Customer Care Operations Manager
Company Description
Role Introduction
Key Responsibilities
- Implement Cathay’s global customer contact strategy while maintaining an external industry perspective to sustain competitive advantage.
- Lead and manage a customer contact operation of approximately 100–150 employees, driving engagement and execution of Cathay’s people strategy.
- Deliver customer excellence by executing globally designed customer experience strategies across front office, middle office, and high‑value member servicing.
- Monitor and optimise staffing, productivity, cost, and operational performance across the hub.
- Drive revenue performance through the customer contact channel in line with the agreed annual operating plan.
- Manage operational, resilience, and fraud risks within defined risk appetite, developing mitigation plans as required.
- Execute functional, technical, and leadership development roadmaps in partnership with Cathay Academy, embedding strong coaching and operating rhythms.
- Lead and support change and transformation initiatives, ensuring readiness and adoption across teams.
- Build, develop, and performance‑manage leaders and direct reports through structured goal setting, reviews, and development planning.
- Establish and maintain a robust operating rhythm and performance governance framework, using leading and lagging indicators to track outcomes, drive accountability, and support continuous improvement across the operation.
Requirements
- Graduation in any discipline.
- Tertiary education with a minimum of 10–12 years of contact centre or service delivery experience in a leadership role.
- Demonstrated experience in Lean Six Sigma, risk management, and vendor management.
- Strong people management capability with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proven strategic agility with strong influencing skills.
- Rigorous analytical and problem‑solving capability.
- A collaborative, change‑driven leadership approach with confidence and self‑motivation.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and PowerPoint.
- Willingness to undertake international travel to Customer Contact Division sites.
** Candidates must have the legal right to live and work in India.
Benefits
https://careers.cathaypacific.com/who-we-are/why-work-here
Cathay is proud to offer eligible employees competitive compensation & benefits package, as varied by location, regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment and employment status as highlighted below.
- Travel Privileges on Cathay Pacific Airways Global Network
- Extensive well-being programs including health and employee assistance program benefits to help you stay well.
- Paid Leave
- If this position requires a uniform, a uniform allowance will be provided.
Personal & Application Information
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