Operations Manager, Afterpay
- Full-time
Company Description
Today, Cash App has thousands of employees around the world with a culture geared toward creativity, collaboration and impact. We’ve been a distributed team since day one, and continue to value working across time zones and continents both remotely and in our Cash App offices.
Our offices are great, but many of our roles can be done remotely from the countries where Block operates. We tailor our experience to champion our employees’ creativity and productivity wherever they are.
Check out our locations, benefits and more at cash.app/careers.
Job Description
We are seeking a results focussed individual with a naturally positive and continuous improvement mindset, who has a strong background in leading a team and service delivery responsibilities in a customer service environment.
As an Operations Manager in our Customer Service team you will be partnering with our wider Afterpay / Clearpay Operations Team and third party / outsource supplier teams to deliver an effortless customer experience via our Customer Service contact centres. We strive to solve our customer’s issues quickly and allow them to get back to their day with ease.
This role is responsible for:
Support the day to day customer service delivery of our outsourced partners and specialist in-house teams
Champion effortless experience for our customers everyday in all Supplier Team Leader interactions; be our process expert on how to deliver an effortless experience for our customers in accordance with defined operations policies and procedures
Facilitate Daily / Weekly Huddles Team Leader and Reviews with outsourced partners to maintain daily focus on service delivery, responding to trends and insights as needed
In partnership with Workforce Management (WFM); Actively manage specific queues across both digital and voice to track they are being worked inline with global KPI’s, actively monitoring and tracking emerging issues or pressure points
Stay connected with performance data and understand drivers of results; in partnership with Outsource provider teams build and deliver on specific improvement action plans/glide paths
Identify training and coaching requirements for teams based on performance monitoring, feedback and data analysis (focused on Quality, Productivity and Service Lens)
Execute on specific and measurable Coaching or Performance Management Projects to drive improved performance around specific measures / insights
Work with global Operations teams and Outsource partners to ensure operational readiness for planned change and or incident responses as required.
Work with frontline teams to identify incidents and raise with the technical teams / relevant stakeholders for resolution and guide agents on how to manage customers impacted.
Define and help prioritize SOP and high effort process issues, whilst always keeping the global impacts at front of mind
Prepare weekly/monthly Operations deck and lead Supplier performance reviews in absence of manager
Act as a representative in the absence of line manager and support broader Afterpay/Clearpay teams where required
Be actively involved in fortnightly Calibration sessions with QA team and suppliers to ensure that an understanding of expectations is met.
Qualifications
Proven track record in Operational team leadership and customer service delivery; minimum of 2 years of related experience Customer Service Leadership in a complex omni channel model (voice, messaging, social)
Self-starter with a can do attitude who is results focused
Experience working in a fast pace forward thinking environment; delivering change
As a ‘hands on’ coach you are prepared to roll your sleeves up and support the team
Ability to troubleshoot and fix problems
Proven experience working in a complex team environment; preferably remote teams
Motivated leader able to manage and prioritise competing tasks with a passion for operational effectiveness
A genuine passion for ‘treating customers fairly’, driving positive customer experiences & developing teams
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a natural skill for developing relationships both internally and externally
Data Analysis and Insight capability; ability to identify and understand process trends / themes and to formulate meaningful insights from this for action or attention
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)
Additional Information
We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.
We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.
Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.