Customer Service Advisor, Customer Application Support

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-centred ambitions.  

Are you passionate about providing exceptional customer service? Do you enjoy helping people and solving problems? We’re looking for Customer Service Advisors to join our Customer Application Support team in Hove or Cardiff. 

The starting salary is £23,000, increasing to £24,000 following a successful 6 month probationary period and increasing to £25,000 after a successful first year with us. After your first year, there are further opportunities to progress. 

Following a short period of training in our office, you’ll then be 50% homebased and 50% based from either our Hove or Cardiff office. The role is full time Monday to Friday.  You’ll be in induction for a couple of weeks so, you’ll have the tools you need before you start helping our customers. 

Our phone lines are open 0900-1800 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. 

What you'll be doing:

• You’ll be working in one of our lively and dynamic contact centres, answering inbound phone calls from our customers and financial advisors about their new life insurance applications and existing life insurance policies
• You’ll provide customers with a first-class experience during every interaction by delivering a high quality and efficient service
• 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
• Delivering a personable service to our customers, supporting our customers’ needs accurately on a right first time basis, ensuring next stages are understood and that any correspondence is effective and accurate
• You’ll use our in-house systems to give our customers a positive experience whilst, maintaining compliance
• Steer your own development; provide a great customer experience whilst helping you achieve your own career goals 
• 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

Who we're looking for:

• People who love helping people! People who are straightforward, ambitious, authentic, collaborative, and purposeful
• Strong communication skills and passion to support customers, whatever their personal circumstances. Given the nature of some of the calls we receive, its important you’re authentic and empathetic
• Customer service experience within the financial services, travel or retail sector is preferred but not essential. We will also consider candidates who haven’t got customer service experience, who have the natural strengths to thrive in this role
• Passion for customer experience and getting things right first time
• Confidence in using a desktop or laptop and experienced in using MS Office
• The skills above 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

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
• Generous pension contribution  
• Life assurance   
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday 
• Competitive family leave 
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice 
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Legal & General is a leading financial services organisation, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.  

We’re one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurers. Connecting to form a unique business model which drives value for our customers and society. And enabling our people to create impact through work that is meaningful and valued.  

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.  

We strive to be open, mindful, and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs. It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose. 

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.