Team Leader - UK Financial Collections (Centris, QC)

Work Setup: Onsite

Location: Centris, QC

Schedule: Shifting, UK time

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years in college (No back subjects)
• Minimum of 2 years of work experience in banking operations and Team Handling UK/US
• 2 to 4 years Team Lead experience under a financial (banking) account, with focus on Mortgage, Fraud, Underwriting, Reconciliation, AML, KYC, Loan origination or related areas.
• Sound Knowledge about banking domain and understanding of the process and bucket flows
• Experience in collections team management and familiar with the data and reports pertaining to collections
• Understanding of banking terminologies, guidelines and laws.
• Excellent oral and written communication and listening skills

Responsibilities:

• Strong experience BPO Collections Operations and Managing SLA, KPIs, and project deliverables
• Responsible for working directly with team members and customers to ensure customer financial needs are met by providing a best in class customer experience.
• Performs day-to-day coaching and management of 15-20 team members that receive customer inquiries or issues
• Works with management and team members to proactively identify, manage, and escalate risks which may impact the business
• Monitors interactions to ensure that team members are giving accurate information and following approved practices
• Coaches and develops a positive and productive work environment and builds relationships with business partners.
• Utilizes reporting for business metrics to guide team member coaching and performance management.
• Resolves routine and some escalated problems and exercises judgment in making override decisions or recommends action to top level management for decisions outside authority level
• Ensures capabilities and knowledge of team members keeps pace with customer expectations.
• Assists and makes employment decisions and sets performance standards; trains and coaches staff, writes and conducts performance evaluations.
• May perform budgetary analysis, reports or special project work as requested by business partners and senior management.
• Delivers what is promised in line with customer expectations
• Responsible for achieving individual key performance indicators whilst maintaining appropriate operational risk control and compliance in all activities
• Must possess procedure driven judgment in order to find the best solution to an issue.
• Excelling in a fast-paced, collaborative environment that requires accuracy, multitasking and effective communication.
• Should take escalation calls as needed/required.