Customer Care Rep - Life Products - remote

Customer Care Rep –Life Products

Work From Home, USA

Full time

About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment —one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Transamerica is a part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group. The Aegon companies employ over 21,500 people and have approximately 31.7 million customers.* For more information, visitwww.transamerica.com.

Who We Are

Transamerica has been making financial services available to the many, not just the few, for more than 100 years. We’re a leading provider of life insurance, retirement, and investment solutions, serving millions of customers throughout the United States. Transamerica’s dedicated professionals focus on helping people live their best lives through saving, investing, and protecting their loved ones. Transamerica is dedicated to building America’s leading middle market life insurance and retirement company, providing a broad range of quality individual life insurance policies, workplace supplemental insurance benefits, workplace retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, and investment products, including mutual funds, annuities, stable value solutions, as well as investment management services.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized by lines of business (Life Insurance, Annuities, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, and Employee Benefits), which are supported by Transamerica Corporate (Corporate Development;Finance;Internal Audit;Legislative, Regulatory &Policy;Office of the CEO;People and Places;Brand;Corporate Affairs;Risk;and Technology).

Job Description Summary

As the point of contact and “voice of the company”for Transamerica customers, this role is responsible for providing accurate and complete information to callers regarding retirement, life, and annuity investment products. Work as part of a team that is empowered to go above and beyond to deliver an outstanding customer experience.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Use exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills to answer calls regarding retirement, life, and annuity investment products.
• Identify customer needs and provide personalized service to ensure positive and meaningful outcomes;engage more knowledgeable team members as needed.
• Locate/research information using multiple systems/technologies.
• Coordinate with cross-functional departments to obtain and/or provide necessary information to resolve issues.
• Document customer inquiries and associated actions;follow-up on outstanding items in a timely manner.
• Learn and maintain a basic understanding of products, procedures, and systems
• Achieve department metrics and expectations
• Participate in a team based environment to achieve department goals

  Qualifications

  • Associate’s degree in a business field or equivalent experience
  • One year of call center or customer service experience, or financial services industry experience
  • Ability to communicate with customers in a professional manner, orally and in writing
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Proficiency using MS Office tools

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Understanding of retirement, life, and annuity investment products

      Working Conditions

      • Work From home/call center environment –must have work environment with minimal distractions.
      • Hours of operation are 7am-6pm CT, must be able to work any of those hours. Open availability Monday-Friday.

        **Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to applicable pay transparency and compensation posting laws. It is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations.**

        The Salary for this position generally ranges between $33,000-$43,500 annually. This range is an estimate, based on potential qualifications and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

        Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at Company discretion.

        This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation in order to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

        What We Offer

        For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

        Compensation Benefits

        • Competitive Pay
        • Bonus for Eligible Employees

          Benefits Package

          • Pension Plan
          • 401k Match
          • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
          • Tuition Reimbursement
          • Disability Insurance
          • Medical Insurance
          • Dental Insurance
          • Vision Insurance
          • Employee Discounts
          • Career Training &Development Opportunities

            Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

            • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
            • Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
            • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
            • Parental Leave –fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
            • Adoption Assistance
            • Employee Assistance Program
            • College Coach Program
            • Back-Up Care Program
            • PTO for Volunteer Hours
            • Employee Matching Gifts Program
            • Employee Resource Groups
            • Inclusion and Diversity Programs
            • Employee Recognition Program
            • Referral Bonus Programs
            • Peer Recognition Program (BRAVO)