Established Tour Operator, specialising in luxury adventure and expedition travel is looking to recruit a hands-on, Customer Experience Team Leader. As a Customer Experience Team Leader, you'll lead the day-to-day delivery of empathetic, confident and solutions-focused service across the full customer journey. You'll manage workflow, coach performance, resolve escalations and ensure service standards remain consistently high. This 12-month maternity cover role is key to maintaining stability, confidence and continuity within the team, while acting as deputy to the Customer Experience Manager when required. If you enjoy developing people, leading from the front and ensuring every customer interaction strengthens trust in our brand, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a purpose-led, global adventure travel company.

This Tour Operator team are both office & remote based, so you will be flexible to travel to offices on occasions. Salary is competitive, based on experience, with additional team & company bonuses, and additional benefits. If you have solid customer service team management experience within the travel industry or a luxury industry, and a true love of travel and the outdoors, this is a challenging, exciting and rewarding next step.

THE COMPANY

A UK based Tour Operator, with a global team specialising in luxury adventurous trips to Antarctica, Patagonia and Arctic. It's a team of innovative, knowledgeable, values-led and driven people, who know their customers can use their extraordinary travels and protect the planet. They're now growing their team again and strive to continue to be game-changers in the Travel Industry.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• This is a visible, hands-on leadership role at the heart of the company's customer experience.
• As a Customer Experience Team Leader, you'll lead the day-to-day delivery of empathetic, confident and solutions-focused service across the full customer journey.
• You'll set the tone for the way the client communicate, role modelling warmth, clarity and expertise, particularly during live travel and disruption.
• You'll manage workflow, coach performance, resolve escalations and ensure service standards remain consistently high.
• This 12-month maternity cover role is key to maintaining stability, confidence and continuity within the team, while acting as deputy to the Customer Experience Manager when required.
• If you enjoy developing people, leading from the front and ensuring every customer interaction strengthens trust in our brand, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a purpose-led, global adventure travel company.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Travel sector experience
• Proven experience leading frontline service or operations teams (5-15+ team members)
• With at least two years' experience managing and motivating staff, overseeing workflow, and consistently delivering against defi ned performance standards..
• Experience working within a travel agency, tour operator, or expedition travel business, with a strong understanding of pre-departure processes, complex itineraries, and customer care within adventure or experiential travel environments

PACKAGE & BENEFITS

• 12 MONTH MATERNITY COVER ROLE (whilst this is a maternity cover, this company is growing even further this could open up further opportunities within the company)
• Base Salary: £33,000 - £35,000 plus bonus
• Holiday: - 25 paid holiday, in addition to your birthday and public holidays
• This is a full-time role of 37.5 hours per week, Shifts scheduled between 07:00 - 22:00 GMT, Monday to Friday which re worked on a planned rota within the operating hours below. Rotas are scheduled in advance to provide consistency and predictability, with the majority of shifts falling within standard business hours. Some earlier or later shifts are required to support our global customers. One weekend per month on-call, with compensatory time off provided
• The opportunity to travel to our destination based on business requirements
• Annual International Togetherness Event
• Monthly company bonus
• Company laptop
• Wellbeing support
• A supportive, globally connected culture where balance and belonging matter

INTERESTED?

Follow the instructions to apply, attaching your CV. This vacancy is being managed by katy@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk / 0121 450 9776. Not right for this role, or this role not right for you, but keen to further your career in the Travel Industry? We have a variety of different opportunities so do submit your CV to us! You must have full rights to work in the UK and be based in UK for work. We have a high volume of applications, so unfortunately, we are unable to reply to unsuccessful applicants.