Verifications Team Leader
Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensuring day-to-day critical operational functions are performed on time and consistently; manages queries as and when they arise with swift resolution
- Allocating rosters and reporting within the Verifications team
- Consistently striving for quality outcomes, understanding operational risk implicitly and taking the lead to identify potential risks and contribute to remediation actions
- Lead regular coaching and personal development conversations
- Acting as a key point of contact for escalations, complex situations and ad-hoc queries
- Support team with escalated customer situations, including building relationships and liaising with other teams on behalf of the customer and brokers
- Quality assurance and continuous development including hindsight reviews in adherence to Wisrʼs Policies
- Highlighting and communicating any breaches to the Head of Credit Operations as well as identifying suitable training and re-education requirements
- Coaching, mentoring, developing and identifying the training needs of the Verification team
- Assisting in developing short, medium and long-term strategies to enhance the effectiveness of the Verification team to meet agreed business objectives
- Lead team reward and recognition initiatives, and coordinate meaningful social connection activities
- Recruit, onboard and train new team members.
- Own and implement process improvement projects or business projects end to end with minimal supervision.
- Work with our leaders across the Operations Leadership team to ensure
continuous uplift in performance - Work closely with the Manager of Credit Operations on key strategic initiatives for performance and business improvement.
- Adhoc tasks as required
SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & BEHAVIOURS
- A proven track record of managing high-performing teams are a must for all Team Leads within Verifications alongside the core skills outlined below:
- Previous lending experience is highly advantageous
- Highly-evolved written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand and liaise with other functions
- Attuned emotional intelligence, with the ability to demonstrate patience, empathy, and genuine care for others
- The ability to lead by example in customer-first behaviours and performance
- The ability to diagnose performance issues, coach and develop the team in improving these performance areas
- A deep understanding of data analysis and reporting functions in Excel or Google Sheets
- The ability to think strategically to uplift team performance and workflow processing
- The ability to manage resources according to workflow and company priorities
- Delivers results as per Key Performance Indicators (KPIʼs)