At Cision we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here your voice is heard your ideas are valued and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team youll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity collaboration and innovation all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate.
Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether youre solving complex problems or driving bold innovations your growth is our success and together well create the conversations of tomorrow.
Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen be understood be you.
The Director of CX Operations plays a pivotal role in optimizing and scaling Customer Experience (CX) initiatives through strategic planning process improvement data governance and technology enablement. This leader will collaborate cross-functionally to ensure the CX organization has the structure tools and insights needed to deliver exceptional customer outcomes. The role will support global operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Planning & Roadmapping (10%):Define and execute quarterly and annual CX Operations roadmaps aligned with the broader CX leadership strategy.
- Operational Execution & Agile Management (10%):Lead day-to-day operations to ensure high-impact deliverables are prioritized executed and adapted to changing organizational needs
- Process & Technology Enablement (10%): Oversee the CX tech stack and ensure tools and systems effectively support streamlined operations and improved customer satisfaction.
- Stakeholder Engagement (10%): Build and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external partners to uphold the requirements of the CX organization.
- Cross-Functional Strategic Support (25%): Serve as a key stakeholder in company-wide initiatives (e.g. new product releases) ensuring CX readiness and coordination.
- Team Leadership & Development (20%): Coach and manage a team of operations analysts and trainers to ensure process adherence high-quality output and professional growth.
- Data-Driven Insight & Reporting (15%): Partner with the VP of CX to deliver reporting and insights that guide business decisions and support revenue retention and growth.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- Experience:
- 35 years in CX operations project management or strategic operations roles
- 2 years in a people management capacity
- Proven track record in SaaS organizations preferred
- Demonstrated experience preparing and presenting operational insights to executive stakeholders including board-level reporting QBRs and strategic planning sessions
- Expertise In:
- Process design and documentation
- Strategic reporting and decision support
- CRM and analytics tools (e.g. JIRA Salesforce)
- Cross-functional collaboration with Commercial Product and Engineering teams
- Skills:
- Advanced communication and decision-making capabilities
- Strong stakeholder management and change leadership
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced evolving environment
- Strong analytical skills with expertise in forecasting health scoring and predictive modeling
- Experience designing and scaling operations for segmented customer bases (e.g. SMB mid-market enterprise) and/or global teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Customer Success Client Support or Implementation
- Familiarity with customer experience platforms like ChurnZero or Gainsight
- Working knowledge of French is a plus
Additional Information:
- Travel: 510% including occasional international travel
- Direct Reports: 510 Analysts
As a global leader in PR marketing and social media management technology and intelligence Cision helps brands and organizations to identify connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business Newswire a network of over 1.1 billion influencers in-depth monitoring analytics and media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cisions award-winning solutions including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud follow @Cision on Twitter.
Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or other protected statuses.
Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process to perform the essential functions of the position and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment please contact
Please review ourGlobal Candidate Data Privacy Statementto learn about Cisions commitmentto protecting personal data collected during the hiring process.
For Individuals based in New York Illinois Colorado Washington and California Cision is required to disclose a salary range for this role. This compensation range is specific to these states however base pay may vary depending on a range of relevant factors.
Chicago Pay Range
$80000$95000 USD
Required Experience:
Director