment and optimize service levels
• Responsible for client satisfaction and delivery of end results by influencing decisions and addressing variable (occasionally complex) issues with substantial potential impact
• Lead or support special projects and/or task forces and negotiate with external parties, as needed
• Deliver a high-quality service experience across the client base and inform clients of ongoing market initiatives
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of previous experience in call center management preferred
• Previous experience in financial services preferred
• Proven self-reliance, self-motivation, and accountability to complete objectives with limited supervision
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams to deliver results
• Ability foster a work environment of coaching, feedback and open communication
• Demonstrated ability to identify and recommend opportunities to improve operating efficiency and customer satisfaction
• Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills
• Able to work successfully in a high-pressure environment and closely with peer group

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Family Group: Customer Service

Job Family: Institutional Customer Service

Time Type: Full time

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