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Sahil Bathija

Sahil Bathija

Online Reputation Manager
Pune

Summary

A dynamic individual with competent working style and comprehensive knowledge of customer service industry. My experience in Customer Service Operations enables me to look at opportunities & problems with various perspectives. This in turn results in better decision making in critical situations for long term success, with a pinch of humor to keep the work life lively.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Unit Manager

Bajaj Finance Limited
08.2023 - Current

Strategy Development:

  • Develop and execute the social listening strategy aligned with organizational goals and marketing objectives.
  • Identify key social media channels and platforms for monitoring based on audience demographics and industry trends.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate social listening insights into broader marketing and communication strategies.


Tool Management and Expertise:

  • Evaluate, select, and manage social media monitoring tools and platforms (e.g., Locobuzz, Talkwalker, Sprinklr) to ensure effective data collection and analysis.
  • Stay updated with advancements in social listening technology and recommend enhancements or new tools to optimize performance.


Data Collection and Analysis:

  • Monitor social media channels, news publications, blogs, and news sources to track brand mentions, sentiment, and emerging trends.
  • Conduct in-depth analysis of social media data to extract actionable insights and present findings to stakeholders.
  • Perform sentiment analysis and competition benchmarking to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.


Insights Reporting and Communication:

  • Communicate insights effectively to relevant teams to support decision-making and top complaints on social media.
  • Provide actionable recommendations based on data-driven insights to improve brand perception and customer engagement.


Crisis Management and Risk Mitigation:

  • Monitor for potential crisis or reputational risks through social listening and promptly escalate issues as needed.
  • Develop crisis response protocols and collaborate with crisis management teams to address issues effectively.


Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management:

  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including executives, to understand their information needs and deliver insights that support their strategic priorities.
  • Partner with external agencies as needed to enhance social listening capabilities and expand insights.

Mentor - Social Media

IDFC FIRST Bank
06.2022 - 08.2023
  • Mentored new joiners, resulting in stronger staff development and increased productivity.
  • Assisted team members with enhanced social media responses and email templates as per current market trends.
  • Maintained MIS of voucher codes (confidential data) issued to customers as service gestures or compensation.
  • Studied various reports to analyze team performance and conducted feedback sessions with the team to ensure better performance month on month.
  • Expectation setting with team members to ensure achievement of all KPIs defined in customer service function.
  • RBI/Governor/PMO/FM tagged escalation data submission to compliance (month on month).
  • Analyzed Google Play store data with net-banking product owners for reviews with senior leadership of the bank.
  • Created Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for MD escalation team to ensure all the parameters are being followed as per defined KPIs.

Social Media Specialist

IDFC FIRST Bank
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Managed MD/RBI/Social media influencer/Senior management tagged escalations received on the bank's social media handle.
  • Collaboration with stakeholders for end-to-end case resolutions and to ensure SR closure within system defined TAT.
  • Built partnerships with diverse internal teams to streamline processes.
  • Prepared various escalation data and dashboards for weekly reviews with seniors.
  • Initiated weekly huddles with every team member for aligning everyone with the agenda of customer delight.
  • Identified loopholes and gathered feedback from the team and shared relevant information with stakeholders to implement changes and improvise customer experience journey.

Mentor - Retail Liabilities

IDFC FIRST Bank
09.2020 - 07.2021
  • Extensive training for new hires to meet service levels.
    Responsible for interaction with new joiners for better understanding of customer queries and service quality purposes.
  • Managed to achieve team cross-sell targets for various banking products such as General Insurance, Credit Card & Paperless Personal Loans.
  • Handled level 1 escalations and coordinated with stakeholders for end- to-end case resolutions carrying customer first approach.
  • Managed mobile app outbound team working on digital feedbacks given by clients on Google Play Store & App Store.
  • Studied various data points and reports and shared feedback with team members to reduce average call time.
  • Initiated daily huddles with new joiners to improve effectiveness.

Customer Service Executive - Retail Liabilities

IDFC FIRST Bank
08.2019 - 08.2020
  • Learned and maintained in-depth understanding of banking products to offer knowledgeable and educated responses to customer queries over the phone.
  • Consistently met the cross-sell targets, helped in generating CASA leads and booking fixed deposits over the phone.

Accounting Intern

Patil & Mhatre Chartered Accountants
03.2018 - 08.2018
  • Managed company & individual accounts in Tally ERP 9 for IT purpose.
  • Maintained income & expenses for multiple clients in MS excel.
  • Follow-up with clients for tax payments.
  • Assisted clients in generating E-Challan for tax payments.
  • Filed IT Returns for Salaried professionals.

Education

PGDM - Finance (Ongoing) -

Welingkar Institute of Management
Mumbai
01.2021 - 04.2023

BBA - Finance -

Smt. MMK College of Commerce And Economics
Mumbai
01.2016 - 04.2019

Higher Secondary Education (HSC) -

Jai Hind College
Mumbai
01.2013 - 04.2015

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) -

New Horizon Public School
Navi Mumbai
01.2012 - 04.2013

Skills

  • Day-to-Day Operations
  • Training & Mentoring
  • Team & People Management
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Problem-Solving
  • Market Research
  • Accomplishments

    • Worked on a 6-week project 'Debit Card Reconciliation System' for the customer service vertical, key responsibility was to introduce the system and streamline the process to check reconciliation status for IMPS, Aggregator & MATM transactions performed by retail banking customers.
    • Worked on a 4-week 'Project Knowledge Bank' for the customer service vertical, key role was to create, develop and review process articles and follow verification protocols defined by the bank.
    • Currently working on a 'Project 24/90' for the social media vertical, key role is to ensure 90% of the social media complaints to be resolved within 24 hours and save the brand's image on social media platforms.

    Awards

    • Awarded the 2022 Acknowledge and Celebrate Excellence (ACE) Award for Outstanding Performance - Social media vertical, IDFC FIRST Bank.
    • Awarded the Powerful Contributor - Social media vertical, at IDFC FIRST Bank customer service townhall 2023.

    Beyond Curriculum

    • Goethe Institute, Mumbai - Scored 76% in German language A1 level
    • Goethe Institute, Mumbai - Scored 87% in German language A2 level
    • Aptech Education Centre, Thane - Certified MIS & Tally

    Hobbies

    • Music
    • Badminton
    • Table Tennis

    Timeline

    Unit Manager

    Bajaj Finance Limited
    08.2023 - Current

    Mentor - Social Media

    IDFC FIRST Bank
    06.2022 - 08.2023

    Social Media Specialist

    IDFC FIRST Bank
    08.2021 - 05.2022

    PGDM - Finance (Ongoing) -

    Welingkar Institute of Management
    01.2021 - 04.2023

    Mentor - Retail Liabilities

    IDFC FIRST Bank
    09.2020 - 07.2021

    Customer Service Executive - Retail Liabilities

    IDFC FIRST Bank
    08.2019 - 08.2020

    Accounting Intern

    Patil & Mhatre Chartered Accountants
    03.2018 - 08.2018

    BBA - Finance -

    Smt. MMK College of Commerce And Economics
    01.2016 - 04.2019

    Higher Secondary Education (HSC) -

    Jai Hind College
    01.2013 - 04.2015

    Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) -

    New Horizon Public School
    01.2012 - 04.2013
    Sahil BathijaOnline Reputation Manager