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Primary Function of the Position

The Senior Manager CS Programs and Strategy is a core member of Intuitive’s worldwide customer service organization. The Customer Service team proactively engages with business stakeholders across the company to leverage the voice of the customer, drives continuous improvement programs/initiatives, and assist our customers with our patient first always mission.

This team member’s core areas of responsibility will include leading a team with the following core responsibilities: program and project management, knowledge management, training/onboarding, business systems, process improvement, and customer service reporting and analytics. This person will partner closely with Customer Service counterparts in Europe and Asia, the Global Service Business Systems team, and FSO Analytics.

Essential Job Duties

Program Management Leadership: Develop, communicate, and execute the vision, strategy, and goals for internal projects and cross functional projects, ensuring alignment with the organization's goals and priorities. Establish a 3-year plan and roadmap, with emphasis and urgency on year one milestones that uphold Services goals.

• Strategic Focus: Demonstrated ability to pivot and prioritize effectively, showcasing a commitment to strategic goals. Proven experience in promptly redirecting efforts and resources towards Services activities, ensuring dedicated focus and seamless execution when a project goes live, even amidst concurrent projects.
• Team Resource Management: Allocate resources effectively; figure out trade-offs through lens of fundamental building blocks.  Engage team to stay focused and make progress on the Vital Few. 
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and challenges, proactively develop mitigation plans, and ensure successful risk management throughout project lifecycles.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Foster a culture of partnership, innovation, and partnership across different functional areas within Intuitive to identify, drive, and maintain key business opportunities and requirements focused on enhanced system capabilities, process improvements, and improved customer experience.
• Business Process & Systems Improvement: Acts as a business owner and partners with GSBS on current to future state process and systems enhancements where Customer Service is a primary user (GHX, ISO, CPQ, SAP, Neptune, IVR, WFM, Automation Anywhere/RPA, Salesforce)
• Reporting and Analytics: Partner with FSO Analytics to establish a clean Single Source of Truth data and reporting ecosystem so that we can consistently and effectively examine CS operational effectiveness, complex business problems, data, or trends aligned with Global Services goals, strategies, and tactics.
• Training and Onboarding: Assist with the strategy and creation of effective training programs for global customer service representatives.
• Knowledge Management: Assist with internal knowledge management strategy and best practices as we transition to Salesforce KM in partnership with Global Service Business Systems

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 10+ years of combined program management, process improvement, and reporting experience ideally across services-oriented organizations
• Minimum 4+ year of management / leadership experience
• At least 2 years of experience in Strategic planning
• Exceptional leadership and people management skills including decision-making, team building, motivation and conflict resolution
• Attention to detail along with ability to keep the big picture in perspective, both proactive and versatile, and willing to handle challenges
• Solid relationship leadership with a track record of positively partnering, influencing, and extensively coordinating with internal and external partners, including senior managers
• Exceptional communication skills to synthesize key messages, prepare impactful materials, and tailor appropriately for the audience
• Ability to create decks and materials to communicate at senior levels concisely, clearly, and consistently
• Exceptional diagnostic skills, ability to break down complex business processes, and identify areas for improvement
• Takes ownership and accountability of the program and is a “self-starter”
• Maintain positive demeanor and “can do” attitude
• A successful candidate will have experience managing complex business challenges and can influence and drive large cross-functional initiatives.
• They will have a solid bias toward data driven decision-making, and an innate ability to know how metrics relate to business problems.
• Highly collective and able to influence without authority.

Required Education and Training

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field

Working Conditions

• Up to 15% travel required

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.