A successful candidate will be able to identify, define and drive call center readiness launch strategies, provide guidance to support Apple policies, resolve complex issues and support positive customer and employee engagement with Apple. The candidate will be able to determine necessary communication, training and policy creation requirements required for a successful launch. The Readiness Program Manager will manage an efficient contact center escalation path for identifying and resolving program/product launch issues. The job demands working under aggressive timelines to support broad and diverse project profiles with limited pre-disclosure. Non-standard business hours and some travel will be required.
Responsibilities:Provide leadership and ongoing feedback to support product, program and project readiness to ensure all call center specialists are prepared. Implement standardization across all regions for readiness initiatives. Coordinate and lead localized command centers for internal and external leadership during key launches, including determining and assigning roles and responsibilities. Analyze data, specialist feedback, and NPS results to capture emerging trends and learnings for readiness improvements. Simplify complex concepts for specialists and customers, create content when required.Clearly communicate status throughout project against objectives, identifying risks and opportunities, up, down and across the organization.Develop KPIs, scorecards, and internal processes to reduce cost and drive business improvements.Host on-site launch command centers and events around NPIs, promos, and other major launches.