Senior Manager, Customer Operations (Remote First)
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Toronto, ON, Canada
CAD 117k-142k / year
Reporting to the Sales Director, you’ll partner with Sales Operations to define the strategic vision and day-to-day execution of the Accounts Management department.
You’ll 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, you’ll navigate performance conversations with empathy while translating company objectives into measurable outcomes. We’e 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 they’re 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. You’ll 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: You’ll be required to obtain a valid RIBO license after hiring (we’ll support you through this process).
- Industry Designations: CIP, CRM, or CAIB designations are preferred, but can be pursued once you’re settled in the role.
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