UK & IRE Quality Lead

The Quality Lead for UK / IE is placed within the regional quality organization and reports to the Regional Quality & Training Lead in Operations. The role is responsible for ensuring and enhancing the quality of services of the operation in the country including quality process, customer satisfaction, complaints and leakage. This position involves developing and implementing quality management strategies, overseeing quality assurance processes and fostering continuous improvement initiatives.

The Quality Lead for UK / IE collaborates with the central quality team and cross-functional teams to establish and maintain operations quality standards, meet regulatory requirements and drive a culture of quality throughout the organization. This role is essential in delivering high-quality outcomes, maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction in the region and driving the quality drivers awareness within the organization.

Primary objectives include managing complaints, driving the quality assurance audits, monitoring and measuring customer satisfaction levels (VoC / NPS), identifying areas for improvements and implementing the initiatives aligned with the Group quality strategy, as well as conducting OFR / CFR to identify leakage and define improvement measures within the organization.

Hours
Hours are 35 hours per week, Monday to Sunday 07:00 – 18:00. However, due to the nature of this role hours may vary in line with the needs of the business and may be subject to change.

Key Responsibilities

• Quality (incl leakage and complaints): Participate in the development and implementation of the quality management strategy in the country.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with various departments of Allianz Partners to integrate quality measures into all aspects of the organization’s operations.
• Quality Culture: Drive initiatives within the team and various departments to promote a culture of quality.
• Quality Standards: Establish and maintain high-quality standards and ensure they align with industry best practices, group standards and local regulatory requirements and meet customer expectations.
• Quality Audits: Conduct regular audits to assess adherence to quality standards and identify areas for improvement. Agree and build corrective action plans with various departments.
• Quality Certification: Implement and drive ISO and other certifications at the local level.
• Quality Assurance: Plan, implement and monitor quality assurance processes to ensure compliance with standards and regulations in collaboration with other departments.
• Quality Metrics: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to quality, providing regular reports to the leadership of Allianz Partners.
• Customer Satisfaction: Follow the VOC / NPS score focusing on enhancing customer satisfaction by delivering high-quality services and addressing quality concerns promptly and effectively, coordinate the launch of VOC within the region.
• Quality Circles and B-Partner Quality Committee: Implement and lead the necessary quality committees to follow the performance of quality indicators and implement action plans.
• Complaints Management: Roll-out and maintain a sustainable complaints management process enabling proper tracking and identification of improvement actions.
• Complaints Handling: Receive, manage, and resolve complaints raised by customers, partners including opening an official complaint, acknowledging them, investigating the issues raised, taking necessary actions to address the concerns, and providing a resolution or explanation to the complainant.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive initiatives for continuous improvement in services and processes, reduction of leakage and customer satisfaction through data-driven analysis and feedback mechanisms.
• Customer Feedback: Analyze customer feedback and complaints to identify opportunities for improvement and address quality issues.
• Leakage Management: Establish OFC and CFR control measures. Track the leakage rate and savings within the region and implement the appropriate actions.
• Process Development: Lead the design, development, and continuous improvement of Quality Management processes to ensure efficiency, productivity, and operational excellence.
• Risk Management: Identify and reduce potential quality risks by initiating measures to prevent defects and errors within the processes of Allianz Partners.
• Documentation: Ensure proper documentation of quality processes, procedures and outcomes to facilitate transparency and accountability throughout the organization.
• Financial & Budget Management: Develop and manage the budget of Quality scope for the respective country.
• Team Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing team of operations professionals and foster a culture of innovation and excellence.

About you:

• 10+ years’ experience in working with intercultural operations in insurance, assistance or banking.
• Strong knowledge in quality and complaints environment.
• Experience in executing large scale strategy with cross functions approach.
• Understanding of the UK regulatory environment.
• Strong customer satisfaction and process efficiency focus.
• Ability to interact easily with senior management and clearly articulate your position.
• Strong communication skills, team spirit and flexibility.
• Ability to multitask and work remotely in an international environment.
• Fluency in English.

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