As a Client Service Associate Lead within J.P. Morgan Advisors, you will be the primary point of contact for all deposit account service-related needs of our clients. You will be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and building client relationships, working in a team-oriented environment with Financial Advisors, Sales Associates, Product Management, Middle Office, and operations teams to deliver a seamless and integrated client experience across all deposit products. This role offers the opportunity to become a Subject Matter Expert within the team, manage Client Service Associates’ daily workload, and help develop and execute the overall strategy of the team.
Job Responsibilities:
- Act as Subject Matter Expert on all roles within the team.
- Develop and execute training plans for new and current associates. Able to manage escalations and complex requests.
- Review and approve service request tickets that do not require an exception. Certified to complete ECB for high risk wires
- Manage Client Service Associates’ daily workload, the distribution of cases (casper), compliance training and team member development
- Help develop and execute the overall strategy of the team
- Complete high dollar approvals
- Review and approve written correspondences
- Meet with advisors, client associates and product partners regularly to ensure service expectations are met.
- Research, follow-up and resolve escalated client issues and problems through effective interaction with clients, Financial Advisors, Client Associates, product partners, branch/operations areas, and other partners in a timely and professional manner.
- Evaluate employee performance and provide feedback via informal discussions, quarterly/semi-annual performance meetings and the annual review process.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- College degree or equivalent experience required; at least 5 years of client service experience required
- FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 or 9/10 required, or obtained within 6 months of hire
- Ability to work both independently and as a team player
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Ability to multi-task and manage priorities effectively
- Exceptional problem-solving skills
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Financial services and/or banking industry experience preferred
- Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business and technology environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Internet/Intranet
- Ability to learn proprietary software and databases