Customer Service Supervisor

Delta Dental of Arizona; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Delta Dental of Arizona, the state's top dental insurer, seeks a proactive Customer Service Supervisor with training and coaching experience to lead the Customer Service team. You will coach, mentor, and audit performance while developing engaging training to elevate service levels in a hybrid Scottsdale setting.

The role requires two+ years in a call center, QA/staff development experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of call center experience.
• Quality assurance and staff development experience in customer service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven training, coaching, and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Interview, hire, and train all new hires, ensuring training materials are updated between courses.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver a formal training and mentorship program for smooth transitions to daily production.
• Supervise a team of call center agents.
• Conduct quality review audits of assigned Customer Service Representatives and provide feedback.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Training delivery

Quality assurance

Communication skills

Problem solving

Call center experience

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Delta Dental of Arizona, the state's #1 dental insurance company, is looking for a proactive, proven Customer Service Supervisor with experience in training and coaching experience to provide support to the Customer Service team and two years of call center experience.

About You

You have a passion for helping customers and developing people. You're a natural leader in helping others in a genuine and supportive way. You like to find answers to problems and innovations in workflows. You realize how you get there is just as important as getting there when it comes to your team. It's just more fun to win as a team.

Your adaptability and creative problem-solving talents make you the go-to person in a pinch. The customer experience is paramount, and you know the balance between efficiency and spending the time to get the right answer. You feel great about all you've accomplished, but you're ready for the next challenge.

Sound like you? Keep reading, we'd love to tell you more!

• Interview, hire, and train all new hires, ensuring training materials are updated between courses
• Work closely with subject matter experts to develop, coordinate, and deliver a formal training and mentorship program to ensure a smooth transition from the learning environment to daily production environment
• Supervise a team of call center agents
• Conduct quality review audits of the assigned Customer Service Representatives. Observe performance, techniques, adherence to policies/procedures, and application of guidelines
• Provide coaching, advice, and guidance based on audit findings, and deliver regular performance feedback to the customer service representatives
• Identify adverse performance patterns. Collaborate with the Customer Service Manager to achieve and maintain quality assurance standards and service level agreements. Maintain responsibility for counseling agents failing to meet standards
• Analyze quality assurance data to identify trends, report findings, and suggest improvement recommendations; integrate approved changes into training materials and share with current call center agents. Proactively identify knowledge gaps following the implementation of any major change
• Develop and revise quality monitoring procedures and standards guidelines based on changes to policies, processes, systems, or other measures
• Handle escalated calls, as needed
• Approve timecards biweekly; manage and correct timesheet errors
• Complete monthly one-to-one coaching with all assigned associates
• Set annual goals, complete monthly scorecards, and write/administer annual performance evaluations for each member of the team. Working with the Call Center Manager, determine amounts for annual increases and bonuses, if applicable, and administer reviews to associates
• Perform needs analysis and identify learning opportunities that meet the call center's needs
• Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of all policies, procedures, and plan benefits for all operations
• During periods of excessive call volume, assist by taking inbound calls, emails, and assisting the CS team with researching inquiries
• Develop job aides, incentive systems, and other tools to continually elevate the overall quality of customer interactions
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management
• This position is a hybrid local remote position. Most days at home with some days at our Scottsdale, Arizona office

The starting pay for this role includes a base salary of $59,000 - $86,900. Hybrid remote.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's degree preferred
• Two or more years Call Center experience
• Dental or medical experience preferred
• One year of quality assurance and/or staff development in a customer service environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience monitoring all types of customer contacts and providing feedback
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Self-motivation, as well as the ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment

About Us

Delta Dental of Arizona's vision is simple: healthier lives for everyone. That's why we've made it our mission to create a path to better health and wellness. We're transforming from a single line insurance company to a multi-line health and wellness organization with a foundation that has awarded millions in grants to non-profits who care for our most vulnerable residents by offering dignity and hope.

• Our employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), student loan assistance, six weeks of paid parental leave, volunteer PTO, and a culture that embraces collaboration, service, integrity, and inclusion. At about 150 employees, we cultivate a work community where all employees are known by name, and everyone's contributions are visible, noticed, and celebrated.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.