Customer Experience Specialist

Renasant Bank•Tupelo, MS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Customer Experience Specialist will work closely with other team members, in a professional call center environment, to provide exceptional service to our customers by answering questions, handling complaints and troubleshooting customer issues. The Customer Experience Specialist will handle a high volume of inbound or outbound calls and will work to create a positive experience for each caller. In this role, the Customer Experience Specialist will listen to customers to understand the reason for their call, provide information, explain products to potential and existing customers, as well as promote and sell bank products and services through the discovery process, accurately and efficiently. The Customer Experience Specialist should maintain a broad knowledge of the financial industry as a whole and the organization (including its policies, procedures, products and related services). Senior Specialists will often serve as the critical back-up to the Customer Experience Supervisor. Senior Specialists lead by example and serve as a role model for the Customer Experience Specialists in all facets of the Specialist role. Senior Specialists may be responsible for customer dispute resolution, which includes all electronic transactions that meet Reg E and NACHA criteria. RENASANT BANK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Minimum of 1 year of experience in customer service and/or sales required
Detail-oriented and good organizational skills
Ability to produce individual and team sales and customer experience results
Effective written and verbal communication skills, including a pleasant tone and exceptional telephone manners
Proven ability to work closely with others in a willing and professional manner to resolve problems and address needs
Strong sense of teamwork, ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Minimum of 2 years Customer Experience Specialist experience required (for Senior Specialists)
Ability to handle and resolve the complex matters and handle difficult customer situations with little to no supervision (for Senior Specialists)
Strong attention to detail and ability to make informed decisions (for Senior Specialists)
Ability to quickly and effectively identify needs while problem solving and exercising good judgement (for Senior Specialists)

Nice To Haves

college education preferred
Strong sales and marketing skills with proven ability to sell bank products and services preferred
Knowledge of bank policies and procedures, regulations, control systems, operational issues related to banking and retail deposit/loan products and services preferred

Responsibilities

Meet or exceed established standards of performance for service and sales while providing an exceptional customer experience
Maintain confidentiality and security of customer information according to regulatory and company guidelines and policies
Provide customers with answers to inquiries regarding a very broad and challenging range of financial services in an efficient and timely fashion
Process customer transactions accurately including; transfer, stop payments, loan payments, loan payoffs, etc.
Uncover banking needs through the discovery process by initiating conversations with all customers and responding efficiently and accurately as well as promote and cross‑sell bank products and services in a professional manner
Investigate, track and resolve customer problems and inquiries in a timely manner
Maintain knowledge of Customer Experience Center policies and procedures, bank products and services, general operating procedures and regulations to protect the bank from unnecessary risk
Participate in training and other learning opportunities to expand knowledge of company and position
Exhibit positive team spirit and willingness to help customers, both internal and external
Perform other related duties as assigned
Educate customers on complex products, services and disputes
Identify and solve customer disputes by processing claims, monitoring and tracking cases, reporting losses to leadership and identifying fraud trends with a sense of urgency and in compliance with Reg E & NACHA timelines
Provide guidance, mentoring and training to other specialists as needed