Complaints Team Lead

Posted 7 Days Ago
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Austin, TX
Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Wise is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in the world and we’re on a mission to make money without borders a new norm
The Role
The Global Complaints Team Lead at Wise will manage a team of Complaints Officers, focusing on complaints management strategy, regulatory compliance, and enhancing customer experience. Responsibilities include driving operational improvements, mentoring team members, overseeing training, implementing solutions for complaint resolution, and aligning team objectives with company goals.
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Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their life easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description

As a Global Complaints Lead, you will play a critical role in ensuring our customers' concerns are addressed efficiently and effectively. You will manage a global team of Complaints Officers, providing guidance, coaching, and support to ensure exceptional service delivery.

This role will focus on complaints management strategy, regulatory compliance, and customer experience enhancement while identifying trends and driving continuous improvement.

Additionally, you will work cross-functionally to influence product and process enhancements, safeguarding Wise’s reputation and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of Complaints Officers with regular check-ins and one-on-one sessions.
  • Oversee training and ensure team knowledge is up-to-date with regulatory requirements.
  • Manage global team capacity, plan for growth, and oversee absence management.
  • Drive team engagement through global team-building initiatives.
  • Deliver and monitor departmental KPIs, setting clear expectations and providing regular performance feedback.
  • Be a resource for team members, ensuring a strong understanding of jurisdictional targets and KPIs.
  • Implement talent mapping and address performance gaps using company policies.
  • Align team objectives with Wise’s broader goals and act as a key stakeholder in cross-functional projects.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on complaints management, guiding regulatory compliance.
  • Proactively identify risks, trends, and potential issues, developing strategies to mitigate them.
  • Drive operational improvements to enhance team performance and customer experience.
  • Recommend and implement solutions to reduce complaint resolution times.
  • Use data and analytics to drive process improvements and communicate changes effectively.
  • Lead initiatives to optimise workflows and improve team efficiency.
  • Develop and execute strategies to enhance customer experience through effective complaints resolution.
  • Champion a customer-first approach, integrating customer feedback into service and product enhancements.
  • Act as an advocate for customers, ensuring their needs are represented in decision-making.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in complaints management.
  • Maintain a hands-on approach to escalated complaints to ensure product knowledge.
  • Pursue professional growth opportunities relevant to customer advocacy.

Qualifications

  • Advanced level in written and verbal English communication.
  • Proven experience in Leadership and team management, with a strong background in Fintech/Banking and complaints.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach and lead team members to achieve high performance.
  • Analytical and strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Effective stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Ability to manage change and work in a dynamic, global environment.
  • Collaborative approach, with a focus on balancing team and business needs.

Additional Information

If you’re ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, apply now and become part of our global team at Wise!

  • Salary: 81,750 - 105,500 USD yearly + Stocks
  • This is a hybrid position located in Austin, Texas, and not fully remote. You must be able to commute to the office or open to relocation
  • You’re eligible to work in the US, we cannot sponsor Visas for this role.
  • Click here to see the benefits we offer!

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For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

What the Team is Saying

The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
6,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

We’re making a positive, irreversible change in the world of finance. Together.

People on every continent around the world are choosing Wise to help them live, travel and work internationally. We’re the fairest, easiest way to send money overseas.

Built by and for people who live global lives, we make sending money abroad up to 8 times cheaper than the bank. This is money without borders - instant, convenient, transparent and eventually free.

For our customers, using Wise is as simple as sending money from A to B, but behind our app and website is a complex engine of currencies and routes, that’s being designed, built and powered by our talented teams in cities around the world.

We’re just at the beginning of our story and we’re growing at an incredible pace. We won’t stop until anyone, anywhere can send, spend and receive money wherever they are, whatever they’re doing. There’s still heaps to do and we can’t do it alone.

Why Work With Us

We are a mission-driven company, looking to change banking for the better. Current banking systems don’t let us send, spend or receive money across borders easily. Or quickly. Or cheaply. So, we’re building a new one. If you're looking for an autonomous work environment, where you'll face cool challenges, learn and grow, you'll like working at Wise

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Here at Wise we have a hybrid working model – a mix of working from home and from the office. Wisers can also work remotely for 90 days a year. By ‘remote’ we don’t just mean from home, but from wherever in the world you choose to!

Typical time on-site: 2 days a week
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