Customer and Merchant Advocacy III Agent

At Koalafi, we believe in a world where no one has to put an important purchase on hold. That’s why we’re making it easier for more people to pay for big purchases over time. Retailers across the country rely on us to offer flexible lease-to-own financing to their non-prime consumers, while increasing sales and strengthening customer loyalty. Their 2M+ customers love us because we provide a flexible way for them to make payments and give them an opportunity to improve their credit. Our 200+ Koalafi teammates enjoy inspiring and challenging work that accelerates their careers. Interested in learning more about how we’re transforming the financing experience and joining our team? About the role The CMAT III is a senior individual contributor on the Customer & Merchant Advocacy Team responsible for managing the most complex, high-risk, and time-sensitive customer and merchant escalations. This role operates at the intersection of risk management, regulatory compliance, customer experience, and operational execution. The CMAT III serves as a critical execution layer for daily CMAT operations—owning recurring processes, supporting case agents, managing strategic partner correspondence, and serving as an escalation resource across multiple internal teams. This role requires strong independent judgment, proactive communication, exceptional ownership, and the ability to shift priorities dynamically based on business needs, volume, and risk. CMAT III agents are expected to operate with minimal oversight, communicate early and clearly when risks arise, and consistently deliver outcomes that protect both the customer experience and the company. Key Responsibilities Daily Operations & Task Management: Own and complete all assigned daily operational tasks within established timeframes, including account closure monitoring, refund processing, charge-off queries, gatekeeper queue management, strategic partner (SP) requests, and Customer Advocate (CA) inbox monitoring. Maintain full coverage of all daily responsibilities when a teammate is absent and escalate immediately if coverage is at risk. Must be capable of shifting priorities dynamically in response to complaint volume, escalation spikes, or team coverage needs. Strategic Partner & Specialized Case Management: Manage ongoing casework for assigned merchant partners, including daily case review, customer and merchant follow-up, and resolution tracking. Prepare and distribute weekly strategic partner reports on schedule per partner-specific requirements. Route all outbound customer and merchant correspondence exclusively through the CA shared inbox. Monitor and manage SP case agent correspondence requests via the designated Slack channel and established workflow. Escalation Handling & Agent Support: Serve as the senior escalation resource for CMAT agents—taking ownership of complex, high-risk, or policy-sensitive situations that exceed standard agent scope and drive them to resolution. Handle leadership-requested outbound contacts, negotiating outcomes that balance the needs of the customer, the merchant, and Koalafi. Assist with escalated inbound calls from CMAT agents and serve as backup coverage for frontline agent Slack channels if/when needs arise. Support ad hoc requests from cross-functional and leadership teams, responding with the same ownership and timeliness expected of all CMAT-level work. Support resolution of time-sensitive complaints, regulatory inquiries, and customer or merchant-impacting escalations within defined SLAs. Reporting & Communication: Maintain current knowledge of company policies, product offerings, and system updates to ensure accurate, appropriate support is provided at all times; proactively close knowledge gaps as changes occur. Identify and surface process and product improvement opportunities—particularly recurring patterns that drive customer dissatisfaction or preventable escalations—and communicate findings to CMAT leadership and relevant business…