Complaints Centre of Excellence Leader
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Position Overview & Specifications
Complaints Centre of Excellence Leader
Knutsford
As a Barclays Complaints Centre of Excellence (CoE) Leader, you will have exciting chance to be the operational manager who will support a team to drive exceptional client experience and strengthen relationships through end-to-end client complaint resolutions. You will coach and develop colleagues to deliver great customer service through the investigation of emotive and complex client complaints.
Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity β helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Weβre flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month, or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally can request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.
What will you be doing?
β’ You will be responsible for defining the complaints processes and procedures, providing regular review and input to enhance the teamβs performance
- Managing a team of up to eight complaint handlers, coaching them on how to handle complaints and improve their deliverables (KPIs) and client relations
- Supporting the complaint handling team with the analysis and resolutions of complex complaint issues using multiple sources of information
- Planning and managing team resources to ensure maintenance of quality and timeliness of resolution through fluctuating complaint volumes
- Representing the team at relevant governance committees and forums and ensure regulatory adherence through monthly testing and provision of robust feedback
- Supporting the Senior Risk, Control & Oversight Manager with the development of team and function strategy
- You will be responsible for promoting a growth-mindset in the team through regular feedback, effective hiring, and analysis of complaint volumes and themes
What weβre looking for:
β’ Complaints management experience
- Team leadership experience
- Corporate banking or financial services experience is a bonus
- Production management information experience is a bonus
Skills that will help you in the role:
β’ Leadership skills
- Stakeholder management and ability to influence
- Decision-making and problem-solving ability
- Proactiveness in resource management
Where will you be working?
The Barclays Technology Campus, just outside Manchester, based in Knutsford, is our transatlantic tech command centre for information security in the UK. Itβs the vital strategic powerhouse behind our global operations. Radbroke is a place where big ideas become realities. Where the talent in the world can build careers full of scope, variety, and reward, by creating the technical solutions that meet todayβs demands, answer tomorrowβs questions, and redefine the future of finance.
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Banking & Lending
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Complaints Centre of Excellence Leader roles across Barclays's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Banking & Lending.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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