Operations Manager M/F

The Operations Manager will oversee Claims, Complaints and Customer Services teams structured into dedicated operational streams, each led by a Team Lead. They will work closely with these leads to ensure consistency, quality, and performance across all areas of activity

Process Ownership – Claims, Complaints and Customer Service:

As the designated Process Owner, the Operations Manager will:

• Define, document, and maintain end-to-end process standards for claims, complaint handling and customer services across all operational streams

• Ensure processes are compliant with applicable regulatory and insurance frameworks, including PPI-specific requirements

• Lead process governance forums and act as the single point of accountability for process-related decisions

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying inefficiencies and implementing structured solutions

• Collaborate with Transformation, Compliance, IT, Project, and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure process alignment and readiness

• Own the process change management cycle, from design through to implementation and post-implementation review

Claims and Complaints Management

• Manage the full lifecycle of claims and complaints operations within the PPI insurance framework
• Monitor and analyse operational KPIs, identify trends, and implement corrective action plans where necessary
• Ensure complaint handling processes are aligned with regulatory requirements and group standards
• Act as an escalation point for complex or sensitive cases

Reporting and Analysis

• Produce clear, concise, and insightful operational reports for senior management and relevant stakeholders
• Develop and maintain operational dashboards to track operational activities such as claims volumes, complaint rates, resolution times, and team performance
• Present findings with structured recommendations, adapting communication to the audience

Strategic Transformation

• Drive the department's transition to a process-led operating model
• Challenge existing ways of working and contribute to the redesign of operational structures
• Support change management efforts, ensuring teams are engaged and aligned throughout the transformation

Operations Leadership:

• Lead and manage a multi-cultural operations team structured around functional streams
• Provide clear direction, coaching, and development to Claims, Complaints and Customer Services Team Leads
• Foster a high-performance culture rooted in accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration
• Oversee daily operations across all streams, ensuring service levels, quality standards, and regulatory obligations are consistently met

Télétravail : hybride

Complément

People First
To assign workload and projects to each member of your staff
To follow up on HR processes, attendance, probationary period, performance management, etc.
To develop and coach your staff to reach their potential within CACI.
To identify with your team individually their strengths and their areas for improvement
To identify the teams’ individual talents and abilities and harness those for their development and to optimise the business.
To coach and encourage staff to enhance their professional qualifications (when required)
To fully apply the performance management process ensuring it is a 2-way process of open discussion.

Interface
Insurance Division: Dublin Operations teams, ExCo/Extended Leadership Team and Senior Colleagues and Insurance Division in France (Administration, Business Development and other services)
Group: Group operations  departments
External: Partners in Europe: Finance Companies & TPA.

• Poste avec management

  Oui

  Niveau d'étude minimum

  Bac + 3 / L3

  Formation / Spécialisation

  Bachelor Degree related to Banking/Insurance is an asset.  
  

  • Significant and demonstrable experience in an Operations Manager role (10+ years), ideally within the insurance or financial services sector
  • Strong and proven experience managing an operation service (Claims, Complaints, customer service and/or business analyst teams in a multi-site or international environment, or in a project management capacity
  • Experience operating within or transitioning to a process-led or process-driven organisational model is highly desirable
  • Background in PPI or consumer credit insurance is a strong advantage
  • Highly mature leadership profile, capable of managing through influence as well as authority
  • Proven ability to lead and develop multicultural, geographically distributed teams
  • Experience managing Team Leads and operating through a management layer

  Niveau d'expérience minimum

  11 ans et plus

  Compétences recherchées

  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into clear operational insights
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities across several operational streams simultaneously
  • Concise and effective communicator, both written and verbal, capable of adapting to different cultural and hierarchical contexts
  • Rigorous, structured, and detail-oriented approach to operational management
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and able to navigate a changing organisational environment
  • A familiarity with AI tools, automation concepts, or data-driven approaches is considered a plus — as the department moves towards an AI-enabled operating model, candidates who show curiosity and openness towards these technologies will stand out
  • Some travel may be required

  Langues

  Fluency in Italian and English

• Crédit Agricole Creditor Insurance (CACI) est une filiale de Crédit Agricole Assurances spécialisée dans l'assurance emprunteur et la protection de la vie. Leader du marché en France et 3e acteur en Europe, CACI sert plus de 5,6 millions de clients dans 6 pays. Elle propose une gamme complète de produits de Protection financière, incluant l'assurance emprunteur, la prévoyance, la protection de budget, des cartes et des biens, ainsi que la perte financière automobile.
  CACI compte 200 collaborateurs et est implantée à Dublin (siège social), Milan (Italie) et Stuttgart (Allemagne).

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