EXL

Assistant Manager

EXL  •  Pune, IN (Onsite)  •  7 days ago
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Job Description

Provide leadership to managers and drive strategic initiatives within the organization.

Key Responsibilities 1. Team Leadership & Team Building

  • Build, develop, and motivate a high-performing team through structured coaching and engagement activities.
  • Conduct regular team huddles, communication sessions, and development programs to maintain a positive and collaborative environment.
  • Identify skill gaps and create targeted training plans to uplift team capability.
  • Foster team culture centered on accountability, customer empathy, and operational excellence.

2. Performance Management

  • Track and manage individual and team performance against defined KPIs (AHT, CSAT, QA, Productivity, Utilization, etc.).
  • Conduct monthly/quarterly performance reviews and create action plans for performance improvement.
  • Use data-driven insights to guide coaching, feedback, and performance decisions.
  • Partner with HR for performance improvement plans, rewards & recognition, and compliance with organizational guidelines.

3. Operational & Team Management

  • Oversee day-to-day operations for Chat, Email, and Voice queues to ensure smooth functioning and optimal staffing.
  • Monitor real-time performance dashboards and take corrective actions to manage volumes and workload allocation.
  • Coordinate with WFM for roster planning, shrinkage control, adherence, and schedule optimization.
  • Escalate operational risks, system issues, or challenges proactively.

4. SLA Management

  • Ensure adherence to all SLAs across response time, resolution time, AHT, contact handling efficiency, and backlog management.
  • Analyze SLA breaches and drive root-cause analysis with preventive and corrective measures.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to resolve process gaps impacting SLA performance.
  • Maintain governance through daily/weekly SLA performance reviews.

5. Quality Management

  • Ensure high-quality customer interactions by collaborating with QA teams on audits, feedback loops, and training needs.
  • Analyze quality reports to identify trends, behavior patterns, and improvement opportunities.
  • Conduct refresher training, calibration sessions, and quality workshops to ensure consistent service standards.
  • Drive initiatives that improve CSAT, NPS, FCR, and other experience metrics.

6. Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with Operations Leaders, Quality, WFM, Training, and Product/Policy teams to align operational goals.
  • Drive continuous improvement projects based on customer pain points, process gaps, or agent performance needs.
  • Represent the team in internal reviews, business updates, and performance discussions.

7. Reporting & Analytics

  • Generate and review daily, weekly, and monthly reports on performance metrics.
  • Identify trends and insights to guide strategic and operational decision-making.
  • Present dashboards, RCA documents, action plans, and performance stories to leadership.

Qualifications & Competencies Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • 3–5 years of experience in customer support operations, including team leadership roles.
  • Strong knowledge of Chat, Email, and Voice support workflows.
  • Experience managing KPIs such as SLA, AHT, CSAT, QA, and Productivity.

Skills & Attributes:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
  • Ability to motivate, coach, and influence teams.
  • Expertise in conflict resolution, feedback delivery, and team management.
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage high-volume operations.
  • Familiarity with CRM, ticketing systems, and workforce tools.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

  • Consistently meets or exceeds SLA and quality targets.
  • Builds a motivated, skilled, and engaged team with strong performance results.
  • Demonstrates strong ownership, operational discipline, and customer-first thinking.
  • Drives continuous improvement through data insights and process innovation.

Bachelor Degree in relevant field with 2 - 4 years of relevant experience

EXL

About EXL

Choosing a digital partner is about more than capabilities — it’s about collaboration and character.

Unrealistic overhauls and off-the-shelf products ignore what matters most — your unique needs, culture, goals, and your legacy data and technology environments.

At EXL, our collaboration is built on ongoing listening and learning to adapt our methodologies. We’re your business evolution partner—tailoring solutions that make the most of data to make better business decisions and drive more intelligence into your increasingly digital operations.

Whether your goals are scaling the use of AI and digital, redesign operating models, or driving better and faster decisions, we’re here to partner with you to help you gain—and maintain—competitive advantage with efficient, sustainable models at scale.

Our expertise in transformation, data science, and change management helps make your business more efficient and effective, improve customer relationships and enhance revenue growth. Instead of focusing on multi-year, resource- and time-intensive platform designs or migrations, we look deeper at your entire value chain to integrate strategies with impact.

We use our specialization in analytics, digital interventions, and operations management—alongside deep industry expertise — to deliver solutions that help you outperform the competition.

At EXL, it’s all about outcomes—your outcomes—and delivering success on your terms. Share your goals with us and together, we’ll optimize how you leverage data to drive your business forward.

For more information, visit www.exlservice.com.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
Unknown
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