Job Description
Customer Service Team Manager
Location: Glasgow or Isle of Man, Barclays Campus (hybrid working options).
Purpose of the Role
Provide resolutions for customer queries and issues, personalising each interaction through multiple communication channels.
Accountabilities
- Collaborate across digital channels to personalise customer interactions.
- Enhance the bank’s digital capabilities when current technology is not yet ready.
- Provide exceptional customer service by responding to inquiries, resolving issues, and handling client requests efficiently.
- Support collaboration of internal stakeholders-including sales, operational, risk management-to meet client needs and ensure accurate, timely transactions.
- Support functions within business operations as needed (risk management, compliance, collections).
- Comply with all regulatory requirements and internal policies related to customer care.
Expectations
- Advise decision making and contribute to policy development.
- Collaborate closely with other functions and business divisions.
- Lead a team completing complex tasks, using professional knowledge to impact the business.
- Set objectives, coach employees, appraise performance, and determine reward outcomes.
- Demonstrate leadership behaviours: Listen, Energise, Align, and Develop.
- Consult on complex issues and advise leaders on escalated matters.
- Identify risk mitigation opportunities and develop new policies/procedures.
- Manage risk and strengthen controls related to work performed.
Responsibilities
- Own service performance and resilience across a 24/7 operation.
- Act as the escalation lead for complex, time critical decisions.
- Build a customer first, resolution focused culture that improves client satisfaction.
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high performing multi shift team and support team well being.
- Ensure strong compliance, risk, and governance standards.
- Ensure operational readiness across people, procedures, and technology.
- Embed change, drive digital adoption, and strengthen future 24/7 capability.
Shift Pattern & Working Hours
Work across a 24/7 rotating shift pattern covering weekdays, weekends, evenings, nights, and occasional afternoons to support global client needs. Typical shift times range between 20:00-06:30 and 22:15-09:00, with some afternoon and evening shifts (14:00-23:45). The rotation follows an 8 week cycle to provide variety and fairness across shifts.