Senior Operations Officer-retail, Agent & Merchant) Finserve
Equity Bank Kenya
Nairobi | Full Time | Banking / Financial Services
Closing in 1 month ago
- This role is responsible for the day-to-day back-office management of Digital Financial Services DFS agents and merchants, ensuring smooth and efficient operations. It encompasses developing and implementing standardized procedures, managing second-level escalations related to customer complaints and system outages, and maintaining accurate records for retail trade partners.
 - Essentially, this role acts as a critical link between the field operations, technology, and customer service teams, ensuring a seamless experience for DFS agents, merchants and end-users.
 
Key Responsibilities
- Implement daily routines for back-office administration of the agents/ merchants support
 - Develop process and procedures to ensure efficient management of agents/ merchant’s operations
 - Manage second level escalations team on issues related to Customer complaints, emerging issues on the product & services and major system outages for follow-through and feedback to all relevant teams.
 - Track and maintain records for applications and other documents for retail trade partners.
 - Develop SLAs with shared services sections and ensure adherence to the set standards
 - Propose and implement changes to processes and procedures for DFS operations.
 - Coordinate training for DFS to retail & business partners.
 - Provide management updates on all customer, agents and merchants issues affecting the product/platform with action plans on the resolution.
 - Liaison between different partners and parties in the resolution of all customers, agents and merchants facing issues.
 - Provide effective management of all escalated issues
 - Publish monthly assessment reports on all issues that affect the product, customer supporting team and the customer.
 - Manage customer support systems ensuring they operate optimally.
 - Drive common understanding of process initiatives across Operations through awareness & communication methodology.
 
Qualifications
- A Degree
 - Post-graduate will be an added advantage
 - Previous Work experience in a similar role for more than 3 years
 - Strong interpersonal, excellent communication and organizational skills.
 
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