
Assistant Manager, Customer Experience at ICEA Lion Group
- Nairobi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Execution of CX Strategy
- Contribute to the design and formulation of the business’s CX strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Translate strategic CX goals into operational plans and monitor progress against targets.
- Lead initiatives to improve Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI), Net Promoter Score (NPS), and customer retention.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve complex customer issues and embed customer-centric practices.
- Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Manage day-to-day CX operations, ensuring timely resolution of customer requests, complaints, and escalations.
- Oversee service delivery at the front office, ensuring consistent turnaround times (TATs) and adherence to service standards.
- Work with relevant teams to address root causes and implement improvement actions.
- Collaborate with Operations and Technology & Transformation teams to resolve system issues affecting customer experience.
- Lead quality assurance processes by monitoring service interactions, reviewing turnaround times, and ensuring adherence to established CX policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
- Lead the customer feedback management process, analyze insights, and identify trends for action.
- Drive process and policy improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
- Customer Engagement
- Lead the design of hyper-personalised client communication, ensuring messages are timely, relevant, and aligned to CX objectives.
- Oversee the distribution of communications, review performance statistics (e.g., open rates, response rates, conversion metrics), and implement improvements.
- Coordinate and participate in Group CX initiatives and customer engagement programs.
- People Management
- Lead, coach, and develop the CX team to deliver consistent, high-quality service.
- Manage staffing levels, workforce planning, and performance management, ensuring productivity and adherence to service standards.
- Conduct regular team meetings to communicate priorities, share updates, and recognize achievements.
- Performance Management & Reporting
- Define and monitor CX performance metrics, ensuring alignment with service standards and business goals.
- Prepare and deliver monthly CX reports covering key business metrics and CX-related indicators
- Track progress of CX initiatives and recommend corrective actions where targets are not met.
- Use data and analytics to identify trends, forecast needs, and guide decision-making.
- Requirements
- Core Technical & Behavioral Competencies.
- Technical Competencies
- Customer experience management and complaint handling/service recovery
- CX metrics, analytics, and reporting (e.g., NPS, CSI, TATs)
- Quality assurance and process improvement
- Customer engagement and personalized communications
- CRM and CX systems proficiency
- Regulatory and compliance awareness
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field from a recognized university
- Professional certification in CX/Customer Service is an added advantage.
- At least 8 years in Customer Experience or Service management, experience in a supervisory role is an added advantage
- Experience managing multi-channel customer service operations in financial services, insurance, or a regulated industry.
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