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Vice President – Operations Customer Service & Support
2 years ago
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Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
Workforce Management
- Develop and implement workforce management strategies to optimize staffing levels, scheduling, and resource allocation.
- Utilize advanced forecasting and scheduling tools to ensure efficient call center operations.
- Monitor and analyze workforce performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.
- Lead initiatives to integrate automation and advanced technologies into operations to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure the organization remains competitive.
Training and Development
- Design and oversee comprehensive training programs to enhance employee skills, knowledge, and performance.
- Collaborate with departmental leaders to identify training needs and develop tailored learning solutions.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the organization.
Quality Assurance
- Establish and maintain rigorous quality assurance standards to ensure consistent and high-quality customer interactions.
- Implement quality monitoring systems and conduct regular assessments to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Develop and execute action plans to address quality issues and enhance overall service delivery.
Leadership and Collaboration
- Provide strong leadership and direction to the operations team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Work closely with senior leadership to align operational strategies with organizational goals.
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to support operational objectives.
Executing for Results
- Strong data-driven mindset; with an ability to communicate effectively using data to tell the story
- Keeps organizational strategies in mind while driving towards execution in service of continuous improvement
- Manages ambiguity and deals effectively with complex and uncertain situations where many alternatives are possible, and no single correct answer exists.
- Illustrates decisiveness and wisdom in the face of limited data while influencing others in a way that results in acceptance or agreement and drives the business forward.
- Identifies and solves potential problems in a creative and timely manner
Leading Teams
- Comfortable leading a team through rapidly changing circumstances, priorities, and goals.
- Ability to effectively lead and represent a multi-disciplined, global operation.
- Strong, inclusive communicator with ability to drive cross-functional collaboration across teams in dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Role models an experimentation mind-set of failing fast to learn and grow
- Strong developer of others within the organization.
Relationships and Influence
- Builds strong relationships with others, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.
- Encourages others to share the spotlight and visibly celebrates and supports the success of the team.
- Creates a sense of purpose/meaning for the team that generates followership beyond his/her own personality and engages others to the greater purpose for the organization.
- Graduate or Post Graduate Degree holder
- 18+ years of working in a global customer service center.
- Minimum of 10 + years’ experience in leading the day-to-day operations of a global customer service center particularly in Workforce Management
- Experience using Genesys and Alvaria tools
- Proven ability to lead global teams, complex projects & competing demands to deliver desired Business outcomes.
- Rich experience in data analysis to validate & demonstrate ROI.
- Expertise in reporting & budgeting procedures.
- Experience in basic financial analysis which can bring in cost effectiveness.
- Proven ability to lead global teams, complex projects, and competing demands to deliver business outcomes
- 5+ years’ experience in call type analysis, consolidation of contact centers (call routing design, number consolidation, etc.) and streamlining to create efficiencies required
- 3+ years’ experience with data analysis to validate and demonstrate ROI to support the initiatives and benefit to the system required
- Knowledge of performance evaluation and customer service metrics. Solid understanding of reporting and budgeting procedures and experience in basic financial analysis (cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit etc.). Proficient in call center equipment/software programs including cloud-based telephone systems and SMS servicing setup and utilization.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent organizational and leadership skills with a problem-solving ability. Proficiency with standard software tools and keyboard skills. Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a complex environment.