Sigma Connected Group

Team Leader

Sigma Connected Group  •  Cape Town, ZA (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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What being part of the Sigma Family means for you

Team Leader

As a Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading a team of Customer Advisors, driving exceptional operational performance while ensuring full compliance with regulatory standards, with a particular focus on treating customers fairly. You will report directly to the Service Delivery manager.

Location: Retreat, Cape Town

Sigma Family

💚 At Sigma, we stand out and have now been acknowledged 3 years in a row by the Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work - voted by our people. 

Our core mission is to #ImproveEverythingAlways, with a strong focus on our people. That's why we are seeking exceptional individuals to join us and represent our clients, delivering top-tier customer service across various industries. 

What being a part of the Sigma Family means for you!

📈 Career development and opportunities to apply for internal promotions following your probationary period.

🏆 Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual awards with marvelous prizes.

💆‍♀️ Resources such as the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health First Aiders to support you when life might not be going quite as you expected.

🌳 Receive a tree in the Sigma Forest when you pass probation. This will allow you to review how your tree is reducing your carbon footprint.

📁 Medical Insurance – Covers doctor visits, optometrist appointments and dental assistance, funeral cover, Group Life Cover, which are all Free from the Sigma Family to you.

🚗 Transportation Benefits – Accommodate by making your traveling journey to work easier with the amazing shuttle services that we offer our employees.

🍕 Fuel Up & Connect - Our Food Trucks are here with healthy bites and comfort treats to keep you energized and smiling all day!

💅💪 Pamper Yourself - Visit our unisex Beauty Parlor for brow threading, nails, lashes, waxing and lovely full body massages. Because feeling fabulous is part of the journey!

💖 Your Health Matters - We have a nurse on-site to assist with any female health-related queries, support when you need it most.

🤓  Your Vision, Our Mission, All Done Where You Work - We’re bringing eye care to you! From eye testing to trendy spectacles, it all happens onsite for your convenience!

💻 Join communities and collaborate with your colleagues on our internal Social Media platform.

💙 The opportunity to be a part of an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace – all amazing people are welcome in the Sigma Family. 

A bit more about the Opportunity...

What Your Day-to-Day Will Look Like

📞 You will coach and develop the team into a high-performance culture, and focus on staffing needs, productivity, and quality. You will manage employees by ensuring continuous communication, feedback, motivation, and Company Behaviours are being lived. You will guide and support your team in line with our Always Improving Performance Framework, to consistently achieve and exceed their KPIs, and support their ongoing development aspirations. 

You will oversee various functions such as follow-up on attendance, coaching, and closing off any gaps relating to their KPI's. You will agree and set goals with team members for performance, quality and development with team members. You will focus on the career and skills development of team members.  You will resolve people-related problems e.g. conflict of interest, absenteeism, and disciplinary matters. You will also drive the achievement of targets and consistently meet and exceed internal management and client service level agreements (SLAs). You will maintain high standards of professionalism and compliance, and you will address people-related challenges, such as attendance issues and disciplinary matters, swiftly and fairly, promoting a positive work environment.

What amazing People will bring to the role

What Amazing people will bring to the role

💡 You have experience in collections / utilities, this will be a distinct advantage. You have great knowledge of managing agent performance in line with Sigma policies and procedures to meet performance targets. You are able to manage utilization of staff in line. You are able to identify and remove performance barriers to meet performance targets. 

You will manage the resolution of customer/ agent problems and complaints, you maintain up to date knowledge of developments in, products and services You are able to coach, develop and motivate direct reports. You manage the scheduling, and performance of employees. You are competent in the use of Microsoft Office products. 

Requirements:

  • You have 2 years’ experience in debt collection (Essential)
  • You have a have 2 years Team Leader experience (Essential).
  • You have 2 years' experience in BPO sector (Essential).
  • You have demonstrated experience in coaching, mentoring, and developing others, preferably within a contact centre or team-based environment.
  • You have knowledge of performance management practices, including setting goals, monitoring KPIs, and supporting improvement.
  • You have experience in handling people-related matters such as attendance, conflict resolution, and performance gaps.
  • You are proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a strong command of the English language
  • You are resilient under pressure, with the ability to remain solution-focused in high-paced environments
  • You are familiarity with SLA expectations and client-driven performance targets
  • You are flexible and adaptable, with a mindset of continuous improvement and team success

Simple and Straight Forward Recruitment.

📩 We don’t see the value in making candidates jump through hoops. Once we receive your application via ICIMS, if you meet all relevant criteria as stipulated on the advert, we’ll proceed with further shortlisting & start your application process.

If you like the sound of being part of the Sigma Family, then don’t wait and get applying!

Sigma Connected Group

About Sigma Connected Group

We are Sigma Connected, we are different.

Different is thousands of independent thinkers, connected and working together. Different is flexible, scalable, smart. Different listens so different learns; that’s why different understands. Different says ‘can do’ and then it does. Different is never settling for ‘good’ as good enough. Different is brave. Different is kind. Different is better.

We are not just another business process outsourcing provider. We are a people company, built on the power of human connections. Whether that’s with our employees, our clients, our clients’ customers or our wider communities, to us every connection is important. Because better connections mean better outcomes for all.

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Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Birmingham, GB
Year Founded
2010
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