Microsoft Customer Operations Manager 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

361081099

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The Customer Operations Manager role requires fluency in both English and Japanese to effectively support our Japan-based clients and ensure smooth communication across all transactional and customer service activities. You will be expected to interact directly with Japanese-speaking customers and internal stakeholders.

The role will also

/Minimum Qualifications

• Fluency in Japanese, with the ability to communicate effectively with both external and internal customers/stakeholders, including writing, reading, and speaking.

• Japanese language certifications, such as JLPT (N2 or higher), BJT, or J.TEST, are preferred tovalidatelanguageproficiencyin a business context.

• 4+ years of work experience in contracting & order management, pipeline management, & billing execution, with a focus on financial accuracy, compliance, and risk management.

• in data-driven decision-making, using KPIs tomonitorperformance, and acting as a trusted advisor to internal and external customers.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Operations, Finance or related field AND operations, program management or process management work experience

• OR equivalent experience.

• On site presence minimum 3 days/week.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in customer service operations, managing escalations, improving service metrics, & implementing process improvements to streamline operations.

• Experience with similar industry Business Value deal constructions.

• quotesand invoices, as well as evaluation and review of complex proposals, agreements, and amendments.

• Experience providing direct support for Microsoft Volume Licensing sales and support lifecycle.

Contracting and Order Management

• Deal and Contract Validation:Manage the validation and execution of agreements and post sales lifecycle transactions enabling accuracy indownstream financial processes followed by compliant issuance of customer contractsin accordance withPolicies, Global and SOX approved deal financials.

• Pipeline Management:Manage critical deal lists on a monthly and quarterly basis​in alignment with expectations with the Sales, SalesExcellenceand key Subsidiary sales stakeholders on all critical deals for the month​​

Billing Management

• Billing Execution:ensuringaccurateand compliant order and invoice approval and dispatch (standard and local) to maximize cash flow and collectability for all invoices.​

• Credit Approval management:including orchestration of all Finance exception approvals on high value credits and execution of all credits and associated rebills.​

• Billing status and risk management:including tracking and communicating contract billing status to key stakeholders highlighting risks with contractual requirements, customer PO coverage, customer sign offs and credit/payment status.​

Customer Service

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all operational customer service inquiries, concerns, and issues.

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• identifyareas of improvement and implement strategies to boost performance.

• Handle escalated customer service issues and complaints in a professional and efficient manner.

• Work closely with other departments to resolve customer issues and ensure a positive customer experience.

• Develop and implement processes and procedures to streamline the customer service operation.

• up-to-dateon industry trends and best practices to ensure the customer service team is providing the highest level of service possible.

• Generate reports on customer service metrics and activity for senior leader consumption and monthly business reviews.

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• Acts as a thought leader to drive consistency in processes, capabilities, and services meeting performance expectations for consistency, accuracy, simplification, and timeliness of delivery​

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