Customer Service Professional

Key Accountabilities:

• Answer calls/emails professionally and in accordance with the call/email handling criteria
• Knows the processes and systems to be able to handle concerns and issues
• Responds promptly and reliably to customer inquiries and request
• Provides proper and timely response to issues presented by clients
• Identify and escalate most complex issues as necessary in a timely manner and monitor resolution
• Process/update policy to reflect changes on service requests like Address Change, Contact information update, and other pertinent details on the policy and values.
• Report any computer system error or concerns found which affects daily processing, track progress and ensure problem log closing
• Perform the cycle of Explore, Agree, Deliver and Assure in every call receive
• Monitor pending transactions or request endorsed to another department
• Complete and timely update of call logs
• Ensure documentation for transactions are complete and sent for imaging on a timely basis
• Assist in orienting and training lower level employees
• Prepares and ensures timely and accurate submission of monthly assigned reports

Other:

• Any other tasks or projects assigned from time to time, within or beyond working hours as needed.
• Participate and support department/company initiatives to improve staff engagement
• Ensure confidentiality of information and careful oversight of data

Minimum Skills Requirement to Hire:

Qualifications:

• Education: High School/Senior High/Vocational Course/1-year completed in a Bachelors' program with relevant work experience of at least 1 year; Bachelors' Degree holders are welcome to apply
• Candidate must have at least one year tenure in their current position
• Candidate must be meeting job expectations for the last 12 months
• Must not have any attendance issues and any disciplinary action
• Must not have any attendance issues and any disciplinary action
• Strong customer service skills (quickly and effectively solves client problems, ability to build rapport, selects language and tailors the content of speech/writing to the level and experience of audience)
• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to influence and negotiate, to diffuse, reconcile and remedy customer issues and create win-win solutions
• Demonstrates problem solving and critical thinking skills; to detect problems in process/procedures or learning, identify root causes, generate ideas and propose solutions
• Nice to have:  Knowledge on Life Insurance products, Certificate or Diploma in Life Insurance and LOMA Courses 

Technical Skills

• Client Relationship Management
• International Business and Multicultural Skills
• Product and Service Advise and Support
• Product Knowledge

About Manulife and John Hancock

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Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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