Disability Solutions is Hiring a Senior Customer Service Specialist, Estate Servicing Operations Near Tampa, FL
Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us! Line of Business Description: Specialize Servicing & Fulfillment Operations (SSFO) organization delivers high quality care for clients experiencing difficult life events and for complex situations involving high risks, multiple products and unique client needs. SSFO uses a call center/contact center structure to engage with external clients and Financial Centers all over the country. Within SSFO, teams of Senior Customer Service Specialists directly interacts with clients, estate beneficiaries and executors to deliver seamless client care during estate settlement processes. These clients have experienced the death of a loved one and are actively settling their accounts according to provisions in wills, bank documents/forms and applicable state laws. During every phone interaction, a Senior Customer Service Specialist:
Delivers a positive client experience based on enterprise Client Care pillars - Take Ownership, Act with Empathy, Make it Easy, Get it Right and provides the extra compassion, patience, kindness and sensitivity needed during this difficult life event
Gains a full understanding of the client's perspective and needs with inquisitive conversation while simultaneously showing empathy, compassion and demonstrates ownership of the client's servicing request(s)
Gains a full understanding of the Bank's options for meeting the client's needs by researching the client's full bank relationship and product/procedure reference material using multiple systems
Provides a recommended course of action that is compliant with all guidelines and in the client's best interest
Maintains adherence to service level agreements and all laws, rules and regulations
Responsibilities:
Answers phone calls within a specified service level
Engages with customers by initiating conversation, building rapport, handling objections, and explaining complex problems
Researches accounts and performs account maintenance
Documents call interactions with precision
Analyzes and resolves customer inquiries while providing a positive customer experience through creative solutions
Adapts to ongoing change and learns new technology and processes
Receives ongoing feedback and coaching to drive performance improvements
Required Qualifications:
1 years of experience working with clients and handling difficult client situations in a service setting such as banking, call center or financial center, etc.
1-2 years of experience in the Banking/Financial Industry
Basic understanding of banking products and operations
Understands this is a call center environment with a high frequency of call volume
A desire to advocate for internal/external clients to meet and exceed their expectations (Customer focus)
Ability to show a genuine concern for people, their needs, and their perspectives with voice tone, word selection, and listening (Empathy & Compassion)
Interpersonal verbal communication skills that build rapport and trust demonstrate confidence and ownership, deliver information in an easy to understand manner, and clearly articulate why a solution is the best course of action
Interpersonal written communication skills to accurately document activity in proper business writing
Ability to breakdown complex problems into sequential priorities and then select solutions to resolve the entire problem (Analytical, critical and design thinking)
Seeks opportunities to improve depth/breadth of knowledge and personal performance (Desire to learn)
Ability to leverage multiple software applications to execute an intricate process
Ability to remain current with iterative software and process updates
Desired Qualifications:
Basic understanding of estate settlement
Prior experience working in an estate settlement capacity, or previous paralegal experience
Communication strategies for clarifying information or de-escalating a situation
Skills:
Active Listening
Attention to Detail
Critical Thinking
Decision Making
Oral Communications
Conflict Management
Problem Solving
Recording/Organizing Information
Research
Written Communications
Customer Service Management
Customer and Client Focus
Issue Management
Negotiation
Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week: 40