Senior Manager, Customer Operations (Remote First)
Job Summary
Reporting to the Sales Director youll partner with Sales Operations to define the strategic vision and day-to-day execution of the Accounts Management department.
Youll oversee our Commercial Insurance Accounts Team building the high-velocity processes and workflows necessary to ensure a seamless customer journey.
As a leader of leaders youll navigate performance conversations with empathy while translating company objectives into measurable outcomes. Wee looking for an operational expert with deep experience in high-volume Customer Support environments.
Insurance experience is not required.
We have plenty of industry experts on the team to support you. What we need is your ability to scale high-trust high-performing teams and drive a relentless focus on the customer experience.
Responsibilities:
- Leadership Development: Coach and mentor your Team Leads to ensure theyre effectively supporting and growing their own teams.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with SalesOps to build long-term strategy and deliver on daily operational goals.
- Service Excellence: Use your strong customer support background to set a high bar for service standards. Youll monitor call and email volume and performance at both the agent and team levels.
- Operational Excellence: Own process improvements across Zendesk and Salesforce to enhance both the employee and customer experience.
- Organizational Presence: Lead high-visibility forums including Monthly Business Reviews with C-Suite stakeholders and Town Halls for groups of 50 ensuring alignment across the department.
- Performance Management: Work proactively with HR to manage performance teaching your leads how to navigate these processes with deep care for the individual.
- Headcount Planning: Partner with SalesOps to review forecasts and hiring needs staying ahead of capacity to ensure we meet high-volume demands.
- High-Velocity Environment: Leverage your experience in high-speed high-ticket or high-volume service environments to make quick impactful decisions.
Requirements:
- Leading Leaders: 8 years in leadership roles with demonstrated experience as a leader of leaders focused on mentoring management-level staff.
- High-Volume Operations: 5 years of experience in operational support call center management or service delivery. You have a track record of improving team-wide service metrics and understand the rhythm of a high-velocity environment.
- Strategic Workflow: Strong understanding of frontline workflows customer satisfaction drivers and one-touch solutions.
- Technical Proficiency: Deep experience in Zendesk and Salesforce as well as modern Call Center Phone Systems.
- Workforce Management: Strong understanding of Call Chat and Email KPIs scheduling processes and real-time operations.
- Customer Journey Mapping: Experience mapping complex journeys and simplifying processes to improve efficiency.
- Strategic Growth: The ability to drive process improvements that deliver growth in line with business goals.
Insurance & Licensing:
- Insurance Expertise: 4 years of experience in commercial insurance is a nice to have but not a dealbreaker.
- Licensing: Youll be required to obtain a valid RIBO license after hiring (well support you through this process).
- Industry Designations: CIP CRM or CAIB designations are preferred but can be pursued once youre settled in the role.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
About Company
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