Occupation
Contact centre team leader
Contact centre team leaders supervise a group of agents. They watch queues and service levels through the day, coach agents using recorded calls, and take the calls where a customer asks for a manager. The role sits between front-line agents and operations management.
Also known as: Call centre team leader · Contact center supervisor · Customer service team leader
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Part of Retail, sales and customer experience
A visual day in the work
What the work involves
Monitor real-time queue, staffing, and service-level dashboards
Move agents between channels and queues as volumes shift
Take escalated calls handed up by agents
Run one-to-one coaching sessions built on call reviews
Approve breaks, schedule changes, and leave requests
Report team quality and service levels to operations management
Entry-route stepper
How people commonly enter
Promotion from an experienced agent role
Short team-leader or supervisory course
Certificate or college diploma in business or contact-centre operations
Typical training: Varies by employer or jurisdiction
Licensing: Not typically licensed
Work-context map
Typical work context
- Contact centre
- Team based
- High responsibility
- Fast paced
- Shift work
Contact centre · Team based · High responsibility · Fast paced · Shift work
Related interests
- Enterprising (leading)
- Social (helping)
- Conventional (organizing)
Enterprising (leading) · Social (helping) · Conventional (organizing)
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