Collections Specialist

Sallie Mae Collections Specialist

When you join Sallie Mae, you become a champion for all students. We're on a mission to power confidence as students begin their unique journey. To help them plan their higher education, successfully finish, and prepare for life after school. To help them Start smart. Learn big.

Students need guidance navigating this important time in their life. They need someone who acknowledges that their education path is unique. They need a partner willing to evolve and not only meet but surpass their expectations. We're changing. Because students need a better way.

We're looking for people who are excited to drive this transformation. To break barriers and think of new ways to adapt, help, and create better experiences for studentsand for each other.

This is where diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives matter. It's where you're empowered to bring your authentic self to work.

Feeling your best allows you to do your best. Our benefits take care of the whole youfrom physical and mental to financial and professional. You'll get opportunities to further your education and career, support for you and your family (including your pets!), paid time off to volunteer for the things that matter to you, and more.

We're obsessed with impact and making a real difference. For us, that means putting relationships first, asking "why not?" when tackling challenges, and continuously learning new skills.

Come do more than join something, change something. For students, for future generations, for the future of education.

What You'll Contribute

The Specialist, Collections will be responsible for performing collection activities in an effort to recover losses from assigned accounts.

What You'll Do

Customer Engagement : Make outreach to customers via inbound and outbound calls using our telephony system to address their overdue accounts and discuss repayment options.

Customer Experience : Provide exceptional customer service while encouraging customers to make payments on their past due accounts.

Documentation : Accurately record all interactions, including communication logs, payments, repayment plan enrollments, and any pertinent information gathered during customer interactions.

What You Have

Ability to demonstrate empathy while being assertive to achieve the required outcome

Meet and exceed quality goals, compliance regulations and productivity targets individually and team environment

Strong interpersonal, communication and listening skills.

Build meaningful relationships with our customers by offering repayment programs while gathering information to understand their financial situation.

Excellent negotiating, probing, influencing and resourcefulness skills

Professionalism : Serve as the welcoming and friendly voice for our customers.

Energetic and Driven : Bring enthusiasm and a positive attitude to every interaction.

Tech Savvy : Possess basic computer skills and experience with the Microsoft Office Suite.

Flexible Work Environment : Ability to work in the office with the flexibility to work from home on some days.

The first 60 days of employment you are required to work in the office with a schedule of 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Schedule assignments are based on performance rankings. Employees will participate in a schedule bid process where higher performance rankings provide priority in selecting preferred shifts. Shift bids take place every 6 months.

Schedules options upon availability are : 8am-5pm, 10am-7pm, and 12pm-9pm

You would work the same schedule Mon-Friday.

Education & Experience : experience in customer service and / or collections related roles. High school diploma or equivalent, some college coursework in business related field.

Please note : Your employment with Sallie Mae will begin with a probationary period of 90 calendar days from your start date. The purpose of this period is to evaluate your performance, conduct, reliability, and overall suitability for your role.

The Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the "essential functions" of a job. A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including : the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his / her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees are available to perform that function.

Our Benefits Take Care of the Whole YouSo You Can Build Your Work Around Your Life (Not the Other Way Around!)

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement 401k with employer match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more
• Employer paid short-term / long-term disability and basic life insurance
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs
• Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)
• Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives
• Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs
• Career development and training opportunities