Job Description

Business Unit:

Discovery Connect

Function:

Call Center / Contact Center

Date:

4 Jun 2025
Discovery - Connect

Telesales Team Leader

About Discovery

Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Connect

People increasingly want to transact faster, on their terms, in fluid, and dynamic ways. Discovery Connect facilitates this need as a direct sales channel, leveraging the best of technology with the best in people. We are often a client's first impression of Discovery so we must have the best Discovery ambassadors in our team. At the forefront of client acquisition methodology, Discovery Connect continues to be one of the fastest-growing divisions in the group. Representing all product lines (including Discovery Bank) there is an opportunity for forward thinkers, innovators, and people who thrive on complexity in a growing business.

The successful candidate will be expected to lead, manage and guide a team of Telesales consultants to reach required targets. To facilitate any necessary course of action to achieve this purpose.

Key purpose

To lead, manage and guide a team of Telesales consultants to reach required targets. To facilitate any necessary course of action to achieve this purpose.

Key Outputs

The successful candidate will be expected, but not limited to perform the following key outputs:


Leading and managing a team of 10 - 12 telesales agents Performance Management, coaching and developing team. Drive staff to achieve required targets and is accountability for teams overall sales targets Assessment of consultants calls - QA. Assisting with interviews & Role plays. Dealing with elevated queries/problems. Managing the ongoing relationship between brokers. Ensuring continual communication between management and staff.

Adhere to and enforce internal policies.

Inspire, motivate and support team.

Able to work overtime from time to time, which may include weekends.

Personal attributes and skills

Excellent verbal and numeric communication skills

Sales Orientated

Quality driven

People-focused

Quality driven

Attention to detail

Strong Interpersonal Skills

Strong Leadership skills

Problem solving skills

Decision making skills

Stress tolerance

Excellent time management skills Organizational awareness

Ability to work within a team and drive team culture

Qualification & Experience

Grade 12 - essential

4 years outbound/ Inbound experience - essential

3 years Team Leader/leadership experience - Non negotiable

Proficient in English - essential (writing, reading, speaking)

Bi-lingual - advantage (writing, reading, speaking)



Computer literate - MS Office, especially Excel - essential

Regulatory Exam and NQF 5 FAIS credits

BCOMM or related degree will be advantageous



EMPLOYMENT EQUITY



The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.