The role of a customer service team leader is to lead the frontline customer service representatives who manage customer interactions across an omni-channel operation – Voice, Email, Chat, Chatbot & Social channels of support in the Americas.

The candidate is responsible to ensure effective team management, focus on performance management, consistency of operations, constantly looking for opportunities to improve customer experience & maintain strong relationships with our internal and external business partners.  It’s critical for the candidate to have a keen eye for detail & drive continuous improvement using actionable insights from day-to-day operations.

The candidate needs to play a key role in building an open & empathic culture in the business, with a constant endeavour to achieve the interpersonal strategic objectives.  This role is accountable for maintaining connectivity with the businesses that are supported by processes delivered within the team and shares best practices in the team and with partners.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the team to ensure safe and silent run for the team's processes.  Ensure the activity is being carried out in a well-controlled, timely, and accurate manner and in line with the expectations of our customers
• Handle deadlines and ensure that all activities that directly affect internal or external customer relationships or the outputs of the operational teams are of the highest quality
• Understanding the relevant procedures and processes for the relevant businesses, as well as the internal processes
• Carry out regular one to ones with all direct reports to discuss performance and to develop and implement career path plans
• Conduct half yearly and annual appraisals with direct reports
• Organise monthly team meetings with direct reports
• Proactively develop the skills, competencies and knowledge of Customer Service team members
• Develop a team environment that supports continuous improvements & promotes the growth mindset
• Provide first level partner concern for any issues raised by the team
• Develop, achieve and monitor Key Performance Indicators aligned to the Service Level Agreements
• Work closely with other team leaders within the business and GBS to ensure that overall operational objectives are met, ideas shared and lessons learnt
• Adhering with the tasks outlined in the EMS/QMS Systems
• Serve as single point of accountability for any projects or change requests from the business or enabling teams and manage and assess risks and impacts to the processes as well as resourcing
• Develop and maintain sound working relationships with key collaborators, customers and external service providers
• Develop and control processes and procedures to the company standards
• Serve as a cross functional liaison to share procedures across the GBS and other areas of our business
• Collaborate with business partners as a SME to adequately support any new business or quickly react to supply disruption
• Deliver quality and cost effective accounting and control to our customers by using technology, procedures, and identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities with data-driven measurement to strengthen trust and confidence in personal delivery and the overall delivery of the GBS agenda
• Carry out people management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws, including planning, assigning and advising work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
• Provide support as vital to ensure all team members are aligned with HSSE policies and procedures

Accelerator Accountabilities:

• Constantly scans for improvement opportunities and implements transformative solutions that solve our most exciting and complex problems.
• Moves at a high pace while collaborating, managing risks, presenting, thinking globally and while demonstrating BP’s values, behaviours and attitudes.
• Continuously promotes Agile methodology through both embracing agile principles and activelynurturingg agile at every opportunity.
• Thinks Digital Delivery first through apply deep digital expertise to problems, through understanding and promoting automation and through analysing data to create breakthrough solutions.
• Builds capability through inspiring teams to learn new skills, embrace new practices and seek growth opportunities.

Qualification & Experience and Competencies

Essential Education

• Bachelor’s degree in an accredited institution

Essential Experience

• Overall, 10 years or more of experience in the Customer Service industry
• Minimum of 6-8 years of work experience in people management in Customer Service
• Experience in managing omnichannel operations is a must
• Proven experience in coaching and leading high performing teams. 
• Effective communicator verbally and in writing

Key Competencies

• Strategic orientation and global awareness
• General leadership and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing change
• Must demonstrate a strong understanding of customers’ needs / behaviours
• Ability to build effective links
• Cross-functional mind-set
• People management and development experience
• Strong background and knowledge with identifying/completion on continuous improvement opportunities

Desirable Criteria

• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience in Genesys/Avaya/Nortel telephony & email workflows
• Experience in managing chatbot & social media operations
• Proven ability to identify and incorporate technical tools
• Capability to interpret systems, integration, output
• Strong analytical skills to review KPI’s and drive performance
• Strong analytical, control and financial accounting skills including a robust understanding of control processes

Additional information

• Develop and maintain sound working relationships with key collaborators, customers and external service providers
• Provide input into the maintenance of telephony strategy including the technology platform
• Develop and control processes and procedures to the company standards

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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