Customer Relations Officer at SavingsBox

SavingsBox Multipurpose Cooperative Society is a rapidly growing cooperative dedicated to empowering its members through accessible savings, investments, and loan products. Our cooperative model pools member savings and investment funds to provide vital credit, creating a virtuous cycle of financial empowerment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Customer Relations Officer

Location: Abuja (FCT)

Job Summary

• Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for building strong customer relationships and leading high-performance support teams? At SAVINGSBOX, we’re redefining how people access and experience financial services across NIGERIA , and we need a Customer Relations Officer to champion customer satisfaction at every touchpoint.
• We’re looking for a seasoned customer experience professional who combines leadership, operational excellence, and deep customer empathy to ensure our clients receive premium, frictionless support in line with our mission to build trust and drive loyalty in digital finance.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Relationship Management:

• Design and implement customer experience strategies that align with the company’s growth objectives and customer success roadmap.
• Serve as the voice of the customer, advocating internally to improve product, service, and operational performance.
• Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with key customers.
• Analyze customer behavior and trends to identify risks, opportunities, and areas of improvement.
• Define and track performance KPIs related to customer satisfaction, retention, resolution time, etc

Customer Support Operations Oversight:

• Supervise support agents, ensuring efficient case management and service delivery across all channels (email, phone, social media, in-app chat).
• Develop and implement escalation protocols to ensure high-severity cases are managed with speed, empathy, and transparency.
• Develop a knowledge base and FAQ resources, ensuring information is clear, accessible, and regularly updated.

Process Optimization & Quality Assurance:

• Monitor and evaluate customer service processes to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, or gaps, and lead optimization initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and marketing teams to streamline user journeys and resolve systemic issues.

Reporting:

• Generate and present weekly reports, monthly performance reports, to senior management.
• Use CRM analytics and reporting tools to deliver data-driven insights that guide decision-making.

Crisis & Issue Management:

• Take charge of critical or high-value customer complaints and resolve them with tact, speed, and accountability.
• Lead customer communication during product downtimes, updates, or major incidents, ensuring clear and timely updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Communications, or related field; a Master's degree is an advantage.
• 2-5 years of experience in a senior customer support, customer success, or client-facing operations role, preferably within the fintech and banking industry.
• Proven leadership in scaling customer experience programs and managing high-performing teams.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with CRM and support tools (Zohodesk and other CRM tools.).
• Exceptional ability to translate customer needs into actionable internal strategies.
• A customer-first mindset with strong business acumen.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a brif cover letter to: hr@savingsbox.ng using "Customer Relations Officer Application" as the subject of the email.