Contact Center Agent (Outbound) at Kuda Bank

Kuda Bank is a full-service, app-based digital bank. Our objective is to be the go-to bank not only for Africans residing on the continent, but also for the African diaspora, wherever they dwell in the world. Kuda is free of unnecessary banking fees and excels at assisting consumers with budgeting, spending wisely, and saving more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa and closed a Series A investment round in February 2021, which was headed by some of the world’s best venture capital investors. Kuda is quickly establishing itself as the leading ‘Neobank’ for Africans, with offices in London (our headquarters), Lagos, and Cape Town, with more to open across Africa in 2021.

Title: Contact Center Agent (Outbound)

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Contract

Job Overview

• Engage current and potential customers via calls to provide support, ensure customer satisfaction and retention towards the fulfilment of the strategic goal of the business at large.

Responsibilities

• Proactive sale of the bank’s products and services via the telephone
• Meet predefined sales and cross – sell targets
• Support Business and High net worth individuals, support various campaigns for retail and Business.
• Carry out onboarding calls to assess level of service satisfaction and cross – sell opportunities
• Build relationships, earn trust and buy – in from customers in order to get referral business and retain customer loyalty.
• Follow up on sales lead to ensure fulfilment
• Continuous customer service surveys to understand the customer’s perception of the bank’s service and identify areas that need improvement
• Refer complaints received during tele sales calls to the service recovery team for follow up on resolution where same cannot be resolved immediately.
• Keep log of all key issues raised by customers for proper analysis and escalation
• Periodic reporting of customer survey
• Daily sales reporting
• Maintaining a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times.
• Follow communication procedures, guidelines, and policies while resolving customers’ complaints through multiple channels.
• Handle complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time limits and follow up to ensure resolution.
• Be thoroughly conversant with all the banks products to be better equipped to provide support to customers enquiries and complaints
• Ensure that all customer interactions, transactions, comments, and complaints are appropriately logged.
• Ensure that all escalated disputes are properly reviewed and resolved within the agreed SLA according to CBN guidelines.
• Providing feedback on the efficiency of the customer service process.
• Ensure customer satisfaction and provide professional customer support.
• Identify and assess customers’ needs to achieve satisfaction.
• Build sustainable relationships of trust through open and interactive communication
• Ensure the highest level of service standards are maintained

Requirements

• Must have HND / B.Sc Degree
• NYSC must have been completed
• Minimum of 6 months experience in similar role
• Conversant with major Telephony and CRM applications used across the industry.
• Ability to deal with diverse problems using facts, judgement and discretion to resolve them.
• Have an instinct around anticipating and handling problems, crafting solutions, communicate them to clients
• Ability to probe effectively for understanding.
• Listening attentively to customers on every complaint.
• Offer customers a solution or an alternative that best meets their needs.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of customer service practices and principles
• An understanding of banking procedures and policies and Computer literacy
• High degree of intelligence, communication and analytical skills
• Knowledge of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act.

Deadline: Not Specified.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to apply online