What you'll do
- Lead and Manage Teams: Oversees frontline customer service operations to guarantee both peak efficiency and exceptional customer care.
- Data Analysis and Improvement: Generates precise reports, pinpoints root causes of issues, and establishes relevant action plans to address performance gaps, departmental KPIs, and service quality benchmarks.
- Employee Development: Fosters a productive, profitable, and achievement-driven work environment, leading to high-performing employees.
- Coaching and Performance Management: Provides effective coaching and performance management to Customer Service Team Leaders, maximizing employee success and operational efficiency.
- Collaboration and Problem-Solving: Works alongside relevant personnel, including the Customer Service Manager and other departments, to tackle staffing issues, work assignments, and any challenges that might hinder optimal L1 operations.
- Process Improvement Champion: Recommends and implements process improvements based on identified opportunities or shortcomings, ensuring high efficiency in daily customer service operations.
- Workforce Management (WFM) Support: Assists with WFM processes, including staffing adjustments based on call volume patterns.
- Process Improvement Forums: Leads dedicated forums with other departments (e.g., Reclame Aqui, Operations, Finance etc.) to spearhead process improvements across the organization.
- Interdepartmental Alignment: Conducts sessions with other departments to ensure process alignment.
- Interfaces with teams in regional offices (MX and BR).
- Take ownership of Lalamove growth in LATAM.
What we're looking for
- Minimum of 3 years of people management experience in a Customer Service Department – Contact Center setup (preferred with experience as a Senior Team Lead or Assistant Manager).
- Experience in a logistics or start-up environment would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of call center operations (e.g. SLAs, KPIs) and best practices.
- Knowledge of customer service principles and techniques.
- Knowledge of performance management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and other productivity software.
- Knowledge of call center software is a plus.
Skills
- Fluent in Portuguese and English, Spanish is a plus.
- Strong leadership and management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (ability to communicate effectively with people at different levels).
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Capability of handling escalated customer complaints and complex service issues efficiently, coordinating with various internal departments (L2, Operations, Sales, IT and others) to ensure timely and satisfactory resolution.
- Root cause analysis, and capacibility of creating, implementing and controlling resulution plans.
- Analytical and reporting skills.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to develop, implement and review policies and procedures.