Director – BPO Operations
Posted on 2/28/2023
INACTIVE
Locations
Remote
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Data Analysis
Management
Communications
Requirements
- 8+ years of work experience managing BPO operations as client and/or vendor
- Experience in a provider-health related environment (payer enrollment, licensing, credentialing)
- Excellent communication and influencing skills; proven experience of influencing other teams/groups where their support is critical to success
- An amazing team player, understanding cultural barriers and bridging business gaps
- Solid Project Management experience and ability to oversee multiple projects at once
- Strong analytics and reporting background, with the ability to build scorecards/dashboards independently
- An ability to identify upstream blockers, prioritize solutions and communicate effectively
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally (5-10% of the year)
- In-depth expertise in contact center forecasting, scheduling and capacity planning
- Previous experience launching and implementing new outsourced operations, ideally in a global - offshore location
- Previous work experience developing and implementing process redesigns transitioning from current-state to future-state on a global delivery model
- Experience in negotiating complex contracts, preferably with global BPOs and proven track record in outsourcing benchmarking and market analyses
Responsibilities
- Responsible for leading BPO RFP and setup process end to end (sourcing, site selection, contract negotiation/structuring, pilot design, integration)
- Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day performance of outsourced operations for our various operations pillars, ensuring overall quality levels are being delivered
- Regularly visit vendor sites for relationship building, performance reviews and to assess overall program health; from employee experience to processes and best-practices
- Responsible for analyzing data with vendors to drive changes if needed, improving operational processes, identifying opportunities to increase efficiencies to reduce costs
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to properly manage expectations on performance, business requirements and overall service delivery, holding vendors accountable for overall performance execution
- Understand reporting needs and request appropriate data analysis on metrics performance for internal stakeholders
- Serve as the primary point of contact for issues related to overall vendor performance and quality to effectively resolve escalations and provide solutions to vendors
- Identify opportunities for processes and best-practices adoption, develop and adjust SOPs to align with high level organization/company goals
- Orchestrate efforts from internal and outsourced teams to conduct and engage in meaningful conversations during weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews
- Establish and solidify business plans and roadmaps as it pertains to recruiting, hiring, training and product knowledge management (vendor management governance)
- Set vendors up for success by advocating for them when needed and ensuring their feedback is heard and prioritized to drive procedure and tooling improvements