Customer Operations Manager

Blue Light Card Ltd; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading member support organization in Leicester seeks an experienced Customer Operations Manager to lead a team of advisors. You will enhance member experience, implement effective performance practices, and respond to complex queries. The role offers hybrid working and various benefits, including a bonus scheme and comprehensive medical coverage.

Benefits

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave plus a birthday day off

Company bonus scheme

Free parking and EV charging

Health insurance

Onsite gym

Qualifications

• Proven experience in customer service fundamentals.
• Strong ability to handle complex member issues.
• Flexibility to work weekends.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of advisors to enhance member experience.
• Review and redesign service processes for efficiency.
• Ensure high team motivation and performance.

Skills

High-volume contact centre experience

People management

Leadership and communication skills

Analytical skills

Project delivery experience

Job description

Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable

The Role and the Team

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Customer Operations Manager to join our Member Operations team. In this role you’ll lead and develop a high-performing team of advisors, championing a brilliant member experience while continuously evolving people practices, processes, and ways of working to drive performance and impact.

We have over 5.7 million members today, and our Member Ops team support our members through LiveChat, social channels, e-mail and our customer relationship management system.

What You'll Do

• Motivate and nurture a high-performing team of advisors, helping them to achieve their performance and development targets through coaching and support
• Build on strong existing people practices, like regular 1:1s and development planning, to support growth, engagement and performance, while guiding the team through change and evolving ways of working
• Instil a customer-centric culture, keeping the team focussed on helping our members quickly and completely
• Ensure our members are happy and satisfied, handling the most difficult queries directly, then building team knowledge around complex issues
• Review and redesign processes alongside the member success function, to improve service and efficiently handle all contact, using data to identify trends, understand performance gaps, and drive operational improvements

What You'll Bring

• High-volume, in-bound contact centre experience, with an excellent understanding of customer service fundamentals and best practices, ensuring a high standard of service
• Proven people management experience, with a strong grasp of best practices like coaching, development planning, and performance management to enable individual and team success
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to engage, inspire, and support teams through change
• Confidence handling complex member issues (such as complaints or fraud), with a calm, solutions-focused approach and sound judgement
• Proven experience in end-to-end project delivery
• Strong analytical skills and a data-informed approach to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement
• Flexibility to work weekends – you’ll be able to choose which day works best but this role requires you to work one weekend day every week

Our Culture

Our mission is simple – make heroes happy. Our members are the real-life heroes who keep us all safe, cared for, and thriving. It’s what gets us up in the morning and pushes us to go further, think bigger, and create something that truly matters. By focusing on their happiness, we create amazing experiences, deliver unrivalled discounts, innovative products, and world‑class service.

We don’t just follow the usual path - we look for smarter, bolder ways to deliver real impact. We take ownership, move fast, and work shoulder to shoulder to build something special.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where everyone feels they belong. Different perspectives and experiences help us grow, innovate, and better reflect the communities we serve.

We promote hybrid working, and value in‑person collaboration so encourage time in our offices, where you can make the most of our fully stocked snack drawers – either the HQ in Leicestershire, or London, Holborn office. The frequency and office location will vary depending on the role and team. We aim to be flexible, but we aren’t able to offer fully remote working.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working
• Free parking and EV charging onsite at HQ
• 25 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, and a buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days
• A company bonus scheme
• Your own Blue Light Card and exclusive access to thousands of discounts
• Generous funded BUPA medical insurance covering pre‑existing conditions
• Group auto‑enrolment pension plan
• Enhanced parental leave and absence leave
• Healthcare cashback plan
• Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) and mental health first aiders
• Great social events e.g., festive party, summer party, team socials, sports matches
• Regular company‑wide recognition events e.g. monthly Light’s Up and the Shine awards
• Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill‑out areas, bookclub, free drinks/snacks)
• Onsite gym at HQ (including access to free HIIT & stretch classes)
• Strong learning and development culture

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