About the Role
The GTS Client Services (CS) Assistant Manager is a client-facing role and the central point of contact for all client transactional needs and service solutions for the assigned client portfolio. The role aims to deliver a valued and best-in-class client experience by resolving transactional queries, providing guidance, and contributing to revenue growth through proactive client management and increased self-service usage.
Responsibilities
- Deliver a valued and best in class client experience, built on deep Services expertise, strong internal networks across frontline and back office functions, and a deep understanding of the client’s trade business.
- Own, manage and successfully resolve clients’ transactional queries, issues and complaints, in line with agreed SLAs and relevant standards.
- Provide timely and accurate guidance and recommendations to clients to help them manage their business effectively.
- Contribute to the achievement of revenue growth through retention, reduced sales time on service, proactive management of GTS service performance and increased clients’ usage of self-service solutions.
- Provide transactional trade advice to assigned clients, GTS Trade Sales and RMs, and provide input to account planning.
- Embrace HSBC’s values and always strive to deliver fair outcomes for clients and HSBC.
- Support the Services team with Operational/Transactional tasks and Guarantee reviews as needed.
Requirements
- Deep knowledge and experience in GTS products / processes.
- Strong commitment to service excellence and client relationship management skills.
- Proven track record of demonstrating excellent problem solving skills and ability to use the matrix effectively to resolve issues and connect clients to opportunities.
- Ability to think through, problem solve, prioritise, and handle difficult situations with pragmatism, common sense and empathy.
- Demonstrable experience of challenging the status quo, processes and operations in order to deliver an enhanced client experience.
- Able to deliver difficult messages and remain calm under pressure.
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
- Japanese (native) and English (business) language skills.
Skills
- Service excellence
- Client relationship management
- Problem solving
- Matrix management
- Pragmatism
- Common sense
- Empathy
- Challenging the status quo
- Influencing
- Negotiation
- Written presentation
- Oral presentation
Education Level
- CDCS certification (or another relevant trade qualification) is highly desirable
About the Company
- HSBC Global Trade Solutions (GTS) is one of the largest trade services organisations in the world, offering a comprehensive range of forward-thinking supply chain and traditional trade solutions for Corporate and Institutional (CIB) clients.
- GTS has been repeatedly recognised by the industry’s most prominent publications and associations in numerous awards for its strength in combining innovation and service excellence with end-to-end client solutions.
