Operations Excellence Sr Consultant

Key Roles & Responsibilities: 

Overview 

• Will focus on top-down, cross-functional and may require Onshore-Offshore collaborative initiatives. 

Project / Service Delivery 

• Responsible for executing the tasks assigned by the project manager which generally entail: 

conducting process discovery & walkthrough sessions for operational and/or support processes 

gathering adequate information and data to support the project objectives 

validating information and data used for developing project deliverables 

identifying process and/or performance gaps and opportunities 

quantifying impact of process gaps and/or performance misses and continuous improvement opportunities 

Developing project deliverables such as process maps, policy, processes and procedures documentation, data analysis, charts, management readout, etc. 

supporting the business process owners in deploying the agreed recommendations 

measuring and tracking benefits of OE projects 

Stakeholder Management 

• Build good working relationships with project stakeholders. 

Operational Excellence Champion 

• Cultivate a continuous improvement culture and critical thinking in the organization by participating in OE Forums with offshore Business Partners, actively participating in the GBS Operational Excellence Community of Practice and sharing industry best practices, case studies, implementation tips, new trends and tools in Operational Excellence, etc. 

• Participate in LEAN Six Sigma workshops and other OE trainings. 

People Leader 

• Model the MBPS Values in Action as well as other corporate governance & compliance policies such as but not limited to: Code of Employee Discipline, Data Privacy, Information Security, Risk Management, etc. 

Note: 

This is an individual contributor role. 

Minimum Hiring Requirements - Knowledge & Skills 

Knowledge of Insurance operations 

Knowledge of BPO Industry 

Knowledge of Contact Center and Back-Office Operations 

LEAN Six Sigma Greenbelt Trained 

Knowledge of operations management 

Advanced MS Excel skills 

Advanced PowerPoint skills 

Use of statistical tools for data analysis, i.e., Minitab, SPC Excel, etc. 

Ability to conduct end to end process discovery & walkthrough sessions 

Ability to identify process and/or performance gaps and opportunities 

Ability to quantify impact of process gaps and/or performance misses and continuous improvement opportunities 

Ability to conduct advanced data analysis and create charts 

Ability to develop high quality project deliverables such as process maps, policy, processes and procedures documentation, data analysis, charts, management readout, etc. 

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) 

Good interpersonal skills 

Desired: 

Project management skills 

Agile Certification 

Scrum Certification 

Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills 

Experience in a leadership role, i.e., team leader, supervisor, etc. 

Minimum Hiring Requirements – Experience 

3 years combined experience in operational management, management of key support functions, and leading process & performance improvement projects in the insurance and/or BPO industry. 

2 years hands-on application of Operational Excellence, Problem Solving, and Project Management frameworks, methodologies and tools (LEAN, DMAIC, Data Analysis, HCD, Design Thinking, Agile, Scrum, etc.) 

At least 2 years experience participating in process & performance improvement projects as Business/Process/Data Analyst for customer service operations in the insurance, BPO, and/or shared services industry (i.e., call center, emails, chats, back office, etc.) 

At least 2 years experience in managing project stakeholders, i.e., delivering formal presentations, developing status reports, facilitating project meetings, etc. 

Demonstrated strong passion for continuous learning 

Alignment with Manulife Values & Culture 

Desired: 

Management consulting experience 

Experience participating in process & performance improvement projects for key support functions such as: recruitment, training, quality, customer experience management, forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling, real-time management, transitions, SLA Management, Client Management, Reporting, etc. 

Project management experience 

Familiarity with commonly used BPO tools and systems (i.e., Nice, Verint, IEX, ACD, CRM, Ticketing Systems, Knowledgebase, Learning Management Systems, Power BI, etc.) 

Experience working with stakeholders across different geos, i.e., North America, Canada, Asia 

Experience working remotely, i.e., staff working from home or working with colleagues located at other geo locations