Customer Experience Specialist 1-Group Administration

What You'll Do

As a Customer Experience Specialist in our Group Administration Contact Center, you'll be making a difference every day. Your day will be filled with answering customers inquiries from both internal and external customers (employer administrators, agents, and employees) related to policies they have with Principal.

Here are some additional details regarding responsibilities:

• Responsible for interacting with customers via inbound / outbound phone calls and ensuring a consistent, positive experience for Principal's customers while incorporating the established service processes in all interactions.

• Responds and anticipates the customer's needs while navigating several systems and web applications. Understands the customer's' previous interactions with Principal in order to provide an integrated, 360 experience.

• Builds customer relationships by providing accurate information, communicating the process effectively and solving the customer inquiries real-time.

• Demonstrates ability to recognize when an interaction needs to be escalated for resolution. Identifies innovation solutions to improve the customer experience and identifies voice of the customer opportunities for the enterprise.

Never worked for with insurance policies? That's ok, we're here to help! We have an in-depth training processes to provide the best service possible.

Who You Are

• 2+ years of customer service experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, and education.

• Experience working within call centers, customer service and/or dental insurance experience preferred.

• Ability to learn a broad range of benefit and claim products and apply that knowledge by referencing appropriate tools and resources.

• Excellent typing skills.

• Ability to quickly learn and navigate within numerous software and web applications.

• Proficient with desktop applications such as MS Office and Internet browsers

• Strong analytical, organizational, problem solving, attention to detail and decision-making skills.

Salary Range Information

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)

$16.75 - $22.40 / hour

Time Off Program

Personal Time Off (PTO) is provided to hourly (non-exempt) employees and provides a set amount of accrued time earned each pay period. Employees can use their PTO for vacation, personal or short-term illness.

Pension Eligible

Yes

Additional Information

Location

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, or Charlotte, NC).

Hours

Training will consist of approx. 8 weeks , Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm CST . Once training has been completed, we're looking for individuals to work an 8-hour shift between the hours of 7:25am - 6:35pm CST, Monday - Thursday and 7:25 am - 6:05 CST pm on Friday . (Hours could be subject to change)

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role. (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)

Nonimmigrant Workers (~~~) and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants (~~~)

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Global Investors positions, you'll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

Experience Principal

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the outstanding experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees - individually and all of us together. Explore our core values (~~~) , benefits (~~~) and why we're an outstanding place (~~~) to grow your career.

Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Posting Window

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Original Posting Date

4/8/2024

Most Recently Posted Date

4/8/2024

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