The Customer Support & Operations Manager provides supervisory-level oversight of the Customer Support Center and Operations team. This individual ensures daily operational accuracy, efficient workflows, high-quality customer service, and compliance with Bank policies and procedures. The role supports customers and staff across digital banking platforms, electronic banking services, and treasury management services including ACH, RDC, Positive Pay, Business Online Banking, and Wire Manager onboarding.
The candidate is expected to model professionalism, maintain confidentiality, demonstrate a positive and solution-oriented communication style, and foster a culture of learning, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provides daily supervisory oversight to Customer Support and Operations teams, including task delegation, workflow coordination, and staff coverage scheduling.
Conducts weekly department meetings and quarterly individual meetings with staff.
Responsible for recruitment and interviewing, timely completion of annual performance evaluations, and the effective resolution of personnel matters in accordance with organizational policies
Serves as the first escalation point for complex or sensitive customer or operational issues.
Models a positive, solutions-oriented attitude and encourages staff engagement, resilience, and openness to change.
Maintains responsibility for the coordination and delivery of all audit and exam documentation, including collecting required materials, validating completeness and accuracy, tracking submission deadlines, and supporting management in addressing audit findings and recommendations.
Ensures a high level of customer satisfaction by coaching staff on service expectations and quality standards.
Monitors call center performance metrics such as wait times, abandonment, First Call Resolution, and service levels.
Conducts quality assurance reviews on calls and documentation, providing constructive, timely feedback.
Performs Customer Support Specialist duties as backup when needed.
Serves as a key resource for customers and staff by maintaining a strong working knowledge of Digital Banking, Online and Mobile Banking, ATMs, Debit Cards, Telephone Banking, Glia, and other programs and services commonly encountered in Operations
Provides guidance to staff and customers on troubleshooting and escalated issues.
Maintains and updates procedures and training materials for digital banking products.
Learns, adopts, and teaches new tools, systems, and enhancements to staff with a positive, forward-thinking approach.
Assists with setup, implementation, and ongoing support for ACH Originators, RDC clients, Positive Pay users, Wire Manager users, and Business Online Banking clients.
Provides a white glove onboarding experience for business clients, including permissions setup, feature configuration, and navigation support.
Provides training and backup support for ACH, RDC, Positive Pay, Business Online Banking, and Wire Manager systems.
Supports Operations Associates with daily deposit operations, exceptions, fraud-prevention tools, and electronic services.
Ensures compliance with NACHA and internal Bank policies for treasury and digital banking processes.
Leads training for new and existing Customer Support and Operations staff.
Oversees and completes the implementation and maintenance of training materials, job aids, and procedures across all digital banking and treasury functions.
Conducts cross-training to ensure redundancy and knowledge depth across operational workflows.
Builds staff confidence by explaining purpose, benefits, and customer impact of new products and services.
Proactively identifies opportunities to improve workflows, reduce manual processing, and elevate customer experience.
Recommends enhancements and implements approved improvements in collaboration with Retail, IT, Fraud, Marketing, and Project Management.
Participates in pilot programs, user testing, and rollout readiness for new systems and digital enhancements.
Demonstrates curiosity and willingness to explore new technologies and operational efficiencies.
Passumpsic Bank is a community bank, 11 branches strong, proudly serving the Northeast Kingdom, Central Vermont and New Hampshire's North Country. Passumpsic Bank is a one of the few remaining mutually owned banks. We are committed to reinvesting profits in the communities we serve, because our first priority has always been—and always will be—you, our customers.
When you are preparing for one of life’s “great events”—planning to have your first child, buying a home, saving for college, retirement—you’re embarking on an adventure. You need a trusted financial partner to do all of these things, and Passumpsic Bank is waiting with open arms. In a region where adventure awaits at every turn, this plays nicely into the natural beauty of the regions we serve while encouraging customers—regardless of where they’re at in their lives—to start their adventure with Passumpsic.
As a full-service financial organization, we pride ourselves on offering the products, services and financial expertise necessary to help individuals, families and businesses in all of the communities we serve to achieve their goals. We offer everything the big banks do, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find an organization that exemplifies “community banking” more than Team Passumpsic. We care about our customers and we get to know them. It’s the only way to truly understand their needs and goals. Our focus on our customers, and the regions we serve, has never been sharper. Our focus on helping to grow these regions, and be a part of making this great area even better, has never been stronger. We’re glad to be here, and we’re glad you’re with us.
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