Management Consultant, Contact Center SME

Voyage Advisory; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Management Consultant specializing in Contact Centers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in management consulting and contact center operations, with strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Responsibilities include evaluating contact center operations and leading client engagements. This role demands creativity, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, with a significant emphasis on travel.

Benefits

Full benefits including health, dental, and vision

Vacation and 401(k) with company match

Commission structure

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in management consulting and contact center operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence others and manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform evaluations of contact center operations and support functions.
• Develop project strategies and actionable plans.
• Lead meetings with clients to ensure understanding of objectives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Facilitation skills

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Management Consultant, Contact Center SME

Our consultancy is looking for highly motivated and talented management consultants. We are looking for peak performers who have a passion for business, a joy in solving problems and a work ethic that doesn't rest until the job is done. Ideal candidates would possess 5-10 years in management consulting and contact center operations, including previous client-facing consulting experience. Must be willing to travel up to 25% as required by client engagements.

The ideal candidate should have in-depth contact center knowledge, including but not limited to proficiency of contact center operations, workforce management, quality monitoring, training and contact center technology.

Candidates should be creative and have strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ideal candidates would have process improvement, project management, and strategy experience, have superior oral and written communication skills, a client service focus, as well as the ability to identify opportunities for improvement, develop recommendations and implement complex solutions in a fast-paced environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform evaluations of contact center operations and supporting functions including workforce management, quality, training and analytics
• Lead/facilitate meetings with client to ensure an understanding of contact center operations, organizational culture, project objectives, and success criteria
• Develop project strategies and actionable plans, including stakeholder engagement, communications, leadership alignment, organization transition, change readiness, risk mitigation, recommendations, and end-user training
• Map and evaluate processes, providing feedback on opportunities to improve performance and automate key steps
• Evaluate technology trends and advise clients as they build their roadmap for modernization of their systems and other technology
• Execute plans in accordance with project plans, tools, and methods
• Provide direct support and coaching to front-line managers and supervisors as they help their direct reports through transitions
• Create presentations, reports and other deliverables for clients related to contact center assessment findings, strategy and recommendations
• Provide thought-leadership related to maturing client’s management governance, practices, processes and tools.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred
• Previous management consulting and/or client-facing experience required
• Previous experience working with contact centers, service operations and back office environments is required
• Strong facilitation skills, and solid verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
• Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization
• Business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle
• Knowledge of workforce optimization tools and how they are used to address business challenges
• Understanding of forecasting and scheduling, quality and performance improvement programs in large-scale contact centers is a plus
• Process reengineering and optimization expertise
• Advanced analytical problem solving skills
• Strong relationship building between internal customers, vendors and employees

COMPENSATION

• The position is full time and will include a base salary, plus commission, and full benefits, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, vacation, and 401(k) with company match.
• The position is remote.