Team Manager

Team Manager (Employee Benefits Adminstration)

Job Location: Brighton, UK (Hybrid; 1 day in the office)

Permanent Contract

We are a company driven by a solid set of principles (see below) and purposes such as diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our working culture provides flexibility and naturally a ‘hybrid’ working model as standard. We are part of the Women in Finance Charter, an initiative set up by the UK’s HM Treasury. We want to benefit from the many positives that come by having a more diverse working culture throughout all levels of seniority and lines of business. Our workforce enjoys excellent benefits, including private healthcare, a brilliant pension, and a host of other benefits to ensure you and yours are kept safe and protected.

MetLife Success Principles

• Build Tomorrow – We change and innovate for sustained performance
• Win Together - We collaborate and empower each other to succeed
• Own It - We deliver for our customers

As the Team Manager you’ll be joining a business that is expanding, cares about the community and the environment. You will get a 9% pension as standard, increasing to 13% company max contribution (plus your 4% = a 17% pension). You can also get up to 31 days holiday, hybrid working, life assurance - employee, income protection, private medical insurance, mortgage advice, gadget cover, life assurance - partner, critical illness, travel insurance and dental cover.

Role Value Proposition:

The Team Manager will play a key role in the direct people management of their team, working closely with the wider business to build a collaborative environment to innovate and continually improve our service.

• Support, motivate, and coach your team in the delivery of exception levels of customer service through the lifetime of a policy with MetLife. The main responsibilities for the Team Manager role will be centered around the people (approx. 15 direct reports, with oversight of 30 customer service associates) taking responsibility for team / individual performances, absence, development, and engagement.
• Actively understand and interpret operation data and proactively share updates with senior management to ensure operational standards and performance targets are achieved.
• Promote and empower a change resilient and continuous improvement mindset with the team, embracing innovation. A proven track record of initiating simplification, process re-engineering and automation will be beneficial as we continually enhance the customer experience, ensuring all KPIS and service levels are met.

Team Manager Key Relationships: Operations, Sales, Finance, IFA’s, IT, 3rd party vendors / suppliers.

Essential Business Experience

Required:

• You will already be managing people in a financial services and customer focused role;
• Your experience has taught you many skills, including a flexible approach & attitude
• Able to use own initiative and work well under pressure, prioritising workload and tasks

• Educated to at least GCSE level in both Math & English
• Strong team work ethic as well as being able to work individually
• Minimum of 2yrs people management experience

MetLife will assist in the funding of Professional Fees for employees where it is relevant and aligned to your position within the organisation. MetLife reserve the right to make a judgement on whether the subscription is relevant or not to your role as well as cease the payment at any time. This type of subscription will not incur “benefit in kind” tax.

At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.

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MetLife is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, retaining and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of MetLife to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination on any basis protected by law.

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Requisition #: 131279

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