Specific duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Coordinate and monitor the work of various departments involved in production and manage the performance of services to customers within support window.
- Improve processes and policies in support of organizational goals. Formulate and implement departmental and organizational policies and procedures to maximize output. Monitor adherence to rules, regulations and procedures.
- Track the incidents to conclusion in line with SLAs and quality standards and operational excellence (e.g. Project / Process Deliverables – On time, Quality, SLA, and Productivity Improvement etc.). Ensure that service levels are achieved in line with contracts and that customers’ expectations are met or exceeded;
- Manage critical customer’s incidents, associated to customer communication, activities and any appropriate escalations.
- Guide and mentor junior team members General Requirements:
- Show proactive efforts and communicate with internal and external stakeholders in addressing issues and problems. Excellent oral and written communication skills in Japanese. Need to communicate daily with Japanese customer.
- Must have experience working as team lead role for 2+ years.
- Ability to handle Onsite and Offshore KT and Transition (Conduct Training, Coaching and Grooming etc.);Transition the work efficiently to implement till operations and maintenance
- Manage the performance of services to customers within support window.
- Ensure that service levels are achieved in line with contracts and that customer’s expectations are met or exceeded;
- Ultimate responsibility for ownership of all customers incidents or logged service requests
- Track the incidents to conclusion in line with SLAs and quality standards
- Manage critical customers incidents, associated to customer communication, activities and any appropriate escalations
- Guide and mentor junior team members
- Participation in Knowledge Management and writing documents (User Manuals and Updating SOPs, Checklist etc.), proposals, work-flows etc. Professional Background (Skills) for process improvement
- High Knowledge of Business unit’s operations, core processes and process improvement methodologies.
- Liaison with senior management. Assist in the development of strategic plans for operational activity. Implement and manage operational plans.
- Other duties as assigned by the Service Delivery Manager.
- General Requirements: Skills
- Fluent Japanese speaking ability- JLPT N2 above; Need to communicate daily with Japanese customer.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Japanese.
- Must have performed a team lead role for 2+ years.
- Friendly presence and helpful attitude; good interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others.
- Ability to utilize the applications for Microsoft Office for support, reporting and documentation.
- Ability to provide support over the phone; good phone skills, professional demeanour, previous customer service experience strongly desired.
- Good problem solving skills; ability to visualize a problem or situation and think abstractly to solve it.
- Ability to handle constantly changing flow of traffic; remain productive during slow times, be able to multitask effectively during busy times, exercise patience and professionalism during stressful situations.
- Ability to think around problems and come up with creative solutions is helpful.
- Ability to work with or without direct supervision.
- Other duties as assigned by the Service Delivery Manager.