CSC Research, Resolution & Supp Mgr I

Fifth Third Bank; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a leader to guide the Commercial Support Center Research, Resolution and Specialized Support teams, ensuring production goals and high-quality customer experiences. You will serve as the internal expert on problem resolution, supervise complex issues, and collaborate with Lines of Business to improve processes while managing risk.

This role offers exposure to audits, strategic projects, and opportunities to develop talent within a diverse banking

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in Customer Service, Complaint Resolution or related function.
• Proven leadership and supervisory experience.
• Ability to communicate with impact to Central Operations and LOB management level positions and build positive relationships across Divisions.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction and manage CSC Service Professionals to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Serve as initial contact for escalated Commercial customer research and resolution requests with follow-up to customers and senior management.
• Lead all Commercial and Business Banking research and client interactions.
• Review processes to meet customer needs and suggest improvements.
• Develop talent and foster teamwork, staff development, achievement and process improvement.
• Maintain relationships with LOB managers for timely issue resolution.
• Maintain department metrics and SLA reporting and communicate root-cause trends to Risk, Compliance and Senior Management.
• Support audits and regulatory examinations with reporting on product and servicing complaints.

Skills

Customer service leadership

Communication skills

Analytical/problem solving

Risk management understanding

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

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GENERAL FUNCTION

Provides leadership to the Commercial Support Center Research, Resolution and Specialized Support teams ensuring departmental production goals, project and daily outputs are met. Serves as an internal expert on problem resolution best practices, providing guidance and direction to appropriate functional areas and lines of business to improve the overall customer experience. Handles highly complex customer or service issues and provides follow up to customers, internal departments, and senior management. Serve as primary LOB contact for Specialized Support functions in the CSC.
Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank’s risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Sets strategic direction and manages assignments of CSC Service Professionals to ensure efficient and effective management of the Research, Resolution and Specialized Support teams, focusing on quality, first contact resolution, optimizing efficiency and minimizing risk.
• Serve as initial contact for any escalated Commercial customer research and resolution requests in addition to handling highly complex customer or operational issues and provides follow-up to Commercial Support Center, customers and senior management.
• Manages all Commercial and Business Banking research and escalated client interaction teams.
• Continually reviews department and Bancorp processes, procedures and policies to ensure they are designed to meet customer needs.
• Makes recommendations for improvements.
• Works with managers and supervisors to provide a work environment that promotes teamwork, customer service, staff development, achievement, and process improvement.
• Establish and foster working relationships with LOB managers to ensure a successful collaborative relationship is maintained in regards to timely issue resolution.
• Maintain, develop and enhance department metrics and SLA's.
• Ensures consistent and timely reporting of root cause trends are communicated to the Lines of Business, Risk, Compliance and Senior Management.
• Participate in Audit and Regulatory examinations, providing reporting on product and servicing complaints on an ad hoc basis.
• Provides evaluations and recommendations of resources needed to accommodate increases in volume due to mergers, acquisitions, centralization and new business. Assists in implementing these improvements.
• Assume additional responsibilities and lead special projects as assigned.
• Other duties or projects as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for providing employees timely, candid and constructive performance feedback; developing employees to their fullest potential and provide challenging opportunities that enhance employee career growth; developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning; recognizing and rewarding employees for accomplishments.

Minimum Knowledge & Skills Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Previous experience in Customer Service, Complaint Resolution or related function.
• Previous proven leadership/supervisory experience.
• Must demonstrate the ability to communicate with impact to Central Operations and LOB management level positions as well as build positive relationships with all Divisions of the Bancorp.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Superior analytical and problem resolution skills required. Must be able to evaluate and solve problems from multiple perspectives.
• Possess an understanding of risk and its potential impact on the Bancorp.

Working Conditions

• Normal office environment with little exposure to dust, noise, temperature and the like.
• Extended viewing of CRT screen.

CSC Research, Resolution & Supp Mgr I

At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner.

LOCATION -- Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

Fifth Third Bank, National Association is proud to have an engaged and inclusive culture and to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.