Team Leader

Team Leader

PAYE only

Length: 6 months

Working hours: Monday-Friday 8 AM-6 PM

Remote Position

Support and lead your teams to enable them to help our Small Business customers to grow by ensuring we support them with the right lending solution tailored to their needs. Therefore, sustainably growing our active customer base and debt book to deliver value for Barclays and our customers e.g. through accreditations, observations, 121s, great development and career conversations, and facilitation of mentoring opportunities.

What will you be doing?

• Coach and develop team members in taking an active interest in the customer’s business, identifying their needs and providing solutions to enabling their business to grow.
• Be passionate about exceptional customer services and help your team to achieve and continually improve on this to deliver great customer outcomes.
• Committed to improving the customer experience through operational excellence by acting as an escalation point for requests and queries. Understand and advocate the variety of customer contact approaches that we have to ensure our customers are being supported in the right way for their business, and that our colleagues are maximizing their skills and expertise to attain great customer outcomes.
• Through business planning, support their team to develop a future thinking approach in helping our customers to be more successful in local markets, maximising market/industry growth whilst protecting their business
• Coach and develop team members in understanding, exploring and meeting customer needs in a compliant manner, demonstrating Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles at all times.
• Engage, inspire and support own and the team’s performance by creating clarity, commitment and a positive working environment.
• Act on people engagement feedback through Employment Opinion Surveys, Employee Forums and other sources.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex customer issues and complaints to support their team and reach an agreeable solution for customers
• Manage local cost centre ensuring costs and budgets are maintained and monitored effectively
• Undertake all necessary compliance tests to maintain ones compliance passport and adhere to all government audits.
• Be aware of direct competitor activity, products and servicing channels.
• Be accountable for self-development.
• Play a part and encourage others in the team to drive Barclays’ objective of becoming a force for good society.

What we’re looking for:

• Customer service experience and the ability to communicate with a wide range of customers
• Experience with managerial/leadership skills in a contact style environment.
• Financial services background is advantageous
• Experience of reviewing a customer’s business using a variety of processes/tools like SWOT and LEPEST analysis and good understanding of credit risk process
• Communication skills (written/verbal)
• Knowledge of relevant technology e.g. IT skills

Where will you be working?

Remote position

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details. 

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Our Values 

Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Our Diversity

We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.

Our Benefits

Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. Where appropriate, and for UK based roles, we will consider requests that the role be based at alternative Barclays’ key UK location from that advertised.

Working Flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.  If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

If you would like some flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.