Bilingual Client Account Representative

Job Description Customer satisfaction and loyalty are essential to the success of the Group Retirement Solutions business. This position is responsible for supporting all Customer Experience areas and Field offices with respect to services for a dedicated block of clients within Plan Sponsor Services. The Client Account Representative (CAR) is the single point of contact for day to day service in the organization. The CAR is accountable for ensuring any service related issues are managed within specified timeframes and organizing all resources required to deliver the best customer experience. This includes successfully resoling any issues, The CAR is responsible for devising and implementing effective solutions that enhance the service experience in the short and long term. The CAR will manage clients in partnership with the Field offices and communicates with partners across the business for convergence clients. The Representative will work closely with other Customer Experience teams as they manage activities related to their assigned group of clients. Key Responsibilities: Provide high quality service for a select block of challenging cases by responding effectively to customers’ questions, issues, and problems (written and verbal responses). Customers may include internal partners, plan sponsors, and plan members. Accountable for initial investigation of operational errors within Plan Sponsor Services  Coordinate (with cross functional areas) to deliver client solutions – providing a single point of contact for service. Support external clients and internal clients by providing knowledge and expertise ; may be called upon to attend face-to-face meetings with Plan Sponsors. Develop ‘win-win’ solutions to complex problems under tight deadlines; manage boundaries between customer base so roles are clear, workflow is smooth, and service is seamless. Communicate within the client environment to actively prevent errors and ensure all relevant parties are current and informed on case issues. Acknowledge internal and external client emails same day when received by 2pm EST and reply to voice mail same day. Identify trends in issues and errors, make recommendations for process changes to mitigate reoccurrence in the future (and include working with client on processes/best practices to provide quality work). Serve as primary intake for reconciliation requests: provides support for internal areas to understand requirements plus expected outcomes and work with client to manage expectations – advocating for successful resolution. Qualifications: Strong Customer Service experience demonstrating proven ability to manage and foster relationships with both internal and external partners Strong knowledge of workflows, procedures, and the functionalities, complexities and limitations of GRS systems Good understanding of applicable legislation and/or privacy regulations and guidelines Thorough knowledge of the area’s business, systems, and procedures. Ability to understand and align work to Customer objectives. Proven ability to quickly and easily adapt to changes to meet customer needs. Demonstrated strength at evaluating feasibility or practicality of ideas. Can assess risk and trade-offs. Makes informed and timely decisions. Good negotiating and influencing Skills Proven ability to quickly and easily adapt to changes within the business and organization. Can easily move from supporting one assignment to another Innovative thinker. Generates new and unique ideas, approaches and solutions to problems and opportunities. Openly questions traditional assumptions and procedures Takes first steps to act on ideas and opportunities before being asked or forced to by events. Commits to a course of action in the face of risks and uncertainty. Takes personal responsibility for making decisions or engaging resources Great Teammate, seeks out ways to improve team dynamics IFIC, CSC or RPA Designation or working toward RPA designation is an asset Strong interpersonal, communication skills and presentation skills Strong math skills used to reconcile financial reports and work with Financial data Proficient understanding of excel and word based programs including PowerPoint Bilingual is required (French/English) -The successful candidate will be required to communicate in English and French to support clients from various jurisdictions outside of Quebec. About Manulife and John Hancock Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong. Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Manulife/JohnHancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract,developandretaina workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin,colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law. It is our priority to remove barriers toprovideequal access to employment. 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