Complaints Handler

About Marshmallow

We started Marshmallow when we found out how unfair insurance prices are for people who move to the UK. All because the industry hasn’t given this huge cohort of people a second’s thought, and isn’t set up to price them properly. 

We saw an opportunity to do things differently, so we made it our mission to back the ones who step outside the norm. Since we started, we’ve helped 100,000s of people get a fairer deal on their car insurance. Using technology, we serve people that are often overlooked by financial services companies, solving important problems for people who need it most. 

We know there are millions of marginalised customers out there. And we know that they face unique problems that most companies aren’t even aware of. We believe that our future is helping these people by learning about their experiences, and building our company around their needs. And there are strong signs that there’s a need for a company like us. Earlier this year we hit profitability, which is a huge milestone, but the most exciting thing is that we’re only just getting started.

How we work

We’re really proud of the culture we’ve created. We push for progress every day, because we know that we’ll only hit big milestones by taking lots of smaller steps. We’re always open to helping our team mates, sharing our ideas, experience and knowledge to solve problems together. We take risks, think creatively and experiment relentlessly to meet our customer’s needs, and never pass blame when things go wrong. We encourage people at all levels to take ownership of their work, and to be bold in challenging how we do things. Everyone has a voice and the opportunity to make an impact. 

And autonomy and ownership are only possible with clear direction. That’s why we collaborate to do in-depth planning twice a year, and make sure we leave with clear goals and objectives that flow from top to bottom. To make sure we’re as aligned as possible across functions, most of our work rolls up into four tribes; Acquisition, Retention, Claims and Pricing, Underwriting & Fraud. Each tribe has multiple teams embedded in it, working cross-functionally to do great work.

We’re so excited for all of the challenges up ahead, and we need more people to help us tackle them! If life at Marshmallow sounds like it could be for you, explore our culture handbook or read our blog to find out more.

The Complaints Team

The Complaints Team exists to ensure we treat customers fairly, and protect the company from a regulatory, financial and reputational risk. An important part of our role is also to drive continuous improvement, by looking out for trends in the complaints we receive, and working with other teams to strengthen their processes. Our vision is to become so proactive that we would ultimately eliminate the need for customers to complain.

The Complaints Team became its own function in November 2021, and we’re very eager to improve our own processes as well to make sure we become as efficient as possible, and provide an amazing service to our customers. Our team members each have areas of expertise, and are focused on responding to Customer Operations, Fraud prevention, Underwriting or Claims-related complaints.

What you’ll be doing

• Effectively managing your own case load, inboxes, and additional responsibilities where applicable, supporting teammates with their workload wherever possible to maximise the team's efficiency

• Independently investigating and documenting complaints to ensure the customer was treated fairly, and coming to a fair outcome based on all evidence acquired

• Writing Final Responses to clearly explain to the customer what has happened and how we have come to a decision based on our investigation

• Comfortably communicating with the customer throughout the complaints process via email, live chat or telephone, as well as politely and calmly dealing with challenging customers

• Providing feedback to other parts of the business & work with them to improve our product and processes, and fix any issues highlighted by complaints

• Developing and maintaining a comprehensive understanding of our operational and claims processes

• Consistently going above and beyond to provide the best customer service, this is supported by meeting/exceeding agreed Quality Assurance targets

What we're looking for from you

• Proven ability to deal with difficult or unhappy customers, resolving issues with professionalism and empathy

• Comfortable keeping customers informed and managing their expectations through clear and straightforward communication, whether over email, live chat, or phone

• Strong attention to detail, making sure all investigations and written responses are accurate and easy to understand

• A bias for action, working at pace to deliver quality outcomes that meet the needs of customers and the business

Who you are

• You take accountability for your work, collaborating effectively with others to reach the best outcomes for customers and team

• You bring a can-do attitude, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and with a focus on delivering exceptional customer service

• You are resilient, finding ways to achieve success even when faced with challenges or setbacks

• You are selfless, sharing knowledge and learning with teammates to encourage growth and collaboration

• You are open to receiving feedback and approach conversations with honesty, actively using input to improve your work

Perks of the job

• Flexible working - Spend one day every two weeks with your team in our collaborative London office 🏢

• Competitive bonus scheme - designed to reward and recognise high performance 🌟

• Flexible benefits budget - £50 per month to spend on a Ben Mastercard meaning you get your own benefits budget to spend on things you want. Whether that’s subscriptions, night classes (puppy yoga, anyone?), the big shop or a forest of houseplants. Pretty much anything goes 💰

• Sabbatical Leave - Get a 4-week fully paid sabbatical after being with us for 4 years 🏝️

• Work From Anywhere - 4 weeks work from anywhere to use, with no need to come to the office 🛫

• Mental wellbeing support – Access therapy and mental health sessions through Oliva 💚

• Learning and development – Personal budgets for books and training courses to help you grow in your role. Plus 2 days a year - on us! - to further your skillset 🤓

• Private health care - Enjoy all the benefits Vitality has to offer, including reduced gym memberships and discounts on smartwatches 🏥

• Medical cash plan - To help you with the costs of dental, optical and physio (plus more!)

• Tech scheme - Get the latest tech for less 🖥

Plus all the rest; 33 days holiday, pension, cycle to work scheme, monthly team socials and company-wide socials every month!

Our process

We break it up into 3 stages:

• A Video screen with one of of Talent Acquisition Team (30 mins)

• A Technical interview where we will discuss your previous and technical experience with the Complaints Lead and Head of Complaints. (1 hour)

• A Cultural interview with another senior member of the business (1 hour)

Background checks

To meet our regulatory obligations as an FCA-authorised financial services company, we need to do some background checks on all new hires. That means carrying out a DBS check and making sure you don't have any live criminal proceedings. Feel free to ask our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions about this!

Everyone belongs at Marshmallow

At Marshmallow, we want to hire people from all walks of life with the passion and skills needed to help us achieve our company mission. To do that, we're committed to hiring without judgement, prejudice or bias.

We encourage everyone to apply for our open roles. Gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or background does not affect how we process job applications.

We're working hard to build an inclusive culture that empowers our people to do their best work, have fun and feel that they belong.

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