Head of Operations

Position: Head Operations – International Airline Operations

Location: Bangalore

Employment type: Permanent

Job type: Full time

IGT Solutions (IGT) is committed to simplifying complex customer interactions while delivering a seamless experience. IGT provides integrated BPM, Technology and Digital Services & Solutions for clients across industries. IGT Solutions is a next-gen customer experience (CX) company, defining and delivering transformative experiences for the global and most innovative brands using digital technologies. With the combination of Digital and Human Intelligence, IGT becomes the preferred partner for managing (end-to-end) CX journeys across Travel and Hi-tech industries.

Job Responsibility:

IGT Solutions is looking for a Head of Operations to lead Digital Contact Centre Operations with experience of managing site level operations end to end. The position is responsible for the overall leadership of the Customer Operations providing strategic and tactical operational direction to the team in order to achieve desired business goals and to ensure customer delight through close interaction with the leadership.

• 12+ years of experience in Customer Operations, Contact Center Operations, BPO Operations (Travel preferred)
• Should have deep knowledge and understanding of the BPO/Contact Centre operations, Competition & Market trends in BPO industry
• Must have managed 300-500+ FTE across Voice, Chat, Back-office and other Omni channel BPO customer operations
• Experience in P&L management preferred with understanding of budgeting, financial planning, project and site level financials at Gross, Operations and EBITDA margins
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt / black belt trained / certified (preferred)
• Accountable and responsible for Present reviews to the Client on monthly basis. Generate additional process insights, capture end customer voice and share with client
• Drive Entire Operations through Leading and assigning team responsible for delivery.
• Education – Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university with MBA/Masters Degree (preferred)
• Should be willing to work in a 24x7 environment (5 days working US shifts)
• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment.
• Have an ability to understand Staffing adherence and Schedule Adherence
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible to oversee and direct site management and operational leadership for global travel business account. You will be responsible for all aspects of operations including: analyzing workflow to identify inefficiencies, developing policies to improve the process, implementing change, and tracking progress.
• Deliver 100% to the client set contractual goals of service delivery and meet/exceed the financial and operational goals set by the organization
• Create and present business reviews to the Client and internal leadership on weekly / monthly basis. Generate additional process insights, RCAs and Action Plans to improve customer experience. Designing and presenting all Performance Reviews to the client and the company Leadership Team.
• Responsible for profitability of the current program.
• Manage people and develop a cohesive culture of respect, trust, integrity, recognition and team work.
• Ability to plan actions and control attrition within the required thresholds and lead by example in setting the right persona of a true people leader
• Proven experience in operational process management, change management and administrative leadership roles
• As a site leader you are expected to assume leadership responsibilities for an entire site level business end to end and provide local leadership support towards HR, Admin, WFM, Quality, Training and Operations.
• In depth knowledge of diverse business functions & operations best practices (Voice, Chat, Email, Back office, WFM, Training, Quality, Resourcing, Customer Service, Sales etc.)
• Partner with clients and internal leadership teams in developing procedures, and ensuring the team follows all established policies
• Work with leadership to set KPIs and KRAs for all verticals at site level, and provide regular, actionable feedback
• Devise solutions and strategies for improving performance & critical metrics like Follow Up%/ NPS/DSAT/Productivity/CCR/AHT and Operational Hygiene
• Provide statistical performance trends and plans of execution to maintain strong areas and build on opportunities.
• Provide additional support for achieving key performance and productivity goals.
• Experience and hands-on data analysis and statistical process control, as well as providing direction and leadership to cross functional teams is a must.

Responsible for a wide spectrum of Operations and P&L responsibilities, must be able to multi task across multiple business operations with proficiency.

• Prepare and conduct effective and timely weekly, monthly & Quarterly Business Reviews
• Responsible for all aspects of operations which include but not limited to meeting key performance metrics, managing staffing, provide and maintain excellent customer experiences scores, ensure effective coverage and training of operations staff; deliver excellent client services, and meet desired business KPIs
• Work closely with Internal controls and finance teams to develop and maintain annual budget and monthly / quarterly P&L forecasts
• Drive Continuous improvements and innovations to enhance quality, CSAT
• Optimizing spend for LOBs, prepare medium-term plan, annual budgets and activity plan consistent with the agreed strategies with Unit and organizational goa
• Collaborate with Sales/Account Management/ Presales teams to grow the business & coordinate for customer site visits
• End to end client Management including reviews with client, value addition to the client and proactive communication to internal and external clients
• Positioning IGT Solutions & Services as a major player in the customer services segment to become a partner of choice for related companies in BPO services
• Meet & Exceed all BPO metrics like AHT, Staffing Adherence, Abandoned Occupancy for Voice Business

Personal Style Enablers:

• Ability to motivate and inspire teams and be a natural leader
• Innovative and able to foresee market trends and conditions
• Excellent people manager, open to direction and a collaborative work style and commitment to get the job done
• Persuasive with details and facts
• Confident, flexible with the ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment
• Show integrity in all aspects of the position by doing the right thing, taking responsibility and delivering on the promise.
• Manage people by effectively and efficiently involving all resources to meet the organizational goals and by championing work-life balance, retention and career progression/development
• Build and sustain relationships with key people in the Customer Environment, Extrovert with a blend of sales mind set.

Contact Person – Lipi Jhingran

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