Call Center Manager

Claims Specialist (CCaaS & Workforce Management)

Location: Scottsdale, AZ | Work Schedule: Hybrid schedule: 4 days onsite / 1 day remote | Department: Claims

About the Role

Company is seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and solutions-focused Claims Specialist to support our contact center operations, CCaaS technology, workforce management, and Claims Department performance. This role plays a key part in helping the team meet service level goals, maintain staffing coverage, support contact center systems, and provide timely reporting and insights that drive operational decisions.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working with data, systems, schedules, call center metrics, and cross-functional partners. This position requires strong follow-through, sound judgment, technical aptitude, and the ability to respond with urgency while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.

What You’ll Do

·         Monitor real-time contact center performance, including service levels, call volume, abandon rates, and staffing coverage.

·         Maintain accurate schedules, staffing plans, and workforce updates to support Claims Department service level goals.

·         Develop and maintain staffing forecasts using historical trends, business needs, shrinkage, and operational assumptions.

·         Prepare monthly and ad hoc reports with clear insights, variance explanations, and actionable recommendations for leadership.

·         Administer and support CCaaS platforms, including IVR configurations, call routing, queues, user setup, and system settings.

·         Serve as a primary point of contact for contact center technology issues, including ticket submission, triage, escalation, follow-up, and resolution tracking.

·         Partner with Claims leadership, IT, vendors, and internal stakeholders to support system updates, testing, implementations, and process improvements.

·         Identify recurring trends, scheduling challenges, technology issues, and process gaps; recommend practical solutions that improve efficiency and customer experience.

What We’re Looking For

·         3 - 5 years of experience in claims operations, contact center operations, workforce management, scheduling, reporting, business systems support, or a related operational support role.

·         Working knowledge of contact center metrics such as service level, abandon rate, average handle time, occupancy, adherence, shrinkage, and forecast accuracy.

·         Must have forecasting accuracy experience: Ability to predict call and chat volumes and convert those metrics into precise staffing requirements.

·         Must have real-time execution experience: Ability to manage intraday staffing variances when call or chat volume spikes, absenteeism occurs, or operational coverage needs shift.

·         Experience supporting or administering CCaaS, telephony, call center, or workforce management platforms such as RingCentral, DialPad, Five9, Genesys, NICE, Verint, or similar systems preferred.

·         Strong analytical skills with the ability to review data, identify trends, determine operational impact, and communicate clear recommendations.

·         Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and reporting tools; experience with dashboards, workforce management systems, or data visualization tools is a plus.

·         Strong communication, organization, documentation, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.

·         Ability to manage competing priorities, respond quickly to business needs, and work independently with accuracy and professionalism.

Education

·         High school diploma or equivalent required.

·         Associate or bachelor’s degree in business administration, operations management, analytics, information systems, or a related field preferred.

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