Bilingual (English/French) Customer Care Advisor Full-time Job

As a Customer Solutions Advisor in the Outbound Mortgage department you will contributes to the overall success of the Canadian Banking Contact Centre (CBCC) ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed/delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. You will be working in a 24/7 Contact Centre environment and may be subject to shift work at all hours of the day depending on the business requirements.

 

Is This Role Right For You? 

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge:
  • Satisfying customer needs using the Customer Experience Model and by leveraging knowledge of the Bank’s services and products
  • Recognizing quality referral opportunities
  • Presenting knowledgeable advice-based solutions and following through.
  • Utilizing Next Best Activities (NBA’s) and Voice Biometrics to build a stronger relationship with the customer
  • Creating a digital culture by promoting Digital Channels including Scotia Online Mobile and Mobile Wallet and Apple Pay etc.
• Consistently provide customers with a professional, courteous, and positive experience by discovering needs, providing knowledgeable, accurate information and solutions, and following through on commitments:
  • Developing and maintaining a detailed knowledge base and understanding of assigned products, services and the various digital channels customer may choose to bank
  • Accurately resolving customer problems falling within approved authority limits or referring the customer to the appropriate source as described in the Bank’s Complaint Resolution Standards and Procedures.
  • Providing customers and applicable business partners with account information by accessing the Bank’s on-line records and systems.
  • Recognizing and acting on opportunities for business retention and reinforcing the customer relationship with the Bank through the application of the Customer Experience Model.
• Consistently provide customers with excellent service, effectively manage workload, and stay actively available to receive customer requests by:
  • Developing effective questioning skills conducive to gathering customer information accurately and comprehensively. This includes asking probing questions and listening, to ensure efficient call handing and call resolution.
  • Documenting and controlling all required follow-ups or escalations.
  • Maintaining pending files and taking appropriate action to resolve files for areas of responsibility including the regular review and count of outstanding items.
  • Actively participating in queue maintenance through call responses on escalated and referral calls.
  • Liaising with various parties (i.e., branches, third-party service providers, etc.) as required to fully satisfy customer issues in a timely fashion.
  • Ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to within authorized limits

• Participate actively in team activities/initiatives by working cooperatively to the mutual benefit of all members and taking responsibility for self-learning and development by:
  • Learning and embracing new procedures, technologies, and processes
  • Participating in and supporting change initiatives for the team and the Centre
  • Contributing to effective team morale and employee relations through positive interaction with team members and participating in the Applause program
  • Ensuring me@scotiabank profile is up to date with current Personal Development Goals, working with the manager in the identification of skills, behaviours and competencies required to achieve goals
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions:
  • Operating at optimal efficiency of the Centre by ensuring productivity goals are attained
  • Minimizing risk and losses by knowing and adhering to Scotiabank’s policy, authentication procedures and key controls
  • Adhering to all company/department policies, procedures, and audit requirements
  • Prioritizing and processing customer requests (i.e., inquiries, transactions, case work) in a timely and efficient manner
  • Strictly adhering to schedules thereby ensuring prompt customer service and response time
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.
• Required to take approximately 30 inbound sales related calls a day or 220 outbound calls a day to existing customers and/or potential new customers
• Required to deepen the relationship with the customers by identifying and discussing the appropriate match between customer needs and available products and services

 

Do You Have The Skills? 

• Post-secondary education in business or other related disciplines is an asset
• Strong proficiency of the French and English language is required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
• Previous retail banking and contact centre experience are highly desirable
• Knowledge of Scotiabank’s products and services
• Ability to multi-task and use various systems to access information while engaging and interacting with the customer

 

 

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto || Canada : Ontario : North York

Scotiabank is one of North America's leading financial institutions, and Canada's most international bank. We provide innovative financial products and services to individuals, small and medium-size businesses, corporations and governments across Canada and around the world.