Director – Contact Center
Walmart
Director – Contact Center
Walmart
Sells groceries and essentials in stores and online
What You’ll do :
• In this role, you will set the operating strategy for Customer Support, establishing priorities, performance standards, and governance mechanisms that align the organization with business and customer needs. You will create the visibility and accountability required to identify issues early and drive timely action.
• You will improve the customer experience and operating model, using customer insights and operational data to identify opportunities across service, quality, resolution effectiveness, and repeat contacts. You will simplify processes, remove friction, and partner across teams to improve the end-to-end customer journey.
• You will influence across organizational boundaries, working with Product, Technology, Finance, People, Workforce Management, and other partners to solve complex customer and business problems. You will also ensure appropriate operational controls and business continuity mechanisms are in place to maintain resilience through periods of change and disruption.
• You will lead transformation across Customer Support, applying automation, AI, analytics, and new operating models to improve customer and associate experiences and increase efficiency. You will partner with Product and Technology to turn emerging capabilities into measurable business outcomes.
• You will own the capacity and economics of the operation, partnering with Workforce Management, Finance, and business teams to align resources with demand and optimize staffing, OPEX, productivity, and cost-to-serve. You will make trade-offs that balance near-term performance with long-term scalability.
• You will build a strong leadership organization, developing senior leaders and people managers while strengthening succession and talent pipelines. You will create an environment of high standards, accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
• 18+ years of professional experience, including 10+ years leading large, multi-layered organizations and developing senior leaders.
• Proven experience leading large-scale customer service, contact center, or customer experience organizations, with accountability for service, quality, productivity, customer experience, and cost, and a track record of delivering measurable improvements across these outcomes.
• Experience leading multi-channel customer support across voice, chat, and digital channels, preferably within a large-scale retail, ecommerce, technology, or consumer business.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and partners across a complex global organization.
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing organizations, establish scalable operating mechanisms, and lead complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience using data, analytics, AI, automation, and technology-enabled solutions to transform customer operations and improve scalability and efficiency.
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Retail Management, Business, Psychology, Counseling, Technology, Communications, or related field and 5 years’ experience in retail management, business, psychology, counseling, business administration, or related area OR 7 years’ experience in retail management, business, psychology, counseling, business administration, or related area.Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Customer service, contact center, service desk, or related area, Managing teams in an operations or production environment, Project Management, Supervisory experienceWalmart sells groceries, household essentials, clothing, and electronics through stores and online marketplaces for consumers around the world. Its everyday low price model combines large purchasing volumes with distribution networks that move goods to stores and customer homes. Shoppers can browse online, collect orders at a nearby store, or request delivery, while third-party merchants use its marketplace and fulfillment services to reach customers. The group earns revenue from merchandise sales, memberships, advertising, and services, and also operates pharmacies, optical centers, and digital payments businesses. Walmart opened its first discount store in 1962 and is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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