DescriptionWe are seeking a highly engaged and operationally driven leader to join our team as a Customer Care Manager. In this role, you will oversee day-to-day operations for a high-performing Customer Care team, ensuring delivery of exceptional customer experiences while achieving operational efficiency and revenue influence outcomes.
You will be responsible for managing team performance, monitoring real-time service delivery, coaching team members, and partnering cross-functionally to continuously improve customer outcomes. This role requires a balance of hands-on operational leadership, people development, and performance management across customer experience, productivity, and revenue contribution. A successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, analytical thinking, and a passion for coaching and developing talent in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
Position is eligible for a performance bonus, in addition to base salary.
ResponsibilitiesOperational Management (Real-Time & Daily Execution)
- Monitor and manage real-time service operations, including:
- Call and chat queues
- Average speed of answer (ASA)
- Abandon rates
- Contact volume and backlog health
- Adjust staffing, priorities, and workflows to maintain service level targets
- Identify and respond to service disruptions or volume spikes
- Ensure consistent adherence to schedules, productivity expectations, and service standards
Team Leadership & People Management
- Directly manage approximately 50% of the Customer Care team
- Conduct regular 1:1 meetings, coaching sessions, and performance check-ins
- Provide ongoing mentorship, career development, and skill progression support
- Foster a positive, accountable, and high-performance team culture
- Lead performance reviews (daily, weekly, monthly) and goal setting
Performance Management & KPI Ownership
- Drive team performance across core KPIs, including:
- Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
- First Contact Resolution (FCR)
- Quality Assurance (QA) scores
- Productivity and utilization metrics
- Abandon rates and response times
- Revenue influence and customer growth behaviors
- Hold team members accountable to predefined performance thresholds
- Use data insights to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement
Coaching & Quality Improvement
- Partner with the Service Quality team to:
- Ensure accurate and consistent evaluation of customer interactions
- Identify coaching opportunities and performance trends
- Deliver targeted coaching to improve:
- Customer experience quality
- Technical accuracy and problem resolution
- Communication and solution-selling behaviors
- Track and measure effectiveness of coaching efforts over time
Customer Experience & Continuous Improvement
- Champion a high-quality, consistent customer experience across all interaction channels
- Analyze patterns in customer interactions to identify process or product issues
- Drive initiatives to improve:
- Customer satisfaction
- Efficiency and time-to-resolution
- Customer retention and engagement
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Sales, Product, Support, etc.) to address systemic issues
Revenue Influence Leadership
- Reinforce and coach behaviors that drive customer value, including:
- Effective discovery and recommendation of solutions
- Identification of expansion opportunities
- Customer adoption and retention support
- Ensure team balances customer experience with revenue-generating opportunities
- Monitor and improve revenue influence metrics without reliance on quotas
Administrative & Operational Responsibilities
- Ensure accurate documentation, reporting, and KPI tracking
- Support workforce planning, scheduling, and capacity management
- Participate in hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members
- Lead team meetings, communication updates, and organizational initiatives
- Complete all responsibilities as outlined in performance plans and assigned projects
Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
- 5+ years of experience in customer service, technical support, sales, or account management
- 2+ years of people management or team leadership experience preferred
- Strong understanding of accounting principles (A/R) with work experience preferred
- Strong understanding of contact center operations and service metrics (ASA, FCR, CSAT, etc.)
- Proven ability to coach and develop team members to improve performance
- Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret KPI data and drive decisions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with CRM tools (Salesforce), workforce management systems, and SQ frameworks preferred
- Familiarity with insurance or property estimating software solutions is a plus
Success Profile
- Consistently achieves or exceeds team performance targets across service, quality, and efficiency
- Demonstrates strong leadership presence and builds a high-performing, engaged team
- Effectively balances real-time operational management with long-term team development
- Drives measurable improvements in CSAT, FCR, and service levels
- Successfully embeds revenue-influencing behaviors without compromising customer experience
- Creates a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement
Role Scope & Structure
- Manages approximately 50% of the Customer Care team
- Works in partnership with a peer manager to ensure full team coverage
- Reports to a senior leader responsible for the Customer Care organization
- Operates in a high-volume, multi-channel support and solutions environment
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