About the job

Flatpay is one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech companies and we’ve recently launched in the UK.

Role Title

Role: Customer Support Team Lead

Location: 5 days a week – London, White City

Lead and develop our UK Customer Support team as we scale – owning quality, performance, and day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the UK Customer Support function.
• Coach, train, and develop agents; run regular 1:1s, side-by-sides, and quality reviews.
• Own team KPIs – CSAT, response and resolution times, ticket volume.
• Handle escalations and difficult customer conversations personally where needed.
• Own and continuously improve the QA framework – set the standard, measure against it, close the gaps.
• Manage shift coverage, holiday planning, and absence across the operating window.
• Surface trends from customer interactions and feed them back to operations.
• Lead onboarding for new joiners and contribute to recruitment.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong leadership – you take ownership, care about your colleagues and strive for excellence.
• Comfortable in high-volume phone-based environments – on the queue, not just behind a dashboard.
• Resilience and composure when handling difficult or escalated customer conversations.
• Data-driven mindset – you track what matters and use it to coach and improve.
• Organisation and time management across scheduling, 1:1s, and quality reviews.

• Fluent with CS tooling – ticketing systems, CRMs, diallers, and quality frameworks.

Our Values

At Flatpay, how we work matters as much as what we achieve.

Happy Humans – We bring energy to our work and create teams people enjoy being part of.

No Assholes – We perform at a high level while treating colleagues and customers with respect.

It’s Our Business, Own It – Everyone takes responsibility and manages their work like it’s their own business.

Start With No – We challenge ideas, think commercially and focus on what truly creates value.

Sky-High Ambitions – We set bold goals and expect people to keep raising the bar.

The Best Argument Wins – Titles don’t decide outcomes. We debate openly to reach the best decisions.

Background & Requirements

• 2+ years directly managing a customer support, contact centre, or operations teamwith direct reports.
• Demonstrable track record improving a team-level KPI (CSAT, response times, FCR, productivity) – be ready to talk numbers.
• Direct experience handling escalations and difficult customer conversations.
• Experience designing or running a QA framework, knowledge base, or training programme.
• Fluent in English.
• Right to work in the UK (unfortunately we can’t offer visa sponsorship right now).

Nice to have

• Fintech, payments, SaaS, telco, energy, or insurance background.
• Experience managing or working alongside outsourced/BPO teams.
• Experience with vulnerable customer handling or FCA-regulated environments.

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