Helpdesk Team Leader

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About the role

We have a new position open for a (Contact Centre/Helpdesk) Team Leader to join our multi-channel client communications centre. As a Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading and motivating a team of 10-12 customer service advisors to deliver exceptional client service to our 1.8 million clients by meeting service delivery and call targets. This is an exciting time to lead, coach and motivate colleagues and ensure a brilliant client experience, drive operational excellence and efficiency, and champion change during an exciting transformation journey. You will be supported and report into the Helpdesk Manager. The position has come available due to internal promotion from our existing team leaders. This role would suit someone who has contact centre or customer team leader experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Providing collaborative leadership.
• Coaching and leading colleagues to drive high service performance through our process/systems, resources, and risk.
• Taking responsibility for ensuring service delivery targets are met and escalating issues where appropriate.
• Management and reporting to the Helpdesk Manager of your team performance and trends, driving efficiencies and exceptional client service.
• Overseeing and designing processes and controls, focusing on the management of risks.
• Complying with relevant regulation and legislation.
• Providing support and development of objectives for the wider Service function.
• Creating and driving continuous improvement activities.
• Promoting an inclusive and diverse culture where learning, development and colleague engagement is a priority.
• Supporting career progression and development opportunities in your team and the wider Service Teams.

About you

• Approachable, flexible and collaborative, able to motivate others and empower teams to deliver for clients.
• Team Leader experience within customer service & contact centre environments.
• Proven experience of managing teams in contact centres or client facing environments to drive positive outcomes for clients, colleagues and the business.
• Ability to engage positively with colleagues at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to simplify complex problems and implement innovative solutions.
• Effective performance and absence management.

Salary

£32k plus an annual (discretionary) performance-based bonus.

Interview process

A competency-based interview.

Working Schedule

This role is based in our Bristol head office, BS1 5HL. The working hours we offer are Monday to Friday between 8am to 6pm with one in three Saturdays from 9.30am to 12.30pm; you will have a rota within these hours.

Why us?

Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments. To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What’s on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus and annual pay review.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure.
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday.
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution.
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover).
• Private medical insurance.
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care.
• Health screening programme.
• Confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP.
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness provider and wellness coach sessions.
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities.
• In-house barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches.
• Two paid volunteering days per year.

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. This role may also be available on a flexible working or part-time basis – please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information. Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.