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Stephanie Riordan-Edmonds

Auckland,AUK

Summary

A passionate senior leader with extensive experience in operational management, people leadership, and contact centre operations across the public and private sector.


A highly motivated and loyal professional, focused on customer and employee experiences, with a track record for delivering customer focused solutions and increasing employee engagement to deliver on key strategic priorities.


Committed to maintaining professional relationships to drive business results.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of Customer Service

Southern Cross Health Society
12.2018 - Current
  • Overall responsibility for customer service teams (95 fte) within the contact centre including; Leadership and coaching,service performance, budget, regulatory and risk compliance, business improvement, complaints, workforce management, recruitment and training.

Programme Manager Active Workspace

Southern Cross Health Society
07.2017 - Current
  • Programme delivery to support implementation of new ways of working across the old and new buildings for people, environment and technology work streams
  • Single point accountability for Change Management and training design development & delivery (as required)

Operations Manager

Southern Cross Health Society
09.2014 - 06.2017
  • Overall responsibility for claim approval teams (74fte) within the contact centre including; Service levels, budget, KPIS, compliance, channel strategy, workforce management, recruitment and training.

Contact Centre Manager

Southern Cross Health Society
01.2014 - 09.2014
  • Overall responsibility for all teams (@120 fte) within the contact centre.

Prior Approval & APS Manager

Southern Cross Health Society
09.2010 - 12.2013
  • Overall responsibility for 5 teams within prior approval area of contact centre (@50fte) including; management of prior approval requests from members, approval and claim payment requests from Affiliated Providers on behalf of members.

Team Leader Contact Centre, Inland Revenue

04.2006 - 08.2010

Education

Higher National Diploma - Hotel Catering and Institutional Management

University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield
01.1993

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Leadership, Training and Development
  • Teamwork and Collaboration/Motivation
  • Continuous improvement
  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Relationship Building
  • Risk and compliance management

Key experience

  • Direct leadership of operations managers and their leaders with additional leadership accountability across broader cross functional contact centre teams for up to 120 people.
  • Ability to create capable and engaged teams providing development, coaching and feedback.
  • Proven business contributor/collaborator with input across product design, process improvement, culture, engagement, leadership, recruitment and employment relations
  • Experienced in coaching within the workplace, focused on a range of areas including leadership skills, habit forming, personal growth, managing conflict and adapting to change.
  • Providing leadership and guidance to team to enable them to optimise and influence across the business and lead through change.
  • Seeking trends, patterns and opportunities for expansion and alliances to support strategy, customer satisfaction and manage complaints.
  • Fostering collaboration to drive business process improvement, problem solving and productivity.
  • Implement systems and procedures that support strategic direction and business plan.
  • Compliance and risk management.
  • Support process reviews, monitoring and audits.

Certification

CCINZ/Rapid Results Contact Centre Manager's Course (2013)

Certified in Prosci Change Management (2018)

Registered Marriage Celebrant (2019)

Timeline

Head of Customer Service

Southern Cross Health Society
12.2018 - Current

Programme Manager Active Workspace

Southern Cross Health Society
07.2017 - Current

Operations Manager

Southern Cross Health Society
09.2014 - 06.2017

Contact Centre Manager

Southern Cross Health Society
01.2014 - 09.2014

Prior Approval & APS Manager

Southern Cross Health Society
09.2010 - 12.2013

Team Leader Contact Centre, Inland Revenue

04.2006 - 08.2010

Higher National Diploma - Hotel Catering and Institutional Management

University of Huddersfield
Stephanie Riordan-Edmonds