Telephone Banker - Inbound Call Center - Brunswick, ME

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Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for connecting clients with the breadth of solutions that the bank offers to help achieve financial goals. Key responsibilities include balancing service requests and sales opportunities, providing subject matter expertise on financial solutions, asking clients probing questions to understand life and financial goals, and pairing new solutions and services to meet client needs.

Responsibilities:

  • Works with clients to build and deepen relationships by uncovering financial needs and recommending the best products, services, and solutions to meet those needs
  • Responds to customer inquiries and concerns, creating customized solutions
  • Sells and fulfills banking products including checking and savings accounts, credit cards, Certificate of Deposits (CDs), Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), and loans
  • Identifies client needs for licensed sales functions, making referrals to Line of Business partners
  • Quotes rates, terms, and programs for banking solutions
  • Manages risk in every business, product, and service transaction leveraging available tools

Skills:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Client Solutions Advisory
  • Customer and Client Focus
  • Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
  • Adaptability
  • Client Experience Branding
  • Customer Service Management
  • Issue Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Business Development
  • Consulting
  • Referral Identification
  • Research

Required skills:


• Displays passion, commitment and drive to deliver an experience that improves our clients’ financial lives
• Has the ability to engage with clients and seek to understand their needs while actively sharing options using plain language, building rapport and showing empathy
• Is curious, has a growth mindset and is comfortable receiving ongoing performance feedback and coaching
• Enjoys ongoing change and learning new technology/processes
• Has an intermediate level of proficiency with computers

Desired skills (that may result in a higher than average starting salary)


• Experience in financial services
• Experience in sales, cross-selling, upselling or referring products
• Experience working in an inbound or outbound contact center (phone, chat and or video)
• Experience working as a Personal Banker managing high client volume

Skills Used in this Role:
• Relationship building
• Consumer products and solutions
• Telephone sales
• Referral Sales
• Transitioning client conversations
• Customer focus
• Customer service
• Building rapport
• Establishing Trust
• Active Listening
• Overcoming objections
• Gaining agreement
• Multitasking
• Oral communication
• Problem solving

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40
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