The role:

The Associate Manager, Originations (Review) is responsible for leading, coaching, and developing a team of Origination Specialist (Review) agents who handle the review and processing of SoFi’s Personal loans, Student loans, and Private School loan products.  In addition to supervising our loan review agents to success metrics, you will also help us identify and implement improvement opportunities to help our SoFi members, improve our employee experience with the Originations Review team, and help our review agents develop and grow their careers.

What you’ll do: 

• Independently manage teams of 15+ loan reviewers, monitoring their workload to ensure the appropriate allocation of resources is in place to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Mentor, coach and develop the Review  team members both in loan processing and in member interactions via phone and email
• Hire, train, motivate, monitor, and coach new Origination Specialist (Review) agents Serve as a second tier for escalated customer issues and questions
• Handle special member circumstances and problems as they arise
• Ensure that the team is following procedures to stay compliant while providing a “Best in Class” loan experience for our SoFi members
• Performance manage team members through scorecard metrics
• Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the team 
• Identify escalated issues and propose recommended solutions regarding potential issues with process, systems, and operations inefficiencies, to direct manager to contribute to operational success

What you’ll need:

• 2+ years of customer service experience at a financial institutions 
• Associate's Degree preferred but not required 
• Exceptional time management skills with the proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to answer questions and communicate issues clearly & concisely to associates, members, and management
• Ability to react to change quickly and implement new processes & procedures
• Work independently with little or no supervision
• Professional demeanor and excellent work habits are essential
• Available for all operating hours including evenings and weekends

Nice to have:

• 2+ years of supervisory or management role preferred
• Loan processing, student loan originations, consumer credit, or consumer lending experience is highly preferred

The role

The Associate Manager, Opportunities Resolution, manages, coaches, and develops a team of Opportunities Resolution Specialists who resolve escalated inquiries and complaints. In addition to supervising, this role will help identify and implement solutions to enhance our SoFi member's experience, improve our employee experience within the ORT team, and help our Resolution Specialists develop and grow. 

What you’ll do:

• Independently manage a team of Opportunities Resolution Specialists, monitoring their workload to ensure the appropriate allocation of resources is in place to resolve escalated complaints and inquiries. 
• Hire, train, motivate, monitor, and coach new Resolution Specialists and serve as a subject matter expert to resolve complex escalated complaints and inquiries as needed. 
• Ensure that the team follows compliance procedures while providing first-rate customer service. Establish, monitor, and maintain internal policies and procedures, as well as business continuity plans.
• Foster an environment focused on identifying issues, providing solutions, and driving innovation to enhance the complaint program.    
• Hold team members accountable for performance by defining clear goals, objectives, responsibilities, and priorities. 
• Identify and escalate issues and propose recommended solutions regarding potential issues with processes, systems, and operations inefficiencies to their direct manager to contribute to operational success.
• Participate in cross-functional projects designed to mitigate the bank's risk due to inefficiencies, fraud, or lack of compliance. 
• Participate in special projects as requested.

What you’ll need:

• 2+ years of supervisory or management role in a customer service or call center environment
• Minimum of 5 years of general customer service experience, preferably with escalation or complaint resolution experience at a bank or financial institution 
• Proficient knowledge of bank products and services such as credit and debit cards 
• Exceptional time management skills with the proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to answer questions and communicate issues clearly & concisely to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Ability to react to change quickly and implement new processes & procedures
• Work independently with little or no supervision
• Professional demeanor and excellent work habits are essential
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop others 
• Available for all operating hours, including evenings and weekends

Nice to have:

• Associate's Degree preferred but not required
• Loan processing, student loan originations, consumer credit, or consumer lending experience 
• Knowledge of banking regulations, laws, and regulatory requirements, with a focus on regulatory complaint resolution
• Experiencing managing complaints in the financial services industry

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its App of the Day.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Actively ship production code to the web products
• Work closely with your dedicated product team
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
• Have the opportunity to work on new and exciting features that will impact millions of lives

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Experience. You've built and ship products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users
• Customer obsession. You are passionate about the field and have the desire to build high quality product that serves customer needs
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time
• Focus. We’re a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down
• Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs
• Tech Stack: Vanilla JS, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, Typescript

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture
• An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work
• The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture

The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience

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