Senior Operations Manager - Customer Service

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>We’re Capital on Tap 👋<br></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">💳 Capital on Tap started because small businesses were underserved. Big banks were slow, their products weren't fit for purpose, and small business owners often couldn't access what they needed. We set out to fix that.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Today we're a financial platform - not just a credit card company. We offer a best-in-class business credit card, SME-focused spend management platform, a savings product that hit £1 billion in funds within its first year, and a growing suite of tools and financial products that make running a small business easier. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1,000+ employees, £20bn in annual card spend, 200,000+ customers, 17,000+ Trustpilot reviews averaging 4.7 stars, and we're profitable. We’ve done a pretty good job so far, but we’re just getting started! </span></p></div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">📍 Cardiff | 🏢 3 days per week in the office </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Customer Service / Customer Operations 🚀</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Customer Operations is the beating heart of Capital on Tap, making sure everything runs smoothly for our customers. Customer Service is at the frontline of Customer Operations - the first people our customers talk to when they need help and the face of the business. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You’ll Be Doing 🗃️</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reporting to the Head of Customer Services, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our contact centre, leading teams that serve our UK and US business customers. This role goes beyond day-to-day people leadership: you will be the driving force behind how the contact centre evolves, using technology and a deep understanding of why customers contact us to reduce friction, improve efficiency, and deliver an outstanding customer experience.</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drive the contact centre forward by identifying and implementing technology and tooling that improves efficiency, colleague experience, and customer outcomes.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build a deep understanding of the root causes of customer contact, using data and insight to inform process redesign, self-serve options, and contact deflection strategies.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Translate contact driver analysis into tangible action plans that reduce avoidable contact and improve first-contact resolution.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build and lead a high-performing team, focusing on professional growth and personal development.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Champion engagement, recognition, and team development to foster connection, alignment, and a shared sense of purpose.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead, mentor and support customer-facing colleagues and Team Leaders to cultivate a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oversee team performance and service delivery standards, providing expert support for escalations while maintaining a proactive approach to problem-solving.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with other departments to optimise customer interactions, influence product and process improvements, and identify training needs.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Our Values & Culture 🌞</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva,…