Head of Customer Service
8 days ago
Southampton
The Company • A purpose-driven, commercially sharp business where decisions genuinely impact lives., • A leading provider of critical customer service solutions, supporting sectors where reliability and empathy are key., • Backed by serious investment and on a journey to modernise how their services operate. The Opportunity This is a pivotal leadership role with genuine succession opportunity, within one of the UK’s largest service operations. You’ll join a Senior Management team passionate about doing things right; for customers, colleagues, and the spaced they serve, and lead a contact and response centre encompassing critical service functions. Your goal: to take this operation and turn it into a technology-led, insight-driven centre of excellence. You’ll optimise performance, strengthen customer relationships, and lead a transformation that makes the service smarter, faster, but without losing that critical human touch. Lead a capable and committed management team and take total control of the budget and resources at your disposal, to make real change. • Optimising workforce planning and process design. The ideal candidate An experienced operational leader who combines commercial rigour with empathy and purpose. Someone that wants total autonomy and ownership of a business unit, operating as a mini-MD, with future development into the larger role within a PE business. You know how to manage complex, regulated service environments, and be comfortable getting into the weeds one day, and then stepping back and taking a broader picture look the next day. You need to be as comfortable inspiring our team as you are planning annual budgets! You’ll demonstrate that: • You’ve led large-scale (200+ seat) contact or service centre operations with measurable performance improvement., • You can work with customers to deliver exceptional experiences and outcomes. Understanding their challenges and being the advocate for improvement, along-side your leadership team., • You know how to use data, systems, and technology to drive smarter service delivery., • You’re confident managing multiple stakeholders, including senior leadership and key clients., • You can balance commercial accountability with a deep understanding of people and culture., • You’re calm under pressure and thrive in environments, where reliability and trust matter most., • You bring an engaging, empowering leadership style, enabling strong managers to own their domains and grow., • You’re looking for a long-term opportunity to make an impact, work closely with the MD and build your own senior leadership growth plan. The package • £90,000 - £110,000 + bonus., • 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, • Increased pension contribution., • Private Medical Insurance., • Life Assurance., • Hybrid working, with a Southern-Hampshire office (Very flexible setup!) You’ll have full ownership, executive exposure, and the opportunity to build something lasting, while leading a team that genuinely makes a difference.