Customer Operations Associate (entry level) - Elevate programme - Bradfo... Early Careers Progr[...]

Vantage Point Global Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services provider in Bradford is seeking a Customer Operations Associate to join their Elevate Programme. The role involves managing customer cases, ensuring a high-quality customer journey, and supporting vulnerable customers. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, a willingness to learn, and proficiency in MS Office. This position offers hybrid working and structured training over 18 months.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret and apply operational policies and procedures.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end customer cases via multiple communication channels.
• Provide updates and assist customers throughout their journey.
• Build rapport with customers to deliver an excellent experience.
• Complete validation checks and document interactions accurately.
• Adapt to changing client priorities and contribute to team culture.

Skills

Customer communication experience

Strong verbal skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Willingness to learn

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Location: Bradford

Working Model: Hybrid

The Opportunity

Join the Elevate Programme and launch your career in customer operations within a major professional services environment. Over 18 months, you will receive structured training, mentoring and hands‑on experience across multiple Customer operations streams. You will work alongside experienced professionals, take on meaningful responsibility, and build skills that enable progression into senior, specialist or operational leadership roles.

Our client’s Customer Operations function supports a wide range of organisations by delivering business‑as‑usual activity, surge capacity, and remediation support. Operating primarily from Bradford, the team provides cost‑effective operational solutions, subject matter expertise, and strong process excellence disciplines.

Much of the work involves supporting vulnerable customer groups and handling sensitive conversations with care, empathy, and professionalism. It is a purpose‑led environment focused on doing the right thing for customers and ensuring compliant, high‑quality outcomes.

Role Overview

As a Customer Operations Associate, you will join a coordinated team of associates, quality reviewers, and team leaders who work together to resolve customer issues, manage cases, and support key client programmes.

You may work across a variety of customer‑focused projects, including customer outreach, remediation activities, complaint handling, support for vulnerable customers, patient engagement, and corporate collections. Your role is to deliver an exceptional customer journey while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end‑to‑end customer cases from initial contact to resolution, using both verbal and written communication channels (phone, email, letter).
• Provide clear updates, assist customers with documentation, and offer reassurance throughout their journey.
• Build strong rapport with customers and clients, delivering an excellent experience at every touchpoint.
• Understand individual customer needs, identify required actions, and liaise with colleagues or other teams to resolve matters promptly.
• Take full ownership of your workload using a Right First Time approach, prioritising effectively and communicating progress with your team.
• Complete validation checks, document all interactions accurately, and maintain records in line with policy and regulatory requirements.
• Act promptly on feedback from Team Leaders and Quality Checkers to support continuous improvement.
• Adapt to changing client priorities and move between projects where needed, based on skillset and demand.
• Contribute to a collaborative team culture by sharing best practices and supporting collective delivery.
• Work efficiently to productivity targets while consistently maintaining high‑quality standards.

Skills & Experience (Desirable)

• Previous telephony or written customer communication experience—or a strong aptitude and willingness to learn.
• Ability to interpret and apply operational policies and procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organisational skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment with changing priorities.
• Competent user of MS Office applications.

Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

Things you need to know

• To apply, you’ll need to provide us with a CV and answer a few initial questions.
• We’d like to make you aware that if you have not heard back from us within three weeks of the date of application that we will not be progressing your application.