Customer Support Associate (German Speaker)

Convera is seeking a Customer Support Associate (German speaker). In this role you will Customer Support Associate is to provide internal support to the sales/operations group; may act as a liaison to client. Main responsibilities may include handling the administration of client transactions, pre/post-sales support, project/process management, daily banking, and other accounting and administrative functions. The individual will be required to have a thorough understanding and knowledge of the transaction process, risk management rules and policies, and other industry specific policy and procedures to support essential responsibilities. This is a 6 months contract.

You will be responsible for:

• Handling of incoming telephone calls and emails from both Internal and External Customers in relation to both pre and post-payment queries, in accordance with agreed SLAs and quality standards.
• Ensure that all relevant information is input accurately and completely into SFDC and is updated each time an action is carried out relating to that client.
• Provide transaction monitoring, frequent reporting or dedicated point of contact for agreed clients, as directed by the Customer Support Team Leader.
• Update cases and clients regularly, in accordance with agreed SLAs.
• Act as conduit (Bridge) between Sales, Client and Operations
• Maintains focus on personal and team goals, all incoming calls are handled within SLAs and all agreed call back timeframes to customers are adhered to.
• Offer support and advice to internal and external clients, responding to queries within agreed SLA.
• Deliver professionally constructed and factual email communications within agreed SLAs. 

You should apply if you have:

• Experience of working within a Client facing role. Professional telephone manner with an ability to develop rapport with external customers, excellent written and verbal communication skills; with ability to ask probing questions to understand customer needs 
• Experience of working within a high-volume service delivery environment (desirable). Ability to work under pressure and ability to meet deadlines/high sense of urgency 
• Experience of working with Financial Services (desirable)
• Ability to navigate a computerized data entry system and familiarity with office productivity tools e.g. MS Office
• Ability to handle objections and complaints
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and self-motivation 
• Strong team player
• Ability to identify and implement ways of improving efficiency 
• Ability to deal effectively with all people in a variety of roles, build and maintain supportive relationships with key business contacts, to include the forging of relationships with key stakeholders within the business

About Convera

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs.

Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment. 

As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.

We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including:

• Market competitive monthly gross salary of 2,300 EUR (plus bonus for German language)
• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
• A flexible approach to work (6-10 days per month in the office)
• Generous insurance (health, disability, life) 
• Paid holidays, time-off, and leave policies for life events (maternity, paternity, adoption)
• Work from abroad 60 days per year
• Paid volunteering opportunities (5 days per year)

There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.

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