Associate Program Manager

eClerx LLC; Chandigarh; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

eClerx is seeking an experienced Program Manager to join the Voice process team, bringing 12+ years of operations and process improvement expertise. You will plan and implement strategies, manage staff, and drive customer-centric performance improvements across call center operations.

The leader will conduct needs assessments, capacity planning, and cost/benefit analyses, while aligning with client standards and governance.

Qualifications

• Over 10+ years of experience required in BPO/operations management.
• Graduate or postgraduate degree in any specialization is required.
• Experience in voice/process operations and customer service is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve operations by monitoring system performance and resolving issues.
• Recruit, train, and coach staff; manage scheduling and performance reviews.
• Prepare performance reports by collecting and analyzing data and trends.
• Meet financial objectives by budgeting, scheduling expenditures, and analyzing variances.
• Stay updated on industry trends and benchmark best practices in BPO operations.
• Lead client/vendor reviews and drive cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Operations management

Team leadership

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

Education

Graduate

Postgraduate

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description eClerx is looking to hire an experienced professional with over 12 years of experience. As part of the Voice process team, your role will specifically focus on troubleshooting related processes. The ideal candidate will serve customers by planning and implementing strategies and operations; improving systems and processes; managing staff. He/she will determine call centre operational strategies by conducting needs assessments, performance reviews, capacity planning, and cost/benefit analyses; identifying and evaluating state-of-the‑art technologies; defining user requirements; establishing technical specifications, and production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; contributing information and analysis to organizational strategic plans and reviews.

Job Description eClerx is looking to hire an experienced professional with over 12 years of experience. As part of the Voice process team, your role will specifically focus on troubleshooting related processes. The ideal candidate will serve customers by planning and implementing strategies and operations; improving systems and processes; managing staff. He/she will determine call centre operational strategies by conducting needs assessments, performance reviews, capacity planning, and cost/benefit analyses; identifying and evaluating state-of‑the‑art technologies; defining user requirements; establishing technical specifications, and production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; contributing information and analysis to organizational strategic plans and reviews. The leader must demonstrate an ability to anticipate, understand, and act on evolving customer needs, both stated and unstated. Through this, he/she must create a customer‑centric organisation and use innovative thinking frameworks to foster value‑added relations. With the right balance of bold initiatives, continuous improvement and governance, the leader must adhere to the delivery standards set by the client and eClerx by leveraging the knowledge of market drivers and competition to effectively anticipate trends and opportunities. In addition, the leader must demonstrate a capacity to transform, align, and energize organisation resources, and take appropriate risks to lead the organization in a new direction. As a leader, the candidate must build engaged and high-impact direct, virtual and cross‑functional teams, and take the lead towards raising the performance bar, build capability and bring out the best in their teams. By collaborating and forging partnerships both within and outside the functional area, the leader must work towards a shared vision and achieve positive business outcomes. He/she must also possess an understanding of the repair process in Telecom and Cable industry, with an ability to analyse information and evaluate results to choose best solutions and solve problems.

Customer Operations Associate Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Maintains and improves operations by monitoring system performance; identifying and resolving problems; preparing and completing action plans; completing system audits and analyses; managing system and process improvement and quality assurance programs; installing upgrades
• Accomplish human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; administering scheduling systems; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures
• Prepares performance reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing data and trends
• Meets financial objectives by estimating requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analysing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in BPO operations management; attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state‑of‑the‑art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Ensure Critical Performance Metrics are met consistently
• Lead client/vendor reviews/calibrations
• Revert to client/vendor queries on routine issues
• Provide innovative ideas to optimize internal metrics & ensure critical matrices are met timely
• Manage multiple teams
• Perform audits and quality checks on Team Leads & Floor Supports
• Provide feedback to the Team Leads & Floor Supports periodically on their performance
• Ensure cross skilling and periodic process re-verification to ensure resource pool
• Perform Training Need Identification for teams
• Perform Bottom Quartile Management
• Ensure directives from senior leadership are percolated and acted upon
• Hold periodic meetings, discuss task delegation and review issues
• Conduct team huddles and meetings to discuss operational updates
• Build team spirit through group sessions, activities, and projects
• Focus on retention of staff through career mapping & guiding team members
• Advocate and follow organizational policies and procedures
• Adhere to the information security requirements
• Ensure all client deliverables met within timelines
• Ensure productivity/quality enhancement and process meet all metrics
• Remediation of any major incident
• Manage client MBR/QBR deck, client calls and reviews

Minimum Qualifications

Overall experience of 10+ years and should be a graduate or post graduate in any specialisation

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduation in Computer Science, Computer Applications or related subjects

eClerx provides critical business operations services to over fifty global Fortune 500 clients, including some of the world’s leading companies across financial services, cable & telecom, retail, fashion, media & entertainment, manufacturing, travel & leisure, software, and high-tech. Incorporated in 2000, eClerx is one of India’s leading process management and data analytics companies and is today traded on both the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges of India. eClerx employs 9,500-plus people across its global sites in the US, UK, India, Italy, Germany, Singapore, Thailand.

eClerx Customer Operations specializes in providing operational expertise and process excellence throughout the customer journey. We create solutions and services, utilizing a blend of technology and domain knowledge that support our clients’ evolving needs. Our suite of offerings enhances the customer experience by providing digital care support, quality monitoring & insights, advanced analytics, automation, superior technical operations support, and consulting services. We assist companies in developing, implementing, and operating multichannel customer interaction capabilities – transforming everyday touchpoints into a superior customer experience.

eClerx is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, per applicable law.