Account Protection Specialist

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• How will you make an impact in this role?
• This position is responsible for providing excellent service to our valued U.S. card members whose accounts have potential fraud activity.

• As an Account Protection Specialist you will be responsible for building relationships with our customers. This role will involve making outbound or inbound calls, in order to identify fraudulent charges.
• The role also involves reviewing dispute claims related to fraudulent activities from Card members, and servicing transaction level credit and fraud related inbound calls from card members and merchants.
• Making a pro-active attempt to identify fraudulent charges via inbound and outbound calls.
• Answer inbound calls from Card members and set up/action fraud cases on calls
• Review fraud claims from Card members. Upon review, a decision needs to be made to either accept the claim from the Card member or reject it for payment of the balance owed and eventually making a contact with the merchant through correspondence. Subsequently, necessary maintenance to the account is required, to send appropriate correspondence and make financial adjustments to either parties and notate the account.
• Service transaction level credit and fraud related inbound calls from merchants and card members
• Detect and minimize credit and fraud risk whilst enabling profitable spend at the same time
• Real time, transaction level credit and fraud risk assessments
• Point of Sale (POS) approval
• Charge reversals
• Resolve cases within the assigned empowerment limit

A successful Account Protection Specialist is one who

• Has a proven ability to provide exceptional customer service to our card members/merchants, by demonstrating empathy, building rapport, active listening and showing understanding.
• Utilize their knowledge of products and service to provide positive solutions.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to make accurate decisions.
• Communicates in a professional manner, leading the conversations with the card members/merchants towards a mutually beneficial outcome.
• Drives results, gains personal satisfaction from achieving quality outcomes for the organization.
• Can provide quality service within specified department targets.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Good time management and prioritizing of tasks.
• Ability to work within a busy and demanding team environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-years work experience in the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry, with a passion for building customer loyalty through exceptional listening, relationship building and verbal communication
• BFSI (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance) experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience in Fraud and Disputes are preferred but not required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced metric driven environment with proficient multitasking and navigation.
• Must be able to demonstrate consultative experience, ability to influence, resourceful, creative problem-solver, and possess the eagerness to find customized solutions.
• Must be at least Senior High School Graduate, Bachelor’s Degree, Graduate/Undergraduate, Associate Degree Graduate/Undergraduate, Vocational Course Graduate/Undergraduate.
• Employed candidates are preferred. Open to considering unemployed candidates, provided the period of unemployment does not exceed 6 months from the target start date.

Additional Details

• Location: BGC Corporate Center 2, 5th Avenue corner 30th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
• Workplace Flexibility: Full time. Must be amenable to follow a hybrid work arrangement (onsite and work from home)
• Work From Home Requirements:
• Must have at least 25 mbps internet connection plan / speed
• Must have a private & quiet area to work at home
• American Express offers a fantastic and diverse working environment. High performance is rewarded with target driven incentives.

Excited to be part of #TeamAMEX? Walk-in applications will be processed on the same day.

If you are interested and your relevant experience is aligned with the requirements of the role, you may visit our Career Center from Mondays to Fridays, 10am to 6pm at BGC Corporate Center 2, 5th Avenue corner 30th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig (entrance is at 30th Street cor. Lane A).