Company Description

Life can sometimes be unpredictable, and it pays to plan ahead. Our aim at Legal & General Retail is to help our customers plan for the unexpected, achieve financial security for their tomorrow, and protect everything that’s important to them. To better understand our customers and meet their needs, we’ve brought our protection, retirement income, savings, lending and advice, fintech and mortgage businesses under one umbrella. Created at the start of 2022 through the merging of our long-standing and trusted retail retirement and insurance businesses, we’re a fast-growing division with big, customer-centered ambitions. 

Job Description

Are you passionate about providing exceptional customer service? Do you thrive helping people and solving problems? We are looking for motivated Customer Service Advisors to join our Workplace Pensions Helpline team with a starting salary of £22,000 increasing to £22750 after probation. 

This position offers a unique work arrangement of working 3 days from home and 2 days in our Solihull office providing flexibility and the chance to work in a supportive team with a great company culture.

Our phone lines are open 0830-1900 Monday- Friday. You’ll work 35 hours during our opening hours. 

Our Customer Service teams are made up of professionals from different backgrounds including call centre, retail, hospitality, and sales.

We love working at Legal and General and know you will too. Here are some of the amazing benefits our colleagues get:

• *You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan (discretionary).
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. You can also buy and sell holiday.
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance x8 of base salary
• Private medical insurance
• Recommend L&G as a great place to work and earn money if someone you know joins us.
• A variety of company share schemes, discounts at a huge range of high street stores and on our own products.

What you'll be doing 

• Helping our customers every day. You’ll be working in our Workplace Pensions contact centre, taking inbound phone calls from existing customers.
• Our Workplace Pensions team support customers who have saved into their pension for a long time, in preparation for retirement. What is a workplace pension? A way of saving for retirement through contributions deducted directly from your wages. Employers can also make contributions through the scheme.
• You’ll provide customers with a first-class experience during every interaction.
• Given the nature of what we do, sometimes these calls can be emotive, so, we’re looking for people who are naturally caring, empathetic and resilient.
• Offering support and feedback to other colleagues, contributing to a highly motivated, straightforward, and collaborative culture.
• For our most vulnerable customers, you’ll ensure you consider their circumstances and needs and take additional steps to support them through their interactions with Legal & General.

Qualifications

• The skills below are really important to us. Rest be assured, we will show you the L&G way. You’ll be in induction for a couple of weeks so, you’ll have the tools you need before you start helping our customers and clients.
• People who love helping people!
• Strong communication skills and passion to support customers, whatever their personal circumstances.
• Confidence in using a desktop or laptop and experienced in using MS Office.

Additional Information

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.