Team Leader

GENERAL PURPOSE: This position routinely supervises two or more full time customer service agents. Responsible for the daily/monthly performance of the clients account. This includes managing attrition, absenteeism, delivering performance management documentation at the Customer Service Agent level.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Adherence to SYKES policies on ethics and integrity.

Through effective leadership, focuses on team performance and attrition. Manages escalation procedures and ensures service levels are maintained. Assesses, documents, tracks, and monitors problems to ensure resolution in a timely manner.

Responsible for interviewing and selection of new hires and evaluating agents, performance management documentation and where applicable, initiating the termination process.

Provides training and mentoring for Team Coaches and Team Supervisors when applicable.

Client interface capable but dependent upon account needs, attends client calls when appropriate. Secondary point of contact for the client. Works with AM for client information. Dialogues with customers frequently to determine their needs. Builds relationships with internal and external customers. Aligns work processes, structure, and systems to meet customer needs. Builds rapport and establishes trust with coworkers and client.? Provides accurate, timely, and professionally written, statistical and verbal reports to management for historical, current status, and forecasting purposes.? May perform other additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES None Yes (See ?General Management Duties and Responsibilities? addendum)

Directly supervises a staff of Customer Service Agent

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma and 12 months relevant experience of which 6 months must be in a Call Center environment or equivalent combination of education and experience. Working knowledge of supported operating systems, software, and hardware preferred. Understanding of troubleshooting processes, technology and tools preferred. PEAK program completion.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Outstanding oral and written communication and interpersonal skill

Excellent computer skill

Solid report analysis and analytical skill

Strictly adheres and demands strict adherence to the companys policies Excellent attention to detail

Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish.

Embraces change and drives growth.

Ability to act with integrity and trust in all work interactions.

Ability to be trusted with confidential information.

A team player with the ability to build rapport and establishes trust with coworkers and client.

Identifies, communicates, motivates and educates team members with new initiatives.

Ability to motivate others beyond the status quo while understanding the needs of team members.

Ability to guide team members in a way that encourages involvement and increases their sense of ownership

Some travel required.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, corporate procedures/regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and/or listen. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

SECURITY COMPLIANCE: Employees are required to maintain compliance with SYKES safety, security, and privacy programs. Additionally, all employees world-wide are responsible for being an active participant in the SYKES safety, security and privacy programs to protect SYKES' business operations, facilities, and physical and intellectual property and to ensure a safe and secure working environment for all SYKES' employees.

ETHICS COMPLIANCE:

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated is firmly committed to conducting business in compliance with the letter and spirit of the law and other accepted standards of business conduct as reflected in the company's policies. Employees are encouraged to observe the highest standards of professionalism at all times, and are expected to adhere to the SYKES Standards of Conduct for Compliance and Integrity (www.sykes.com). SYKES is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status, nor will they be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability.

DISCLAIMER The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature of work performed; the level of knowledge and skills typically required; and usual working conditions of this position. Itis not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, a comprehensive listing of all requirements or responsibilities that may be required by employees in this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required qualifications, skills and experience

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About SYKES

SYKES Enterprise services support the worldwide delivery of quality customer care from our call centers and our large home-based workforce. Our high-performance team manages a challenging array of cloud, web- and- mobile based solutions that integrate a dispersed workforce and multiple clients. Information security, network administration and software development are part of our comprehensive global portfolio. IT professionals with a passion for challenging and meaningful work in a fast-paced industry will find a home and a rewarding career here.