Contact and Digital Centre Manager
Salary: c. £70,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid (Office: West Bromwich)
We're made for each other
At the West Brom, we know solid futures don't happen overnight. So, whether our customers are looking to own their first home or have savings they can rely on, we'll do everything we can to help them build the life they want bit by bit. We're all about customer experience, which means we do the right thing, not just the easy thing. Whatever your role, you'll put the customer at the heart of everything you do and make a positive lifelong impression.
What you'll be doing:
* Leading a high performing team to meet and exceed service and quality standards through coaching, feedback and performance management.
* Staying in the loop with other departments as a key stakeholder acting as a subject matter expert.
* Identifying and implementing strategies to grow new mortgage applications, increase savings balances and digital servicing take up.
* Promoting a customer centric culture and finding ways to improve customer experience.
* Managing recruitment and retention with a multi-channel approach.
* Leading on the growth of the existing Customer Contact Centre team and setting up a digital servicing team in line with transformation, strategy and future demand models.
* Implementing and servicing a newly created digital platform.
* Supporting the design and delivery of digital transformation ensuring customers are at the heart of decisions we make.
* Ensuring appropriate controls are in place to comply with legislation, FCA regulations and Conduct Risk.
* Driving a culture of continuous improvement following feedback and trend analysis to improve customer experience.
* Leading and managing the Learning & Development team, working with them to support the business training needs.
What we're looking for:
* People management experience including performance management and recruitment within a financial services industry.
* An individual who can work on their own initiative in the pursuit of business objectives whilst working well in a team.
* Digital transformation and leading through changeexperience.
* An infectious team spirit who's ready to collaborate and share ideas.
* A calm, clear, and confident communicator who has in experience in coaching and developing others.
* A customer centric person who holds a genuine interest in customers and their needs.
* Empathy, we want you to put yourself in others' shoes. You'll need to listen, understand, and offer support to your teams.
* A motivated leader with strong leadership, communication, coaching, influencing and mentoring skills.
* Knowledge of running and growing a Contact and Digital Contact Centre is preferable.
* Thorough knowledge of the Society's people procedures and values and the ability to apply them where needed whilst working with HR.
We Value a diverse range of skills and experiences here at the West Brom. So even if you don't meet every single requirement listed in the job description but are passionate about the role, we still encourage you to apply.
What's in it for you:
* We pride ourselves on our development opportunities and always look to promote from within wherever possible,
* Holiday starting at 175 hours (25 days) plus bank holidays that grow with your time with us and the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year,
* 2 paid volunteering days a year,
* Living Pensions: Pension scheme starting at 5% contribution from you and 7% contribution from us, and we'll match your further contributions up to 10.6%
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave with paid fertility treatment, neonatal and pregnancy loss leave,
* Life assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salary,
* Yearly performance related pay scheme and pay review,
* Private medical insurance that's discounted when your time with us grows, with the option to include family members,
* Salary Sacrifice Electric/Hybrid Car Scheme,
* A Perkbox account giving you 24/7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and loads more
* And much more, from flexible working options, wellbeing support and a whole heap of warm West Bromness.
Why choose the West Brom?
At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom's biggest asset that doesn't mean just viewing them as employees. We're proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work. Our employers are the heart of bringing our new vision to life- where our customers and communities own a more secure future. Everyday, through the work they do together and the care they show, they're helping turn that vision into real and lasting.
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Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF. The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no 'the West Brom' is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society.