
Instashop
Customer Care Team Lead
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 10/05/2026
Job overview
Date posted
26/03/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Job description
The Customer Care Team Lead (Customer Service Operations & KPI Management) role at instashop, a leading online local marketplace in the UAE and Egypt and part of the Delivery Hero group, is responsible for overseeing, guiding, and leading a team of customer service representatives within a fast-paced e-commerce and food delivery environment. The role ensures strict adherence to customer service standards, procedures, and service-level agreements (SLAs), while delivering exceptional customer experience across the entire order journey. The position involves managing day-to-day customer service operations, including monitoring interactions such as calls, chats, and emails, conducting performance evaluations, and delivering structured coaching sessions for continuous improvement. The Team Lead is accountable for handling escalated customer issues, ensuring timely and satisfactory resolution while minimizing operational impact. The role requires analyzing customer service workflows, identifying inefficiencies, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders including Dispatch, Merchant Support, and Rider Support teams to optimize processes, reduce contact rates, and enhance service delivery. The position includes responsibility for monitoring and analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs), preparing detailed performance reports, and implementing action plans to improve team productivity and customer satisfaction metrics. The Team Lead also supports onboarding programs and continuous training initiatives to enhance technical knowledge, communication capabilities, and problem-solving abilities within the team. Additionally, the role fosters a positive and performance-driven work environment through engagement, mentorship, and recognition programs, while ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, and operational standards within a dynamic, high-volume contact center setting.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Oversee and manage a team of customer service representatives ensuring adherence to quality standards, performance benchmarks, customer service procedures, and service-level agreements (SLAs)
- Evaluate team membersā interactions including calls, chats, and emails, conduct performance assessments, provide constructive feedback, and deliver coaching sessions for continuous improvement
- Handle escalated customer issues, ensuring timely and satisfactory resolution while minimizing operational disruptions and maintaining high customer satisfaction levels
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and customer service workflows while maintaining operational excellence across service delivery channels
- Identify inefficiencies in customer service workflows, collaborate with stakeholders including Dispatch, Merchant Support, and Rider Support teams, and implement process improvements to reduce contact rates and enhance customer experience
- Foster a positive and high-performance work environment by motivating team members, supporting engagement initiatives, and implementing mentorship and recognition programs
- Support onboarding programs and continuous training initiatives to enhance team membersā technical knowledge, communication skills, and problem-solving capabilities
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), prepare performance reports, and implement action plans to improve team productivity, service efficiency, and customer satisfaction metrics
- Participate in initiatives aimed at improving customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and overall business performance within a high-volume call center environment
Experience & skills
- Hold a Bachelorās degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or possess equivalent relevant experience in customer service operations
- Demonstrate a minimum of 4+ years of experience in customer service or call center roles, including experience managing teams and handling high-volume customer interactions
- Possess strong expertise in customer service operations, including SLA management, escalation handling, KPI monitoring, and performance evaluation across calls, chats, and emails
- Exhibit experience in coaching, training, onboarding, and mentoring customer service teams to improve performance, technical knowledge, and service delivery outcomes
- Demonstrate ability to analyze customer service workflows, identify inefficiencies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and implement process improvements to optimize operations
- Show proficiency in monitoring and reporting KPIs, preparing performance reports, and executing data-driven action plans to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency
- Demonstrate ability to manage high call volumes, multitask effectively, and operate within a fast-paced, rotational shift environment including weekends
- Possess strong understanding of customer satisfaction metrics, service delivery optimization, and contact rate reduction strategies within e-commerce or call center environments