
Trade Operations - Client Service Account Manager - Associate
- Shanghai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage life cycle of transactions after Sale
- Building relationships with the Operations staff
- Ensure transactions are timely processed based on client SLA and client expectations are managed
- Help streamline text review coordination with Ops/Advisory
- Track the Operations turnaround times and quality for all APAC transactions
- Ensure to reply all client inquiries within SLA and closing of cases in Client service application.
- Ensure reporting of all cases timely (both email and Phone inquiries)
- Adherence to SOP on the client service procedures.
- Coordinate escalated issues, both operational and client oriented:
- Analysis of customer behavior - Service review for discrepancy management
- Number of refusals, discrepancy trends, response time, past due fees, reporting of complaints, compliments.
- Escalate client concerns and any issues to Sales
- Streamline processes in line with Trade priorities and feed into relevant improvement channels
- Support sales and client visits by producing stewardship report (volume, issues, fees collected, etc.)
- Account Management
- Develop, maintain and broaden partnerships with Clients
- Understand Clients' business to predict their needs and provide appropriate solutions
- Proactive outreach to platinum clients
- Assist in developing and executing strategic Client plans
- Promote use of self-service tools to reduce number of Client inquiries
- Analyse payment and associated activities in order to identify efficiencies and cross sell opportunities
- Promote sharing of experience and best practice across the Service team
- Participate in and support Global Trade Finance initiatives
- Identify opportunities for product development and enhancement
- Develop internal partnerships (e.g. Sales, Operations, Product, Securities Services)
- Identify and escalate potential risk associated with Client activities
- Record all Client interactions (e.g. calls, meetings, issues, proactive communications)
- Escalate client concerns and any issues to Sales (i.e., encryption emails)
- Participate & Present in client events
- Conduct client training with Sales & Product teams
- Provide support to local operations
- Minimum of 10 years of Global Trade experience; must have a working knowledge of Trade Finance products and services offered
- Proven leadership skills and capable of delivering exceptional performance under pressure.
- Strong focus on client satisfaction and the building of excellent relationships with our customers
- Excellent planning and organization skills
- Comfortable working within tight deadlines
- Ability to operate in a collaborative environment and must possess strong interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with colleagues at various levels of the organization
- Ability to develop and mobilise internal networks and resources
- Ability to effectively use and manage multiple systems
- Add-on proficiency in local language preferred.