Managed Services Manager

**Position Purpose**:
Management of ADP's Managed Services team and associated operational activities ensuring achievement of operational objectives. The role requires oversight and management of the MS team, to drive process re-engineering in all MS processes and to deliver high levels of client service and satisfaction.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage the processing team to deliver high level service outcomes in line with strategic objectives of the business
- Provide reporting and analysis on key business success metrics, making recommendations for improvements and managing the quality and performance across all members of the team
- Management, planning and scheduling of payroll allocations for both new and existing clients to maintain appropriate levels of service, productivity and resourcing
- Engage and meet with clients on a proactive basis to ensure client satisfaction and retention
- Engage and meet with clients in relation to the escalation and investigation/rectification/timeframes of issues
- Plan and maintain appropriate headcount, ensuring all vacancies are managed and hired in liaison with the HR and Recruitment team
- Manage all aspects of talent management for the associates in the team including on-boarding, up-skilling, development plans, performance reviews, career development and succession management in conjunction with the HR team
- Plan and facilitate the training and development of associates in order to maintain and develop skill levels and enable career advancement through succession planning
- Implement and recommend process improvement initiatives to drive performance improvements across the operation
- Provide regular feedback to all direct reports
- Develop a positive team culture embracing the company mission, vision and values with particular emphasis on motivation, recognition and celebration of success
- Positively promote the off-shoring programme ensuring that the team are engaged in the change initiatives and contributing towards the business plan
- Facilitate regular team and on-on-one meetings with associates to develop strong feedback and communication channels, to maintain strong associate engagement
- Provide effective leadership on ad-hoc projects to support the business as required.

**Experience**:

- A minimum of 3-5 years' experience in a management role within a Customer Service environment (medium to large organisation).
- Demonstrated experience in building talent within teams
- Significant experience in change management (process and culture)
- Sound experience with monthly reporting, analysis and team activity planning
- Solid experience in workload allocation and development of schedules
- Demonstrable experience acting as the escalation point both internally and externally, utilising effective problem solving skills
- Experience with various coaching models, as leadership & communication/feedback mechanisms
- Understanding of client contracts and Service Level Agreements
- Experience with talent and performance management processes
- Resource planning and work allocation/scheduling.

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