Sr. CX Manager

Unum•Portland, ME

1d•$75,500 - $142,700•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. CX Manager works across business, operations, and technology partners to translate customer insights, experience data, and Voice of the Customer feedback into actionable opportunities that improve customer outcomes and support Value Stream objectives. The incumbent collaborates with stakeholders to identify and assess experience improvement opportunities, facilitate cross-functional alignment, and support the execution of strategic initiatives that drive growth, persistency, and operational efficiency. Through customer journey analysis, experience measurement, and portfolio reporting, the CX Manager helps ensure Value Stream decisions are informed by customer needs and business impact. As a trusted advisor and connector across teams, this role promotes customer-centric practices, supports prioritization, and helps advance transformation efforts through data-driven recommendations, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement. Success requires strong analytical, consulting, and relationship management capabilities, along with the ability to influence outcomes across a matrixed organization. The incumbent shares accountability for advancing a customer-centric culture, supporting the successful execution of Value Stream priorities, and delivering measurable customer and business outcomes through the Value Stream operating model.

Requirements

Strong Communication Skills: Ability to clearly and effectively communicate with customers, internal teams, and stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.
Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates a deep understanding of customer emotions and perspectives to build trust and deliver personalized experiences.
Analytical Thinking: Proficient in analyzing customer data and feedback to identify trends, pain points, and opportunities for improvement.
Leadership and Team Collaboration: Capable of leading cross-functional teams, fostering a customer-centric culture, and collaborating across departments.
Problem-Solving Abilities: Skilled in proactively addressing customer issues and implementing effective solutions.
Adaptability and Agility: Comfortable navigating changing customer expectations, market dynamics, and emerging technologies.
Technical Proficiency: Familiar with customer management systems, analytics platforms, and feedback tools.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Design or related field
7+ years of experience in customer experience, delivering value to customers through problem solving, analytics, and/or process and technology deliverables.
Experience with CX platforms such as Salesforce, Zendesk, Qualtrics, or Medallia.
Proven track record of improving customer satisfaction and loyalty metrics.
Experience in cross-functional project management and leading CX initiatives.
Understanding of UX/UI principles and how they impact customer journeys.
Superior oral, written communication and presentation ability.
Advanced experience coordinating large-scale cross-team business and IT efforts.
Proven ability to analyze and communicate portfolio data and status.
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, rapidly changing business and technical environment.
Ability to negotiate effectively with business and IT partners on business requirements and timeframes on large initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Certifications in Customer Experience (e.g., CCXP) or related disciplines.
Familiarity with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI.
Experience with journey mapping tools such as Miro or Visio.
Understanding of and experience with product development lifecycle.
In-depth knowledge of Unum’s Customer Journey a plus

Responsibilities

Play a key role in the evaluation of strategy choices and long-term impacts, including support for business development activities
Lead the aggregation and analysis of CX portfolio data (Focused on Growth, Persistency, and Efficiency) and develop presentation materials for senior leadership to help facilitate more complex strategic planning discussions and drive decision making.
Partner with business leaders to help shape more complex functional area business plans and report on the status of plans, in order to identify and help resolve off track items or risks to the plan.
Responsible for the development of presentation documents for company and enterprise leadership, including Board of Directors meetings, to communicate Unum plan and results
Engages with business and IT leaders to develop business cases for complex experiences, including leading the creation of metrics-driven assessments, to determine financial feasibility and prioritization.
Encourage adherence to and application of the agile frameworks, promoting communication and collaboration across large enterprises and utilizing tools to track and report results and metrics for the experience portfolio.
Collaborates with business and IT partners to maintain strategic alignment and evaluate prioritization of complex experience backlog.
Evaluate return on investment for implemented or completed complex projects and help ensure accountability for realizing or achieving expected benefits.
Facilitate cross-team planning to ensure dependencies are met and maintain line of sight.
May lead capital planning and reporting, partnering across planning and finance and IT functions to ensure appropriate documentation.
Train and mentor less experienced team members.
Support transformation initiatives including communication and coordination, as necessary
Promote the benefits of change and act as a catalyst for change across the corporation.

Benefits

Award-winning culture
Inclusion and diversity as a priority
Performance Based Incentive Plans
Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
Mental health support
Career advancement opportunities
Student loan repayment options
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work environments
healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental)
insurance benefits (short & long-term disability)
performance-based incentive plans
paid time off
a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.