Remote Call Center Team Leader

Job Summary

Do you love to lead and mentor highly motivated people?
Do you have experience as a call center team leader?
Do you have experience working with a team that is fully virtual?


If you answered yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Transcom is looking for several experienced work-at-home call center team leaders to join our organization.



You're the ideal candidate, if you:

Have at least six months of experience working in a call center team leader role.
Have experience working with a completely distributed, remote team.


What will you do in this role?

This role is all about your team! For starters:

You are responsible for managing product knowledge, profitability, quality, and effectiveness of your team.
Your daily activities will focus on effectively leading and managing a team of CSRs to meet company objectives i
You must coach and mentor CSRs to ensure all KPIs of the program are successfully met and maintained.
The position requires effective execution for the following key focus areas.

Additional responsibilities may be added as the needs of the business change and expand:

PEOPLE

Promote communication and be open to feedback.
Keep motivation high by adapting the leadership style to individual needs.
Create an environment conducive to success by promoting and recognizing initiatives.
Ensure high employee satisfaction and attendance.
Promote teamwork and cooperation amongst team members and colleagues.
Lead by example.
Take full responsibility and the required action on disciplinary procedures.
Ensure that all members of the team meet targets consistently.


PERFORMANCE

Understand and meet production targets for different clients/projects.
Review and evaluate performance reports.
Meet production targets for the team.
Set up individual targets for each CSR and skill level.
Follow up on production targets for the team, CSR, and skill level.
Take full responsibility for team results.
Set priorities, within the Transcom standards, in order to maximize own time management.
Propose and promote motivational activities.
Prepare and conduct appraisals.
Utilize the Coach to identify your successes.
Schedule Adherence must be reviewed daily to avoid payroll anomalies.
Employee absenteeism less than 4% on a monthly basis.
Coaching for success 50 side-by-side coaching/monitoring sessions per week and documented in the Coach. This is a minimum objective.
Request open and close of campaign by
Monitoring ACD systems to ensure optimal operating efficiency and
Administering outbound dialing systems as required (open/close)
QUALITY

Have a clear understanding of quality expectations for the different clients and projects.
Set up quality goals for the team, CSR, and skill level to meet and exceed Client and Transcom expectations.
Be a specialist in quality observation and evaluation.
Monitor CSR's ensuring that each CSR receives feedback as well as a balanced quality evaluation.
Monitor with Clients as scheduled.
Provide continued teaching and coaching in order to reach set goals.


ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Be actively involved in problem solving and propose improvements to processes.
Implement and respect Transcom standard practices.
Conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the values of the organization.
Drive and foster a performance culture.
Make Transcom an enjoyable place to work.
Show leadership by developing people


QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Experience in a call center team leader role (required)
Experience leading a team in a work-at-home environment (preferred)
Maintain an acceptable level of performance including, but not limited to, absence of corrective action and/or resolution of previous corrective action. In all cases, the employee's work record, including but not limited to: performance, attendance, efforts to develop skills and related behavior will be used as valid criteria for determining suitability for a position.
Able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language; written and verbal
Have a good understanding of CRM best practices; have ability to set SMART targets
Ability to analyze results and make decisions based on facts and figures
Ability to calculate profitability
Have worked with figures and understand basic mathematics needed for reporting, analysis, and differentiation purposes.
Have strong organizational and time management skills
Be focused on setting clear objectives and priorities
Good understanding of mobile and computer technology
Ability to provide a quiet, distraction-free work environment
Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends
Successful verification of required equipment that meets client minimum requirements (outlined below)
Successful completion of criminal background check


Home Office Requirements

Secure, quiet, distraction-free work environment without any conflicting responsibilities during your scheduled work shift.
Reliable DSL or Cable Internet
Connection must be hardwired into a modem/router via ethernet
(Dial up, Wireless or Satellite internet service cannot be used)
Minimum download speed 5 Mbps
Minimum upload speed 1 Mbps
Ping less than 100 ms
Ability to provide a wired USB headset
A windows desktop or laptop that meets below minimum requirements:
Minimum CPU Clock Speed - 1.5 GHz (1500mhz)
Compatible processor (2 cores of higher)
Incompatible Intel processors (Celeron & Pentium D)
Incompatible AMD processors (Athlon X2 & Sempron)
Mobile Processors (denoted as M) are incompatible
Minimum Memory - 4GB RAM
Storage - Hard drive must have at least 10GB of free space
Ports - Minimum 1 USB 2.0 port
Webcam (required for internal meetings)


About Transcom

Transcom is an innovative global leader specializing in providing outstanding customer experiences. We are passionate about creating smarter people experiences, everyday. We provide customer service, sales, and technical support solutions to some of the biggest international brands via 50 global contact centers in 22 countries and our vast network of remote agents throughout the United States and Canada. Our Work From Home employees live and work across 32 states and 6 provinces in North America.

We are passionate about people and look forward to meeting you!