Assistant Manager - Collections

Wns; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

WNS, part of Capgemini, is a global leader in intelligent operations. We are seeking a Team Leader for UKH Collections Voice to drive operational excellence and lead a team of Customer Service Associates in meeting targets and SLAs.

You will coach performance, manage barriers, and ensure adherence to SOPs while fostering strong cross-team collaboration. The role emphasizes proactive customer contact handling, regular team meetings, and personal development for team members, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Matric certificate and at least 2 years as team lead in debt collections.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of Customer Service Associates to perform effectively against set targets/KPIs
• Ensuring that all customer contacts/queries are managed in a proactive and timely manner in accordance with agreed SLA KPIs
• Reviewing and managing each team member's performance
• Identifying and communicating barriers to performance/service delivery
• Ensuring adherence to Standard Operating Procedures and company policies
• Team Leadership
• Keeping the team informed of anything happening that may impact them
• Establishing good rapport within the team and with other teams
• Having regular Team Meetings, as well as individual Status Sessions with each team member
• Actively supporting the team to meet their deadlines and targets Driving team-building initiatives and supporting company activities
• Living the company's values in all day-to-day activities
• Being a role model to the team
• Supporting the team through periods of change
• Learning & Development
• Working closely with Operations Support, Training & HR to support the journey of new starters
• Providing feedback and coaching to ensure that each team member has the skills and competencies to meet their performance targets
• Ensuring that each team member has a Personal Development Plan
• Attending all meetings and training as per client and company requirements to keep up-to-date all relevant client and company information.

Skills

Debt collections

Team leadership

Job description

WNS, part of Capgemini, is an Agentic AI-powered leader in intelligent operations and transformation, serving more than 700 clients across 10 industries, including Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Shipping and Logistics, and Travel and Hospitality. We bring together deep domain excellence - WNS' core differentiator - with AI-powered platforms and analytics to help businesses innovate, scale, adapt and build resilience in a world defined by disruption.Our purpose is clear: to enable lasting business value by designing intelligent, human-led solutions that deliver sustainable outcomes and a differentiated impact. With three global headquarters across four continents, operations in 13 countries, 65 delivery centers and more than 66,000 employees, WNS combines scale, expertise and execution to create meaningful, measurable impact.

Job Description

Team Leader UKH Collections Voice Driving Operational Excellence

• Leading a team of Customer Service Associates to perform effectively against set targets/KPIs
• Ensuring that all customer contacts/queries are managed in a proactive and timely manner in accordance with agreed SLA KPIs
• Reviewing and managing each team member's performance
• Identifying and communicating barriers to performance/service delivery
• Ensuring adherence to Standard Operating Procedures and company policies
• Team Leadership
• Keeping the team informed of anything happening that may impact them
• Establishing good rapport within the team and with other teams
• Having regular Team Meetings, as well as individual Status Sessions with each team member
• Actively supporting the team to meet their deadlines and targets Driving team-building initiatives and supporting company activities
• Living the company's values in all day-to-day activities
• Being a role model to the team
• Supporting the team through periods of change
• Learning & Development
• Working closely with Operations Support, Training & HR to support the journey of new starters
• Providing feedback and coaching to ensure that each team member has the skills and competencies to meet their performance targets
• Ensuring that each team member has a Personal Development Plan
• Attending all meetings and training as per client and company requirements to keep up-to-date all relevant client and company information.

Qualifications

• Matric Certificate+ 2 years TL experience with Debt Collections experience

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