Customer Service Team Leader - Italian Speaking

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
Sunderland, UK
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Customer Service
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SKILLS

Italian English Leadership People Management Customer Experience Communication Adaptability Customer Service Trends

FULL DESCRIPTION

Customer Experience

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Sunderland, UK

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Hybrid

Customer Service Team Leader - Italian Speaking

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What this role looks like

At the heart of this role is people leadership.

You’ll lead a team of Italian speaking Customer Service Advisors, creating an environment where people feel supported, motivated and set up to succeed. From coaching and development through to performance and wellbeing, you’ll play a big part in helping your team thrive while delivering a great experience for our players.

What you’ll be doing

  • Leading and supporting your team day to day
  • Managing attendance, absence and return to work processes
  • Running performance reviews, QA and scorecard reviews
  • Holding regular 1:1s and development conversations
  • Managing team holidays, overtime and rota changes
  • Monitoring live dashboards and team performance
  • Leading team meetings and sharing key business updates
  • Gathering and presenting performance data
  • Acting as a key link between CX, Product and Tech
  • Championing feedback and continuous improvement

A bit more of what you’ll get involved in

  • Supporting onboarding, training and wider CX initiatives
  • Managing probation reviews and performance plans
  • Handling more complex people matters where needed
  • Supporting recruitment and building out the team
  • Managing onboarding and offboarding processes
  • Getting involved in ad hoc projects and team improvements

What we’re looking for

  • Fluent Italian and English written and spoken
  • Strong leadership and people management experience
  • A passion for delivering great customer experiences
  • Confident communicator who can work across teams
  • Organised, adaptable and comfortable managing multiple priorities
  • Awareness of customer service trends and best practice

If you enjoy leading people, creating a positive team environment and being part of a business where you can genuinely make a difference, this could be a really nice next step.

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