Senior Manager, Operations Servicing Strategy, Collections and Recoveries Channels (Hybrid)
As a Senior Manager, Operations Servicing Strategy, Collections and Recoveries Channels, you will be part of a smart, talented team responsible for transforming the customer and agent servicing experiences. You will regularly integrate and influence multiple groups and be seen as a strong consultant by business partners in developing strategic capabilities and executing sustainable customer and agent experiences. You will educate and gain buy-in from key stakeholders to ensure the technology and processes deliver breakthrough business results and radically transform customer service.
Capital One's Card Collections and Recoveries OSS (Operations Servicing Strategy) Team focuses on delivering human centric experiences that fosters lasting financial resilience for our most vulnerable customers. In this role, you will lead a team focused on identifying areas of operational improvement and delivering solutions against them. This team works closely with our Operations partners to understand areas within our network that are creating friction for our customers and are impeding our ability to provide efficient, accurate customer service. Delivering a great customer experience and resilient financial performance requires clear policies, great technology, and flawless operational execution. In this role you will partner with upstream intent owners and product teams to harness data and technology to maximize efficiency while delivering a brand defining customer experience.
Specific responsibilities:
Drive transformational improvements for Agents and Customers through initiatives that cross the Collections and Recoveries team
Development of strategic roadmaps in partnership with leaders across the Collections and Recoveries ecosystem to harness platform capabilities for a global operational workforce
Demonstrate leadership by leading a diverse team of associates focused on process and project management
The ability to identify and socialize improvement opportunities to influence priorities across our US Card servicing footprint
Work with analyst and product teams to leverage data and technology to improve the tools our agents use to service customers
Strengthen the analytical and critical thinking skills of a team to unlock the solutions that will transform Channels
Manage a team of ~3 direct reports
On any given day you will be:
Leading Strategic Direction
Partnering closely with Line of Business leaders to ensure Operations is represented in the ideation, design and execution of their objectives through (1) Intent delivery and operational readiness (2) servicing strategy and (3) influencing their product roadmap through the delivery of insights and listening
Designs the strategic programs and initiatives partnering with project and product teams to integrate the customer and agent design to develop processes that track progress, identify and address issues
Leading high impact transformation initiatives and change management contributing to the overall outcomes, definition, scoping, design, and delivery
Influencing
Creating over-arching roadmaps, in partnership with tech, product and intent teams with a focus on human centered design
Ensuring the product design is built for agents and customers
Creating and delivering presentations to senior management. Guiding and influencing senior management discussions and decisions
Leading Horizontally
Creating, establishing, and managing communications across teams to ensure optimal engagement of associates and leaders
Consulting with business partners to understand complex problems and focus on bringing issues to resolution, horizontal influence and leadership in a matrixed environment. Escalating road-blocks as necessary to meet timelines. clarifying and defining transformation requirements / scope for cross-functional problems
Conducting independent research and analysis to solve ambiguous client problems. Working with transformation teams to develop recommendations to clients (e.g., senior management and/or executives) enabling them to make key business decisions
Providing Operational Excellence
Responsibility for day-to-day operational aspects of the experience; participating in developing products, benefits definition, management of changes in the operational environment, and assigning and managing team accountabilities on an ongoing basis
Distilling big picture intent into tactical requirements and implementation plans and executing process efficiency
Intimately understanding the heart of specific operations and represent the voice of that operation to multiple product teams and client stakeholder groups
What skills you need to bring to the table:
Leadership- Influencing, challenging and enabling associates and leaders to significantly evolve and lead through change. Drive complex projects and programs by providing strategic direction and project management
Technical and Strategic- While you may not be a hard-core coder, you should have a solid understanding of the business trade-offs and how to get the most out of our technology. Further, you will be diving into problems with the Business Analysts, Ops leaders and Tech teams and they will think of you as an "honorary member of the guild" because you can speak their language
Curiosity- You ask why, you explore, and you're not afraid to come to the table with a totally new idea. Solving complex problems is what drives you and you like taking on new ones
Do-er- you have a bias towards action, try things and sometimes fail. You work in scaled agile frameworks and have iterative delivery with a focus on results
Communicator- You can communicate and partner with your team and key stakeholders across all levels of the company to manage, inform and influence outcomes. They know your priorities and why you are doing what you are doing
Analytical- You're Not scared of numbers; instead you believe they help illuminate the truth
Customer-Centric- You lead with human centered design as the basis for decision making and influencing outcomes
Location: This role is hybrid, where you will be expected to spend 3 days per week working in office and the remainder of the week working virtually.
We recognize that many life paths can contribute to interest in this role. We value all experience, whether gained in a classroom or through other paths, and invite everyone who meets the qualifications to apply for this role.
Basic Qualifications:
High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
At least 5 years of experience in People Leadership
At least 5 years of experience directing process transformations or projects
At least 3 years of experience in Strategic planning
At least 3 years of Process OR Project Management experience in an operations environment, OR at least 3 years of Program Management experience in an operations environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Six Sigma, Lean, or PMP Certification
At least 7 years of experience leading process transformations or projects
At least 7 years of experience in People Leadership
At least 3 years of experience working with external partners or supplier management
At least 3 years of experience designing customer and associates' experiences in an omni-channel environment
At least 6 years of experience delivering transformational initiatives
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
McLean, VA: $154,600 - $176,400 for Senior Manager, Operations Servicing Strategy
Richmond, VA: $140,600 - $160,400 for Senior Manager, Operations Servicing Strategy
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website (https://www.capitalonecareers.com/benefits) . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
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