Manager, Member Experience
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Job Description
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MANAGER, MEMBER EXPERIENCE
Full-Time Permanent - Competition #23-10 Position Summary
The Manager, Member Experience is responsible for ensuring a quality customer experience for Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan (ASEBP) covered members. Using strong leadership skills, passion for customer service, thorough understanding of benefit administration and contact centre channels, the manager will ensure covered members have a personalized, easy and seamless benefits experience, regardless of whether they engage ASEBP through a benefit specialist or through our digital platform. From member enrolment to member retirement, the manager\'s job is to ensure members have exceptional support in understanding their benefit coverage and options at different stages in their life and health journeys. Your Key Responsibilities Ensure the operations of the department align with ASEBP\'s strategic direction, objectives and culture set forth by the ASEBP trustees and the executive team.
- Evaluate and report on progress of the department\'s strategic direction and objectives.
- In collaboration with the director, identify, monitor and report on key performance indicators.
- Oversee change management within the department.
- Using ASEBP project methodology, sponsor and/or allocate subject matter expertise to organizational initiatives and projects as needed.
- Provide guidance and support to the team ensuring they have the tools, training and resources to execute their work efficiently and effectively.
- Ensure a superior customer experience is delivered by setting service standards, key performance indicators, and defining and monitoring relevant metrics.
- Ensure member data and related transactions, such as enrolment information, status changes, etc. are properly maintained, actioned and updated.
- Manage team workload volumes and delegate accordingly. Ensure scheduling aligns with departmental and organizational needs.
- Oversee and continuously improve department workflows and processes.
- Manage budget and resource allocation within department.
- Identify, address, and mitigate issues and risks as needed.
- Handle escalated customer concerns as needed.
- Sponsor and allocate department resources to projects that impact member service.
- Develop working knowledge of ASEBP\'s member-facing systems and the interaction between systems.
- Ensure members enrolment and subsequent changes to member data are processed efficiently and effectively.
- Stay current in new contact centre and benefit technologies and assess their application to ASEBP.
- Provide training and support to the team to ensure competency in changing technologies so they can support members accessing these technologies (where applicable).
- Ensure the team structure is optimized for service excellence.
- In conjunction with Human Resources (HR), recruit, interview, orient and train new employees.
- Ensure team members have the knowledge and skills to excel in their roles, and grow within their career pathways.
- Ensure the team is knowledgeable on all lines of benefits, technologies and services and is updated when there are changes in plan design and other services.
- Ensure employees receive active coaching and mentoring, including timely feedback to maximize their performance.
- Ensure regular quality assurance reviews are conducted to inform performance management.
- Ensure team is updated on organizational policies, team processes and safety protocols.
- In conjunction with HR, actively identify and create opportunities for employee learning and development
- Work collaboratively across all divisions to ensure organizational effectiveness.
- Alert relevant areas to trends and information that is discovered through member interaction.
- Consult and collaborate with other teams/departments on development, improvement, prioritization, implementation and evaluation of cross-divisional business processes.
- Represent the department on various ASEBP/Alberta Blue Cross working groups.
- Liaise with Alberta Blue Cross regarding adjudication decisions, member concerns, plan related changes,
- Liaise with, and provide or present information to other stakeholders and partners as needed.
- Completion of a university degree in business, insurance or a related field.
- Five to ten years of experience in a leadership position.
- Experience managing employees in a contact centre and/or in benefit plan administration is an asset.
- A Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation is an asset.
- Transformational leadership skills, including strong emotional intelligence.
- Experience with change management.
- Previous work in a unionized environment or with unionized client groups.
- Experience interpreting plan documents.
- Strong interpersonal and customer services skill with an ability to communicate with various stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal skills with an ability to effectively communicate complex benefit information to a variety of audiences.
- Exceptional prioritization and time management skills.
- Ability to effectively give and receive feedback.
- Ability to communicate in difficult situations.
- This position is eligible to participate in the hybrid workforce program.
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Job IdJD2120441
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationEdmonton, AB, Canada
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EducationNot mentioned