
Product Support - Data Research Manager
- London, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead, manage, organize, and provide daily oversight for teams responsible for conducting internal and external research and analysis to resolve customer disputes and inquiries related to CARFAX products and data.
- Collaborate with Product Support management to maximize efficiency, consistency, quality of work, and provide for an even distribution of workload.
- Evaluate and institute process efficiencies to streamline research avenues to improve turnaround time while reducing costs.
- Responsible for oversight and performance of staff, including reporting, on key metrics to ensure quality, service, and data integrity.
- Safeguard CARFAX's Better Business Bureau rating.
- Work with internal teams to improve internal systems, CARFAX products, and the overall customer experience.
- Monitor issues and intervene when necessary to prevent issues from escalating.
- Train, assist, and guide employees, and maintain reference and training materials.
- Identify and analyze trends in customer inquiries for process efficiencies and improved customer experiences.
- Provide feedback loop within company to inform other customer-facing teams and efforts.
- Act as a primary point of escalation and expertise for CARFAX customers and internal personnel seeking Vehicle History Report expertise.
- Communicate cordially and professionally with customers through all media (phone, email, chat, etc.)
- Excellent listening skills, including the ability to understand the customer's point of view and respond clearly, concisely, and with empathy.
- Ability to understand complex issues and translate them into easily understood, clear messages for the customer.
- Provide leadership for relationships with vendors, data sources, and partners to maintain satisfaction and accuracy of information.
- 6+ years of related experience building and leading teams
- Exceptional leadership and management skills
- Ability to foster a positive team culture that thrives on outstanding performance and collaboration
- Strong commitment to customer satisfaction and constant improvement
- Positive energy with strong motivational skills
- Highly organized with excellent time management skills
- Excellent communication skills and proven experience de-escalating customer complaints
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to simplify complex issues into easily understood, clear summaries
- Ability to focus on detail while seeing the bigger picture
- Comfortable handling highly confidential information
- Proficiency in commonly used office technologies (e.g., MS Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Salesforce.com experience a plus
- Competitive compensation, benefits and generous time-off policies
- 4-Day summer work weeks and a winter holiday break
- 401(k) / DCPP matching
- Annual bonus program
- Casual, dog-friendly, and innovative office spaces
- 10X Virginia Business Best Places to Work
- 9X Washingtonian Great Places to Work
- 10X Washington Post Top Workplace
- 3X St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Places to Work