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As a Telephony Team Manager at Barclays, you will provide hands-on leadership for a team of customer service advisors, ensuring high standards of service delivery. You’ll oversee day-to-day performance, managing resources, schedules, and workflow to meet SLAs and quality metrics. In this role, you will coach and develop team members, acting as an escalation point for complex issues and helping to drive performance improvements. You’ll need to exhibit strong leadership and communication skills, a customer-centric approach, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, you'll also need exceptional organizational abilities to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines, while continuously driving your team’s growth and performance Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to process improvements, and support ongoing change and project initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven leader to make a tangible impact on the customer service experience at Barclays.
Job Responsibility:
Identification of trends and opportunities to improve areas and develop new process and procedures through the monitoring and analysis of operation data and performance metrices
Management of operations for a business area and promote efficient processes, risk management and compliance initiatives to support the bank's operations
Collaboration with internal stakeholders (including business leaders, project manager and SMEs) and external stakeholders (including vendors and service providers) to support business operations and promote alignment with the bank's objectives and SLAs
Management of operational professionals and provide guidance, coaching and support to improve colleagues' delivery quality
Management and development of KPIs to measure the effectiveness of operation functions, utilising data and technology to support the identification of areas that require improvement
Compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal policies related to customer experience
Creation of a safe environment for colleagues to speak up, actively and regularly encourage and solicit feedback to ensure people agenda remains focused on the right areas
Management of attrition by working closely with HR in implementing retention initiatives for work force
Requirements:
Strong Leadership Skills: Keeping the team motivated, recognising achievements, developing, and inspiring the team to reach their full potential and maintaining high morale
Telephony Experience: Experience in managing or leading a team within a telephony-based customer service environment
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey information clearly and effectively. Ability to influence, negotiate, and present to internal and external stakeholders
Organisation and Time Management Skills: Strong ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines while maintaining high standards of performance and quality
Customer Centric Focus: Deep understanding of customer needs and the ability to instil a customer-first mindset within your team
Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and adjusting strategies and approaches based on evolving business or customer requirements
Nice to have:
Data-Driven Decision Making: Ability to analyse performance data and make data-informed decisions to drive team improvement