Team Leader

Location: Peterborough - Lynch Wood
Job Reference: 1250304
Role Grade: B1 - TLS

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About This Role

Summary of the role

Your role will be to lead, manage and inspire a team of Customer Service Representatives to achieve service levels and key objectives within Operations. The Team Leader is responsible for customer service delivery and all aspects of people management and development. They will provide leadership and support and continuously work with team members to raise capability, nurture talent and deliver desired outcomes for our customers, our business and our clients.

Please note, as this is a people leadership role the successful applicant will be supported to succeed in their new role through enrolment in the appropriate level of our Diligenta Leadership 'Step' Pathway (subject to eligibility criteria), designed to drive quality and consistency across the organisation.  

What you'll be doing 
  • Lead, manage, develop and inspire team members
  • Active management of team and workload, delivering high level of quality service
  • Full understanding and application of all relevant Company procedures (for example Health and Safety and Human Resource policies)
  • Ensure Performance Management system is operating effectively and that all people processes and procedures are followed
  • To ensure operational compliance with Company, regulatory and legislative requirements
  • Act as a point of escalation for complaints as and when required
  • Make decisions in line with Treating Customers Fairly principles outlined by the FCA
  • To continually monitor and challenge performance to improve customer experience and drive efficiencies
  • Ensure departmental KPIs are delivered by using effective resource and contingency planning
  • Contribute to area management team, identifying problems, proposing and implementing solutions at a team/area level
  • Liaise with other operational teams to improve service/working practices
  • Lead local projects and participate in wider projects where required
  • Achieve and maintain Overseer competence under FCA guidelines
What we're looking for 
  • Proven people development in a management role
  • Proven ability to adapt style to different circumstances and people
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
  • Planning and organisation skills and effective time management
  • Initiative, resilience and personal integrity
  • Ability to adapt, understand and absorb change
  • Ability to motivate, coach and influence
  • Analytical skills and root cause identification, problem solving and decision-making capability
  • Creativity applied to complex problems
  • Effective networking and relationship building skills
  • Can both deliver and receive feedback in a constructive manner to drive positive outcomes
  • Open minded approach to dealing with ideas and suggestions from colleagues and customers
  • Can contribute to and embed a good working atmosphere within own team and in dealing with customers internally and externally
  • Understanding and attainment of regulatory and Company requirements
  • Proven relevant people management experience
  • Relevant industry / financial services experience is desirable
  • Understanding of regulatory requirements - financial qualifications desirable
  • Ability to understand, interpret, produce and analyse statistical information
  • Good knowledge and understanding of TCF outcomes and how they relate to all aspects of Customer Service

The hiring manager to contact is: Samantha Brown Email: Samantha.Brown@Diligenta.co.uk

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