Are you a seasoned leader with a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences? Do you thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? Look no further than arenaflex, a leading innovator in the industry, where we're seeking a talented Director, Customer Experience to join our team.
As a Director, Customer Experience at arenaflex, you'll play a critical role in shaping the future of our customer support experience. You'll lead a high-performing team of customer experience professionals, driving exceptional support, scalability, and efficiency across our SMB customer base. With a strong focus on process improvement, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration, you'll be instrumental in delivering a world-class customer experience that sets us apart from the competition.
**About arenaflex**
arenaflex is a cutting-edge company that's revolutionizing the industry with its innovative solutions and commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is passionate about delivering exceptional experiences that exceed our customers' expectations. We're a dynamic and fast-paced organization that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding career opportunity, arenaflex is the perfect place to grow your skills and advance your career.
**Key Responsibilities**
As a Director, Customer Experience at arenaflex, your key responsibilities will include:
* Delivering exceptional support experiences for our SMB customers, providing empathetic, informative, and timely responses that meet their needs and exceed their expectations
* Identifying opportunities to improve the customer experience journey, automating steps, reducing friction, and providing resources and support for agents to handle increasing types of questions and issues
* Developing and executing strategic plans to drive monthly, quarterly, and annual execution of team KPIs, using a process-oriented and data-driven approach
* Championing customer priorities cross-functionally, collaborating and communicating with product teams to influence customer experience initiatives within the product roadmap
* Maintaining full visibility and status on cross-functional efforts to deliver feedback surfaced by our customers
* Designing and developing process improvements to the customer experience journey, with a focus on automation, reducing friction, and providing resources and support for agents
* Hiring and building a high-performing team through strong mentorship and talent development, while identifying key opportunities for growth and up-leveling
* Driving best practices and continuous improvement, including building a customer experience playbook
* Working with the risk leadership team on forward-thinking initiatives to ensure our CX delivery model evolves as the business continues to scale
* Exploring partnerships, including working with Business Process Outsourcing resources
* Championing ongoing learning and continuous improvement across your team and our business, providing support, education, and training to different teams to build a world-class customer experience team
* Collaborating with cross-functional teams (Risk, Product, Engineering, etc.) to ensure customer feedback and issues are integrated into every aspect of our product
* Staying ahead of emerging customer engagement trends and customer experience preferences
**Requirements**
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
* 6+ years of experience in Customer Experience/Support
* 5+ years of experience in a people leadership capacity
* Experience developing, coaching, and mentoring high-performing teams
* Fintech experience (an asset)
* Collaborative, organized, and execution-oriented with strong communication skills
* A keen analytical approach to identifying trends, issues, and opportunities
* Highly process-oriented, with the ability to drive improvement in complex cross-departmental processes
* Empathetic and humble, with the ability to truly understand the needs of SMBs and teams
* Bonus points for experience working in a fintech startup, joining a company at its early stages, and maximizing the potential of Zendesk when it comes to reporting and analytics
**Benefits**
As a Director, Customer Experience at arenaflex, you'll enjoy a range of benefits, including:
* Competitive salary and meaningful equity: every team member gets a piece of the pie
* Comprehensive health benefits: we offer full health benefits + an HSA/WSA starting from day 1 so you get the coverage you need
* Considerable vacation/end-of-year holiday shutdown: we take time off to reset and recharge so we come back better for our customers
* Personal and professional growth: support from leaders who care about your growth and success through regular feedback and coaching
* Top-tier equipment: we'll make sure you have everything you need to produce your best work
* Team-first culture: we're passionate about working collaboratively, bonding through team events, and most importantly having fun
**Join Our Team!**
If you're a seasoned leader with a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences, we want to hear from you! Apply today to join our team and take the next step in your career.