Assistant Manager - Customer Recovery and Support

Cathay Pacific Airways is an international airline registered and based in Hong Kong, flying to over 190 destinations around the world. We are proud of our home Hong Kong, where the company was founded in 1946. Our corporate headquarters are located at Hong Kong International Airport. We employ over 21,000 people worldwide. We are also a founding member of the oneworld global alliance whose combined network serves over 750 destinations worldwide.

Role Introduction

Reports to:  Customer Journey Manager Disruptions

Department:  Airport Service Delivery (ASD)

The jobholder will be responsible for managing and implementing service recovery exercises during disruptions and monitoring various social media platforms for potential brand-related issues. The duties will involve coordinating with internal stakeholders to provide smooth services during disruptions as well as monitoring with social media platforms for branding purposes.

Key Responsibilities

Proactive service recovery management

• During disruptions, closely work with relevant teams to assess the customer impact, then manage and implement the service recovery exercise
• Ensure real time information flows from IOC to respective internal stakeholders
• Obtain and edit passenger manifest at the appropriate timing during flight disruption for delivery of proper service recovery
• Prepare and execute urgent customer communications to passengers (e.g.: Travel Advisories and QR codes for a specific flights, SMSs, emails and/or letters to customers)
• Work with the Digital Experience, Brand, Insights and Marketing and Customer Support teams to ensure communications are sent as needed to the right sets of customers promptly
• Ensure case records are properly created in Customer Feedback and Compensation System
• Ensure service recovery is accurately fulfilled
• Support data analysis on proactive service recovery
• On a daily basis, coordinate and advise on proactive service recovery requests from internal stakeholders
• Review and approve invoices for baggage-related on-the-spot payments to customers

Social media monitoring

• Closely work with vendor to monitor social media platforms (e.g. Little Red Book, Weibo, Wechat, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.) and generate required reports for analysis
• Detect potential crises early on by identifying negative sentiment, complaints, or rumors related to CX brand. Stay alert to potential issues before they escalate into a full-blown crisis
• Identify sentiment about concurrent flight disruption and CX product or services
• Coordinate appropriate handling of identified issues e.g work with relevant teams to respond to comments, inquiries, and complaints from customers or followers on social media platforms in a timely and professional manner
• Stay up to date with social media trends and best practices

Requirements

• Tertiary education
• Minimum of five years in a hospitality, social media monitoring and/or customer services-related field
• The ability to write professional business correspondence is essential
• Strong command of both spoken and written English and Chinese.
• Good negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with positive mind set
• Strong customer empathy traits and is able to empathise well with customers and understand customers’ needs
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Good team player with an ability to work independently
• Effective time management skills
• Proficient in MS Office and a variety of social media platforms
• Willing to work on shifts around the clock

Personal & Application Information

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