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RYNA FURTADO

Customer Service & Call Center Team Lead

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Work Experience

  • Team LeaderFull Time

    , AXA Insurance Gulf

    Mar 2010 - Apr 2016 -6 yrs, 1 month

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:Handling the call center with calls being received from UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar on all retail products: Motor, Home, Travel, Medical and Personal Accident • Managing the daily running of the call center, including sourcing equipment, effective resource planning and implementing call center strategies and operations • Setting and meeting performance targets for speed, efficiency, sales and quality • Ensuring all relevant communications, records and data are updated and recorded • Training agents on new products and marketing campaigns • Liaising with other team leaders, operatives and third parties to gather information and resolve issues • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry developments and involvement in networks • Monitoring random calls to improve quality minimize errors and track operative performance • Coordinating staff recruitment including liaising with HR staff • Reviewing the performance of staff, identifying training needs and planning training sessions; • Recording statistics, user rates and the performance levels of the center and preparing reports • Handling the most complex customer complaints or enquiries • Organizing staffing, including shift patterns and the number of staff required meeting demand • Carrying out needs assessments and performance reviews • Coaching, motivating and retaining staff and coordinating bonus, reward and incentive schemes • Studying insurance proposals • Gathering and assessing background information in order to effectively assess the risk involved • Calculating possible risk and deciding how much individuals should pay for insurance (the premium) • Computing results for appropriate premiums using actuarial information, other statistics and own judgment • Liaising with senior underwriting specialists for risk assessment • Ensuring that premiums are competitive • Specifying conditions to be imposed on different types of policies, for example, asking that a property owner install a security alarm
  • Team LeaderFull Time

    , AXA Insurance Gulf

    Mar 2010 - Apr 2016 -6 yrs, 1 month

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:Handling the call center with calls being received from UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar on all retail products: Motor, Home, Travel, Medical and Personal Accident • Managing the daily running of the call center, including sourcing equipment, effective resource planning and implementing call center strategies and operations • Setting and meeting performance targets for speed, efficiency, sales and quality • Ensuring all relevant communications, records and data are updated and recorded • Training agents on new products and marketing campaigns • Liaising with other team leaders, operatives and third parties to gather information and resolve issues • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry developments and involvement in networks • Monitoring random calls to improve quality minimize errors and track operative performance • Coordinating staff recruitment including liaising with HR staff • Reviewing the performance of staff, identifying training needs and planning training sessions; • Recording statistics, user rates and the performance levels of the center and preparing reports • Handling the most complex customer complaints or enquiries • Organizing staffing, including shift patterns and the number of staff required meeting demand • Carrying out needs assessments and performance reviews • Coaching, motivating and retaining staff and coordinating bonus, reward and incentive schemes • Studying insurance proposals • Gathering and assessing background information in order to effectively assess the risk involved • Calculating possible risk and deciding how much individuals should pay for insurance (the premium) • Computing results for appropriate premiums using actuarial information, other statistics and own judgment • Liaising with senior underwriting specialists for risk assessment • Ensuring that premiums are competitive • Specifying conditions to be imposed on different types of policies, for example, asking that a property owner install a security alarm
  • Customer Service RepresentativeFull Time

    Palm Utilities

    Oct 2007 - Sep 2009 -1 yr, 11 months

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:• First point of contact at the front office desk, handling queries from walk in customers in addition to answering calls and emails supporting customer needs • Resolve customer complaints and queries and providing customer solutions by serving as a liaison between customer and respective departments • Improving customer service based on customer surveys • Processing cash and cheque payments of customers • Maintaining database of all customer information. Also includes filing all documents relating to customers when required
  • Education

    • Bachelors in Computer Information Systems in Computer Science

      Emirates College for Management and Information Technology

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2004 - 3 yr

    Achievements

    have been a constant performer at AXA Insurance.6 years experience in handling a team of 10 agents providing customer service and achieving sales targets constantly.Retention targets have been achieved constantly every month.

    Skills

    • Customer Service
    • Microsoft Office
    • insurance and underwriting
    • Training
    • CRM
    • Citrix

    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Hindi

      Intermediate

    Training & Certifications

    • Leadership Styles

      AXA Insurance·2013
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