Customer Operations Representative

GoCardless is on a mission to become the world’s bank payment network. Customer Operations is set to play a vital role in the business’s ambition to reach this goal. This role is vital to the successful delivery of the company's objectives and ensuring we’re supporting our Customers’ journey from day one.

If you’re eager to make your mark and are looking for an exciting challenge, this may be your role. You’ll be working closely with our customers and touching base with a variety of teams and stakeholders within GoCardless. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop your communication, operational, and prioritisation skills. Though you will be expected to hit the ground running, you’ll be part of a dedicated team that’s well-established and has a focus on developing careers. To that end, before you start, there's paid training, an induction, and a thorough onboarding process, so you get comfortable with the GoCardless product. If you’re happy working in a fast-paced environment where the work is varied and challenging, then this is the role for you

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This role is part of the Customer Operations group where you'll be responsible for supporting customers by providing an excellent level of customer service via email and phone regarding product usage, general enquiries and troubleshooting and carrying out KYC checks.

Location

Onsite - Riga, Latvia (Novira Plaza, Marijas iela 2a)

Office based position with the opportunity to work 1 day a week from home

Working hours - 2 different shift patterns available
1)Standard
  • Monday - Friday, 10.00-19.00
2)Rotational Shift Pattern (4 days working - 4 days break, including weekdays and weekends)
  • 08.00-20.00 for 4 days
  • 4 days off
  • 20.00-08.00 for 4 days
  • 4 days off

We are a 24x7 operation serving customers around the globe, therefore the role requires work on bank holidays.

What excites you 

As a Customer Operations Representative, you will:

  • Be the first point of contact for our customers regarding any queries and provide phone & email support to our customers globally.
  • Take ownership and provide world-class customer service to our customers.
  • Analyse and report product issues and represent customer voice across the company.
  • Guide our customers in using our dashboard and explain the benefits of our products by having valuable discussions with them.
  • Monitoring customer complaints on social media and reaching out to provide assistance.
  • Ensure that our local and global KYC (Know your Customer) requirements are met while ensuring new and existing customers have a seamless experience by delivering high-quality KYC reviews.
  • Stop the bad actors by ensuring we’re catching those that we believe are misusing the GoCardless platform. Our regulatory and moral obligation is to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
  • Perform politically exposed persons (PEP), Sanctions and Adverse media screening.
  • Identify opportunities to upskill other team members and proactively share knowledge.

We are about customer experience, speed and quality. We have challenging KPIs that we work hard to deliver against and growing markets to serve as GoCardless expands globally. 

What excites us 

  • English is the language that you speak and write freely in.
  • You are happy to support customers via email and over the phone.
  • Ability to handle a high volume of calls and emails and meet targets consistently.
  • You love helping people and care deeply about providing customers with a great experience.
  • You take pride in having strong attention to detail and always see tasks through to completion.
  • You learn quickly and are comfortable with complexity and a technical product.
  • You can follow processes through and challenge these where they can be improved.
  • You can work fast and keep calm under pressure.
  • Previous experience in customer support and/or KYC is preferred. 
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