Manager, CX BPO, WFM & Programs

About Us:

Rent the Runway (RTR)  is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times, while Hyman herself has been named to the “TIME 100” most influential people in the world and as one of People magazine’s “Women Changing the World.”

About the Job:

As the Manager, CX BPO, WFM & Programs, you are responsible for ensuring the high caliber of work and service across the onshore Customer Experience team and our offshore partners. You also oversee workforce management (WFM) for our onshore and offshore teams, ensuring that both teams are scheduled in an optimized way and efficiently providing excellent customer service.

This role is expected to work four week days and one weekend day, which will be determined in the interview process. Remote eligible, but hybrid preferred role, going into the Brooklyn, NY office at least 1x/week.

What You’ll Do:

• Own our BPO program and act as the main point of contact, ensuring seamless alignment between internal and outsourced team
• Maintain the highest level of service by monitoring and reporting against key metrics (SLAs, contacts per hour, quality scores, CSAT, etc.) and partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive performance improvements and implement process updates
• Act as a subject matter expert on all things RTR
• Leverage operational insights, best practices, and reporting to identify gaps, draw out themes/trends to drive continuous improvement across our total operation
• Travel as needed to outsourcing site(s), estimated 2-3 times a year
• Partner with CSMs and BPO leadership to make improvements
• Join weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews and workforce management calls.
• Support workforce management (WFM) for onshore and offshore organizations to ensure accurate labor planning, forecasting and more, which optimize and reduce CX costs.
• Identify gaps where we’re over and under, finding creative ways to adjust shifts
• Ensure agents are where they are scheduled to be, ensuring accountability and adherence
• Oversee the scheduling creation for the onshore organization and partner with the offshore organization to supplement accordingly
• Support Sr. Leadership with the rest of the CX initiatives as needed
• Support additional programs, projects and key results that improve the customer experience and drive retention and growth

About You:

• You have 4+ years of management experience in a service-oriented environment or equivalent, including overseeing BPO organizations with 30+ agents and experience owning workforce management and labor planning
• You have proven experience with CRM applications (Zendesk, Gladly, Kustomer, etc.) and leveraging technology to optimize customer experience operations  
• You have a passion for continuous improvement, data-driven decision making, ongoing learning, and testing new ideas. You have a strong business acumen.
• You are comfortable adapting to rapidly shifting goals/priorities and navigating teams through change with a positive attitude
• You’re an excellent communicator, across all levels and mediums
• You love motivating and inspiring a team to work towards a common goal
• You have previous experience in project management, driving large scale changes

Benefits:

At Rent the Runway, we’re committed to the wellbeing of our employees, and aim to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our inclusive benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off, including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
• Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program  - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
• Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service - Unplug, recharge, and have some fun!
• Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts -  to ensure you experience the magic of renting the runway (and give us valued feedback!).
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA and dependent care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first, and we’ve got you covered.
• 401(k) match - an investment in your future.

Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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The anticipated base salary for this position is $87,200 to $109,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held.