Job Summary
The Team Manager will be responsible not only for managing day to day operations of the team, people management, performance management, but also help the client determine gaps in processes, identifying innovative ways to solve problems upstream and scale our operations.
Ideal candidates have an appetite for research and gathering data insights, a high level of comfort working with cross-functional partners, and a strong analytical mindset. Successful team members have a passion for business success, strong attention to detail, analytical problem-solving abilities, keeping a high level of team motivation and keen eyes for operational inefficiencies.
Responsibilities
- Provide mentorship, guidance and career development to members of your team.
- Manage the overall performance of team and governance of the Statements of Work.
- Manage the day-to-day operations in accordance with requirements and SLAs.
- Prompt identification and resolution of Service delivery issues including implementation of preventative measures.
- Provide exceptional people management, mentorship and career development to members of the team, including TL’s and reps, achieve low attrition levels and high employee engagementProactively drive ongoing business operations for better customer experience and drive actions for scale and efficiency.
- Drive Assurance (QA) programs fostering continuous improvement and exceeding Service Level Agreement (SLA) performance. management
- Collaborate with Client Business Directors to determine resourcing needs; and align with HR to proactively manage hiring .
- Develop the annual financial plan in close collaboration with the delivery leader Drive monthly performance and engagement analysis used to report to Executive Leadership team .
- Develop and maintain effective organization of responsibility, including efficient recruiting, training, coaching, recognition, workflow patterns, performance standards, delineation of duties and responsibilities, staffing levels and supervisionEnsure compliance with client and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain quality control of employees’ work by queue monitoring, performance review, and employee development.
- Maintain positive relationship with clients.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- At least 5+ Years of supervisory and relevant people management experience .
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Operations Management experience in Customer Service.
- Experience in managing large teams of 50+ employees in Operations management functions.
- Exceptional ability to develop and manage results-oriented environment.
- Advanced skills in building and retaining relationships with clients.
- Must have verifiable ability to improve Operations management performance.
- Proven experience managing metrics, ensuring customer satisfaction, and reporting statistical performance levels related to operations
- Understanding of Operations management technology such as quality audit tools as well as workforce management analytics.
- Strong leadership skills required; ability to mentor and develop staff.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Applicants for US based positions must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for US based positions.
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About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.