Location – Croydon – Hybrid – 3 days in the office and 2 days at home + regular international travel to other group sites
The role:
The Quality Lead for UK/IE is placed within the regional quality organization and reports to the Regional Quality & Training Lead in Operations. The role is responsible for ensuring and enhancing the quality of services of the operation in the country including quality process, customer satisfaction, complaints, and leakage. This position involves developing and implementing quality management strategies, overseeing quality assurance processes, and fostering continuous improvement initiatives. The Quality Lead for UK/IE collaborates with the central quality team and cross-functional teams to establish and maintain operations quality standards, meet regulatory requirements, and drive a culture of quality throughout the organization. This role is essential in delivering high-quality outcomes, maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction in the region, and driving quality awareness within the organization.
Primary objectives include managing complaints, driving quality assurance audits, monitoring and measuring customer satisfaction levels (VoC/ NPS), identifying areas for improvements, and implementing initiatives aligned with the Group quality strategy, as well as conducting OFR/ CFR to identify leakage and define improvement measures within the organization.
Hours:
Hours are 35 hours per week, Monday to Sunday 07:00 – 18:00. However, due to the nature of this role, hours may vary in line with the needs of the business and may be subject to change.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Quality Strategy: Participate in the development and implementation of the quality management strategy.
2. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with various departments to integrate quality measures into all aspects of the organization’s operations.
3. Quality Culture: Drive initiatives to promote a culture of quality.
4. Quality Standards: Establish and maintain high-quality standards aligned with industry best practices, group standards, and local regulatory requirements.
5. Quality Audits: Conduct regular audits to assess adherence to quality standards and identify areas for improvement.
6. Quality Certification: Implement and drive ISO and other certifications at the local level.
7. Quality Assurance: Plan, implement, and monitor quality assurance processes to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
8. Quality Metrics: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to quality, providing regular reports to leadership.
9. Customer Satisfaction: Follow the VOC/NPS score to enhance customer satisfaction by delivering high-quality services and addressing quality concerns.
10. Complaints Management: Roll out and maintain a sustainable complaints management process.
11. Continuous Improvement: Drive initiatives for continuous improvement in services and processes.
12. Risk Management: Identify and reduce potential quality risks by initiating measures to prevent defects and errors.
13. Documentation: Ensure proper documentation of quality processes and procedures.
14. Financial & Budget Management: Develop and manage the budget for the quality scope.
15. Team Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing team of operations professionals.
About you:
1. 10+ years’ experience in working with intercultural operations in insurance, assistance, or banking.
2. Strong knowledge in quality and complaints environment.
3. Experience in executing large scale strategy with a cross-functional approach.
4. Understanding of the UK regulatory environment.
5. Strong customer satisfaction and process efficiency focus.
6. Ability to interact easily with senior management.
7. Strong communication skills, team spirit, and flexibility.
8. Ability to multitask and work remotely in an international environment.
9. Fluency in English.
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