What you'll be doing:

• Take ownership of customer queries received via phone, email, live chat, and in-person through to resolution in line with policies/procedures, KPI, and Customer First training best practices. Striving to increase customer satisfaction/first-time resolution and reduce the need for customers to contact.
• Respond to customer queries via the daily retention queue in a timely and professional manner, providing price quotes, lapsed lists, and denial data to prevent lost revenue.
• Provide support with the monitoring of retention campaign performance and perform data cleansing after each campaign, reporting regularly and identifying opportunities to improve campaigns.
• Using SAP/Salesforce to manage and take responsibility for the processing of orders, invoices, quotes, returns, and claims in a timely and accurate manner, responding appropriately and swiftly to queries, problems, and special requests from customers, accelerating these to team leaders and managers where appropriate.
• Resolve product or service problems/queries by clarifying customer issues, determining the root cause of the problem, selecting and explaining the best solution to the problem, expediting corrections/adjustments, and following up to ensure resolution.
• On the back of customer contacts review the customer self-help portals and suggest new content or amendments to the relevant team.
• Create and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) or suggest amendments to relevant teams.
• Play an active role in the achievement of department goals by assisting with all types of work across the department as needed. Work effectively with the team to achieve individual, team, and departmental objectives, sharing knowledge and skills as appropriate.
• Provide support to team members, assisting with training if appropriate.
• Achieve personal objectives and, work to agreed KPIs and targets including quality assurance.
• In addition to the above, this role will be expected to help with projects and workload as determined by business needs and the Manager.

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

• Fluent English and Japanese(JLPT N1 or equivalent level) language skills required in this role as a must, both written and speaking
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills.
• Previous Customer Service experience, preferably with more than one year experience in an office environment.
• Skills in retention.
• Experience of working with KPIs/SLAs.
• Understanding of the role of related departments and having a range of contacts outside and within Customer Service.
• A solid grasp of process and product-related issues and can effectively answer most customer questions without difficulty.
• Intermediate knowledge of SAP and Salesforce.

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

Additional information

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

What we offer in return:

• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
• 20 days(pro-rata for first year) annual leave per year, plus an extra day off for your birthday
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Under the local company’s healthcare insurance plan with an option for the participation of other family members at the employee’s expense
• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support
• Performance bonus
• Share Match – plan that matches every company share purchased with two free shares
• Annual health screening, optical and dental care

Location:

• This role is open to candidates in all locations across Singapore, and you must have the right to work and live in Singapore
• This role is based in Singapore, Taylor & Francis has flexible hybrid working options for how employees can work based on their role. Flexible working is offered with this role however the ability to attend in-person events or training in our Singapore office will be required.
• Relocation support is not provided for this role.

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else – please ask us, we are happy to be flexible! Please contact [email protected]; Please find more details about this role and apply here: https://smrtr.io/npbM-

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit based factor.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/taylor-&-francis-group/life/79e0c27c-afdf-4bbb-84e6-5f8ed5e10bb8/

About Sleek

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.

We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.

We operate 3 business segments:

1. Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign.  We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations
2. Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service
3. FinTech payments: Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses

Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK.  We have around 450 staff with an intact startup mindset. 

We have achieved >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years and as a result have been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Singapore.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior technical SEO specialist who is excited about joining a global team and be part of our future success.  You will be part of a global marketing team, reporting into the Global Content and SEO lead. 

For the right candidate, there is a clear path for career progression, with the potential to advance to an SEO Manager role within 1-2 years, based on performance and the impact you make on the business.

Mission: As the Senior SEO Specialist at Sleek, your mission is to drive the visibility and online presence of our world-class website, ensuring it ranks for key terms and services in our core markets. By leveraging cutting-edge SEO strategies and technical expertise, you will help us become the go-to solution in our industry, optimising every aspect of our site to achieve sustainable growth and a dominant market position. Your work will be essential in making our website a leader in organic search performance globally.

Outcomes: 

1. Increased Organic Visibility and Traffic: Drive significant growth in organic search traffic by improving the website's rankings for high-priority keywords related to accounting, company formation, and compliance services in key markets like Australia, the UK, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Monitor and optimise SEO performance across all regions and services.

2. Improved Technical SEO and Site Health: Ensure that the website is technically optimised to world-class standards, addressing issues such as crawlability, indexation, site speed, and mobile usability. Conduct regular site audits and resolve technical SEO issues to maintain or improve rankings and search engine accessibility.

3. Collaborative Content Optimization: Work closely with the Head of Content to ensure that content is optimised for SEO and aligned with target keywords and business goals. Provide guidance and actionable insights to direct content efforts for maximum impact in search performance.

4. Increased Conversion Rates from Organic Traffic: Collaborate with content, marketing, and product teams to not only increase organic traffic but also improve the quality of leads by driving conversions through optimised landing pages. Ensure a seamless user journey from search to conversion, particularly for key service areas like healthcare accounting and other specialised services.

5. International SEO Leadership: Implement and manage SEO strategies for multi-regional websites, optimising content, metadata, and technical configurations for each market. Maintain strong visibility for critical terms and services in the UK, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, ensuring localised SEO efforts are executed effectively.

To do this, you will have a minimum of 8  years experience in a technical SEO role. We are open to hiring globally for this role, so location is not important. 

Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the below attributes in their recent roles:

Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us.

Humility: There is so much we don’t know. Humility allows for open-mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work environment. It is a key ingredient of self awareness and emotional intelligence.

Structured thinking: Our business is complex with many layers (many services, many countries, many cultures). Regardless of whether you’re more analytical or creative in nature, being able to show sound judgement is important to us. It ensures solutions are pragmatic and balance the needs of the organisation, team and customers.

Data-driven: We are a data rich business with ~15,000 small customers.  Each decision we make can impact many more people than we realise - so it’s critical that we use sound data to support our strategies and review the success of our initiatives.

Constructive candour: It’s not a matter of if, but when difficult interpersonal situations arise.  Disagreement, conflict and disappointment are a given in a fast moving business where people care about their work.  People that proactively have tough conversations with kindness help build empathy, trust and great working relationships. 

Autonomy: We value independent thinkers who take ownership of their work and drive projects to completion. Autonomy means having the ability to make informed decisions, manage your time effectively, and follow through on responsibilities without needing constant oversight. It fosters a sense of trust and accountability, which is critical in a fast-paced environment where individual contributions have a significant impact on the business's overall success.

Curiosity: In an ever-evolving digital landscape, curiosity is key. It drives a desire to explore new ideas, technologies, and trends. A curious mind challenges the status quo and seeks out opportunities for improvement, ensuring that we stay at the forefront of industry advancements. Curiosity fosters continuous learning and innovation, enabling us to better serve our customers and adapt to market changes.

Some of the great things about working at Sleek…

Humility and kindness: Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment. 

Flexibility: If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you get your work done and proactively communicate.

Financial benefits: We pay competitive market salaries and provide staff with generous paid time off and holiday schedules. Additionally, you’ll be able to access our S$1,200 pa flexi benefits scheme for home office equipment or health and fitness expenditure. Certain staff at Sleek are also eligible for our employee share ownership plan and can share in the upside of our stellar growth trajectory as we work towards listing on a prominent stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region.

Personal growth: You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek - we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well-rounded person and professional.

Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp.  Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over 5 years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy. We have planted over 29,271 trees to reforest our ecosystem and saved 7 tons of paper from landfills by processing over 1.4M pages through SleekSign. We aim to be Carbon Neutral by 2030.

Interview process

The successful candidate will participate in the below interview stages. 

It might seem like a lot - but fear not - we come prepared! We anticipate the process to last no more than 3 weeks from start to finish depending on your availability.

Whether the interviews are held over video call or in person will depend on your location and the role. 

Introductory call

• A ~30 minute video call with a member of our HR team to discuss your application and get a better understanding of your experience and expectations for the role

Technical Test

• It is usually a 30-50 minute online assessment that will be conducted in real-time, while a member of staff is dialled into the call

Career deep dive 

• A ~60 minute chat with the Hiring Manager
• We’ll discuss your last couple of roles to understand your experience in more detail
• In addition, we’ll be trying to gauge your where your strengths lie

Behavioural fit assessment

• A ~60 minute chat, usually with a member of HR or the leadership team
• We’ll dive into some recent work situations to understand how you think and work

Reference interviews

• We’ll have 2-3 short phone or video calls with references that you provide to us
• So as to not delay your offer, we may ask your permission to have these calls earlier on in the interview process

Requirement for background screening

Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different levels of background checks on staff depending on their role. 

This may include using external vendors to verify the below:

• Your education
• Any criminal history
• Any political exposure
• Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history

We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks.  Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation.

Control Risks is working with a global household-name company to identify and embed a Physical Security Specialist who will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the client's security operations in South East Asia. Key duties of the role will include interacting with all corporate cross-functional partners and country leadership teams, vendor management and financial reporting, support for corporate events, and travel security.

This key role will require an individual who is passionate, self-motivated, proactive, quick-thinking, flexible, able to pivot when necessary, thorough and able to juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities with a strong emphasis on organization and unwavering attention to detail at all times. This is a demanding and fast-moving position that requires someone who is a proactive and positive thinker, and able to exercise good judgment and communication.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the day to day security operations at the client's corporate locations across South East Asia.
• Drive multiple security projects effectively including management of key performance indicators, vendor management and quality control. This will often include liaising with other members of the Enterprise Security or Environmental Health and Safety team to ensure alignment on new projects.
• Where necessary, contextualize and add regional specific vigor to global programs to further optimize overall program delivery.
• Develop key relationships with the client's corporate workplace teams, the landlord and third-party security vendors, ensuring cohesion across the site’s security and safety functions.
• Develop bespoke training packages in support of existing guard force and corporate security.
• Development and implementation of site incident management procedures.
• Support and liaise with the EHS team to ensure all standards are maintained across all facilities.
• Ensuring effective communication and reporting to the Regional Head of Security Operations and work towards the standards set by the wider security team.

• 5+ years experience in corporate security, and operational management.
• Bachelor’s degree required (or higher), relevant certifications (ex. CPP) a plus
• General understanding of security systems (cameras, card readers, radios, etc.)
• General understanding of incident response and crisis management
• A team player with an ability to supervise several projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Access to high-quality vendors, production support staff contacts.
• Ability to respond after hours to important, timely or urgent manners.
• Ability to be discreet and handle confidential information.
• Proficiency in Google Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Gdrive, MS Word, Excel.
• Understanding of how to prioritize and respond accordingly.
• Willingness to continue learning to ensure understanding of Netflix enterprise security approach.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to take educated risks and think out of the box.