Manager Customer Operations Federal Programs
Delta DentalAbout the role
Please note: This hybrid role requires onsite presence in our Rancho Cordova, California office 1-2 times per week to support collaboration and team engagement.
As a key member of the Customer Operations leadership team, the Customer Operations Manager plays a critical role in overseeing the Federal Government Programs Call Center, Correspondence, Grievance and Appeals, and IVR teams. This position focuses on managing daily operations, driving strategic goals, and ensuring service excellence by meeting or exceeding key performance indicators (KPIs). The role also involves identifying opportunities to enhance processes and customer experiences, mentoring and developing team members, and fostering a customer-centric culture. Additionally, the Customer Operations Manager collaborates on cross-departmental projects, contributes to initiatives that support operational excellence, and promotes employee engagement and job satisfaction, ensuring the customer remains at the heart of everything we do.
- Coordinates staff activities of the inbound contact center through supervisors, including setting goals, planning workloads, resolving issues, and coaching and developing the team.
- Participates as a member of the contact center team to identify and adopt production, quality, performance/service and regulatory compliance changes in various states.
- Ensures system enhancements are implemented to meet new business or regulatory compliance requirements and to improve operating efficiency.
- Works collaboratively with internal training teams to develop written training materials and coordinate training.
- Develops, monitors and reconciles an annual operating plan, budget, and staffing.
- Analyzes KPI’s, systems and processes to identify trends or issues and make recommendations for better customer and employee experience.
- Coordinates new project activities through planning with other managers and supervisors to ensure that objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Collaborates cross-functionally with other departments regarding policies and procedures, claim processing, and inquiry resolutions.
- Acts as the key point of contact for responding or presenting to internal and external auditors.
- Keeps informed of upcoming technology and industry changes and understands the impacts to the department at a high level to communicate needs to business partners and leaders.
- 8+ years' experience in a contact center environment with 3-5+ years supervisory/management; HS diploma/GED required.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Strong initiative and demonstrated organizational, time management, and project management skills with the ability to maintain attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to convey priorities and information to a wide range of audiences.
- Analytic and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong knowledge and application of English grammar, composition, editing and proofreading skills.
- Working knowledge of Contact Center concepts, telecommunication technology, and contact center business systems.
- Negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
Base Pay Information
The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental’s assessment of the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.
Pay Grade 20. $71,400 - $149,500
- Competitive base and incentive pay
- 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
- Rich medical & pharmacy benefits
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits
- Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives
- Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and your birthday off
- Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
- Family support: adoption assistance, fertility treatment, child, elder & pet care assistance
- Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
- Employee discount program
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