Associate Manager Customer Experience

At Cotality, we are driven by a single mission—to make the property industry faster, smarter, and more people-centric. Cotality is the trusted source for property intelligence, with unmatched precision, depth, breadth, and insights across the entire ecosystem. Our talented team of 5,000 employees globally uses our network, scale, connectivity and technology to drive the largest asset class in the world. Join us as we work toward our vision of fueling a thriving global property ecosystem and a more resilient society.

Cotality is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work culture that inspires innovation and bold thinking; it's a place where you can collaborate, feel valued, develop skills and directly impact the real estate economy. We know our people are our greatest asset. At Cotality, you can be yourself, lift people up and make an impact. By putting clients first and continuously innovating, we're working together to set the pace for unlocking new possibilities that better serve the property industry.

Job Description:

As an Associate Manager, Customer Experience, you have a passion for service excellence and are ready to lead a team of front-facing company representatives who liaise between our clients and their current customers. Clients are our North Star here at Cotality. In this role you will foster open and effective communication channels, demonstrate empathy in all client interactions, mentor your team to ensure they provide compassionate and responsive service, and utilize strong problem-solving skills to address and resolve client issues efficiently.

Collaborate with both internal and external teams to facilitate a seamless client experience.

Foster a high-energy, client-centric operation based on accountability and engagement.

Manage the client relationship through weekly and monthly client status update meetings, annual business reviews, escalation resolution, adhering to Service Level Agreements, and maintaining high work quality. Manage effective email communication to meet client expectations in a timely and professional manner.

One-on-one coaching, counseling, and training of customer care associates. This may include drafting and presenting formal coaching, corrective action, and performance improvement plans to ensure high performance standards are met.

Drive accountability for direct reports in key performance areas such as Production and Quality Control. Monitor the quality of calls and provide verbal and written feedback to customer care associates. Address training needs and performance management with employees as necessary. Respond to internal and external stakeholders to ensure quality issues are resolved.

Develop and measure key performance indicators (schedule adherence, after call work, quality, efficient call-handling, and attendance/reliability) at both team and individual level to gauge and enhance operational effectiveness.

Interviewing and selection of new employees.

Train and lead staff in all departmental operations, processes, procedures, and requirements.

Communicating departmental initiatives and priorities to the team. Presenting data in a compelling manner to drive vision and purpose with internal and external stakeholders.

Maintain a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.

Provide operational agility, including cross-training and business continuity.

Provide coverage assistance to Contact Center management team and assist with covering evening/weekend shifts.

Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent 5+ years of relevant work experience in escrow, real estate, title insurance, or other relevant industry.

4+ years of related experience with a background in real estate, mortgage, escrow, quality auditing and 3+ years of leadership experience.

Proven ability to lead teams in a fast-paced, client-centric, results-oriented culture

Exceptional leadership skills, including team-building and emotional intelligence

Demonstrated ability to motivate teams and to manage change effectively

Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to communicate complex data in a clear and concise manner to multiple audiences.

Excellent planning and organizational abilities

Experience managing and/or interacting with geographically distributed teams.

Ability to organize and coordinate with stakeholders across multiple functions and geographic locations.

Ability to prioritize and conduct multiple projects simultaneously and maintain day-to-day operational excellence.

Demonstrated ability to lead root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring issues and implement long-term solutions to improve service delivery.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to develop alternative solutions for complex situations.

Strong understanding of data and trends and ability to apply analytical problem-solving skills to data sets.

Proficient computer skills including the use of Microsoft suite of products (Teams, Outlook, Excel, and Office).

Ability to maintain positive and professional demeanor that lifts up others even in fast-paced, high-stress situations.

Familiarity with MSP/BlackKnight and Sagent is a plus.

Prior Lean Six Sigma training and/or experience is a plus.

Key Leadership Attributes:

Open to feedback

Resilient

Takes ownership

Emotional Intelligence

Positivity

Continuous Improvement Mindset

Accountability

What to expect

Here are a few things that are useful to know about this role to ensure it is a good fit:

Contact center experiences a busy season during Q4.

The management team has a rotation to cover the evening schedule and at times will be required to support the contact center until the 8pm CST closing time.

Associate managers should expect a span of control of approximately 12-15 direct reports.

Familiarity with MSP/BlackKnight and Sagent is a plus.

Cotality offers a Flexible Work Model that includes a hybrid schedule. Management is expected to be in the office 1-2 days per week (work from home is permitted for the other 3-4 days) and the team has an in-office coverage schedule to ensure the customer care associates have adequate management support on site.

Other in-office time may be required based on business need or to attend "Moments that Matter" (MTM) events hosted department or company-wide.

Associate managers should expect to sit, stand, type, and use a laptop computer and headset on a daily basis.

Qualifications, locations and experience of the individual ultimately selected for the position may impact the final actual offered compensation, which may vary from any posted range.

Cotality is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining the best-qualified people available, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or status as a veteran of the Armed Forces, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Cotality maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. ​​​

Cotality is fully committed to a work environment that embraces everyone's unique contributions, experiences and values. We offer an empowered work environment that encourages creativity, initiative and professional growth and provides a competitive salary and benefits package. ​ We are better together when we support and recognize our differences.