BMO Associate advising customers on credit and lending strategies while managing service activities in a contact centre environment. Conducting sales activities and providing insights on personal banking products.
Responsibilities
Understands customer needs and provides credit and lending-related sales and service to BMO customers or prospects
Advises customers on lending/credit strategies and products that meet their objectives
Fulfills sales and service activities for the customer in accordance with approved procedures
Identifies and makes referrals to other business groups as needed
Integrates marketing promotions and programs into customer conversations when appropriate
Probes to understand customer needs and provides advice related to personal banking and lending strategies in the best interests of the customer
Escalates complex or unresolved customer situations to managers as required
Performs any required activities to ensure customer’s requests are accurately processed
Maintains current knowledge of personal banking products, practices, and trends and integrates into customer conversations in a professional manner
Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver on business objectives
Manages all transactional outcomes of customer calls or refers to appropriate internal business groups
Maintains the confidentiality of customer and Bank information
Identifies and reports suspicious patterns of activity that are suspected to be related to money laundering
Adheres to regulatory and compliance requirements, including Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing reporting requirements, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) consumer provision requirements and Privacy Act provisions
Completes standardized tasks under supervision
Performs initial problem solving within given rules/limits & escalates when required
Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks, Policies, Standards, Procedures and Supporting documents), laws and regulations.
Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent work experience
Must be fluent in written and spoken English, Mandarin & Or Cantonese
Must be comfortable working in a Contact Centre environment handling inbound calls
Knowledge of personal banking products
Knowledge of competitive marketplace and trends in product offerings
Knowledge of contact centre operational processes and policies
Knowledge of call centre technology, processes and metrics
Verbal & written communication skills - Basic (in business environment)
Organization skills - Basic (in business environment)
Collaboration & team skills - Basic (in business environment)
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