Director of Customer Service

Lightology LLC • Chicago, IL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary function of the Director of Customer Service is to lead, develop and provide strategic direction for Customer Service teams. The Director is responsible for providing superior team leadership and innovative customer service, utilizing a positive, professional, and proactive approach at all times. The Director will oversee current customer service processes and procedures while actively developing new efficient processes and training/mentoring our agents.

Requirements

• Experience leading teams of customer service in an e-commerce environment.
• 8-10 years of progressive responsibility in service leadership positions
• Experience with implementation of AI tools in a customer service environment.
• Experience working with NetSuite a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop effective strategies to manage customer relationships, anticipate customer needs and guide our team through escalated customer service issues.
• Provide leadership through effective communication of vision, active coaching and development while comparing customer service results to goals and taking appropriate action to correct when necessary.
• Define all customer interactions and develop processes that will provide exceptional customer experiences with each interaction.
• Implement AI based tools to enhance customer experience while increasing employee productivity.
• Develop CRM functions incorporating our sales channels (in-store, website, webchat, phone and email).
• Resolve escalated customer experience issues appropriately, document issues, and train employees on best practices for solutions in the future.
• Develop effective strategies to manage customer relationships, anticipate customer needs and provide a superior quality service across all of our sales channels.
• Ensure departmental functional execution including customer/member assignment, customer compliance, pricing and costing maintenance, sales order processing, proposals, and overall departmental processes.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance enrollment on the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment
• 401(k) Retirement plan after 6 months of employment.
• Up to 80 hours of accrued Vacation Paid Leave, prorated your first year.
• State and locally-regulated Paid Sick Time.
• Paid Company Holidays, after 30 days.
• Short Term, Long Term Disability, Life, and AD&D optional Insurance benefits the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment.
• Company-sponsored Life with AD&D Insurance Coverage.
• Optional Enrollment in Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed