Customer Service Team Leader (Hybrid)

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Zopa are looking for a highly motivated, people driven Customer Service Team Leader to support the growth of our Current Account product and other key initiatives. You will be customer centric, possess strong communication and leadership skills whilst able to show an agile style to work and ability to think on your feet.

As a Customer Service Team Leader at Zopa, you will be responsible for the management, organisation, and co-ordination of the day-to-day work of a team of agents to deliver the highest standards of service to our customers. Because customers are so central to our business, we have a strong track record of progressing high performing operations agents within the business – either to ops career paths or to other functions, so it is imperative that you are passionate about people and their development to support individuals reach their personal career aspirations.

With the growth of our product range, particularly our current account offering, this role will be heavily focussed on supporting the team to deliver results against some key business objectives. You will ensure you have adequate oversight of team performance and act on any insight that can help improve how we do things with a continuous improvement mindset. You’ll work closely with our current account product team to ensure we’re building a great product and acting as a voice for customers and your team, whilst ensuring product led initiatives land well within your team.

A day in the life:

• Real time management of department resources to ensure internal compliance and quality KPIs are met
• Close collaboration with our WFM and planning team to appropriately respond to service level variations to match staff to demand and maximise service availability
• Ensure that customer and stakeholder enquiries are dealt with to Zopa set standards
• Create a collaborative and customer centric culture through your team in line with company values
• Monitor and drive individual and team performance through structured 1:1s, feedback cycles, coaching methods and clear performance goal setting
• Prepare updates for your line manager on performance against KPIs and action plans where necessary
• Review and utilise data to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement of your department
• Liaise closely with product teams, providing feedback and delivering updates to your team about new features and updates.

About you:

• You have operational experience in a customer focussed environment with team leadership experience
• You have a working knowledge of the FCA and its guidance to regulated firms
• You have experience working with a current account product, preferably for a digitally focussed bank in a FinTech environment
• You can display demonstratable workflow management experience
• You possess outstanding attention to detail, with strong ethic of personal responsibility
• You are an excellent problem solver and have an ability to think creatively
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• You’re able to operate with a strong sense of urgency to deliver results
• You display a strong awareness of risk and the importance of controls and escalation
• You show terrific prioritisation skills to manage high process volume in parallel with projects