AVP, Workforce Strategy & Operational Excellence

Reposted 7 Days Ago
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4 Locations
In-Office
170K-200K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Insurance • Financial Services
The Role
Lead Workforce Management, Task Manager Operations, and Reporting Solutions across Enterprise Operations. Drive forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling, workflow automation, and reporting to optimize resource utilization and service delivery. Build and coach a leadership team, partner cross-functionally, manage risks and compliance, and lead continuous improvement and enterprise-scale workforce optimization initiatives to meet operational and financial goals.
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Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Position Summary 

The Assistant Vice President (AVP), Workforce Solutions provides strategic leadership and oversight for Workforce Management, Task Manager Operations, and Reporting Solutions across Enterprise Operations. This role is responsible for optimizing workforce effectiveness, operational efficiency, and service delivery through forecasting, capacity planning, workflow management, resource optimization, and business intelligence, while leading multiple operational disciplines in support of enterprise priorities. 

The role leads a team of workforce management, reporting, and workflow professionals while driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, leadership development, and cross-functional partnership across the organization. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Provide strategic leadership across Workforce Management, Task Manager Operations, and Reporting Solutions to ensure efficient resource utilization, operational effectiveness, and achievement of business objectives. 

  • Lead multiple operational disciplines through clear vision-setting, prioritization, performance management, and disciplined execution against enterprise goals. 

  • Develop workforce strategies including forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling, and real-time performance management to support service, productivity, and financial goals. 

  • Oversee workflow management processes and tools, driving process improvements, automation opportunities, and operational efficiencies. 

  • Establish and maintain reporting, analytics, and performance measurement frameworks that provide actionable insights for business leaders. 

  • Partner with Operations, Contact Center, Technology, Enterprise Business Solutions, HR, Finance, Legal, Risk, Compliance, and other internal functions to align workforce strategies with organizational priorities. 

  • Build, develop, and empower a high-performing leadership team by coaching managers, strengthening succession readiness, and fostering accountability, collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence. 

  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance customer experience, employee engagement, productivity, service quality, and cost efficiency. 

  • Manage operational risks, ensure compliance with policies and standards, and support strategic transformation initiatives across Enterprise Operations. 

 

Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Management, Finance, Operations, Analytics, or related field. 

  • 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in workforce management, operations, contact center operations, business intelligence, workforce planning, or related functions, including proven experience leading multiple disciplines within an operations team. 

  • 5+ years of people leadership experience leading managers and professional teams. 

  • Experience with workforce management systems, forecasting methodologies, scheduling, and capacity planning. 

  • Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities. 

  • Experience leading process improvement and operational transformation initiatives. 

  • Advanced communication and executive presentation skills. 

Preferred 

  • Experience within financial services, insurance, or customer service operations. 

  • Experience with Genesys, workforce management platforms, reporting and visualization tools, and workflow management solutions. 

  • Experience leading enterprise-scale workforce optimization programs. 

  • MBA or advanced degree preferred. 

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Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$170,000 - $200,000

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

  • Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
  • 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
  • Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
  • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
  • Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
  • Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF)

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

  • Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
  • Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
  • Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
  • Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
  • Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Learn more about Critical Skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, finance, operations, analytics, or related field.
  • 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in workforce management, operations, contact center operations, business intelligence, workforce planning, or related functions.
  • 5+ years of people leadership experience leading managers and professional teams.
  • Experience with workforce management systems, forecasting methodologies, scheduling, and capacity planning.
  • Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
  • Experience leading process improvement and operational transformation initiatives.
  • Advanced communication and executive presentation skills.
  • Experience within financial services, insurance, or customer service operations.
  • Experience with Genesys, workforce management platforms, reporting and visualization tools, and workflow management solutions.
  • Experience leading enterprise-scale workforce optimization programs.
  • MBA or advanced degree.

Voya Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Voya Financial and has not been reviewed or approved by Voya Financial.

  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings include a 401(k) plan alongside pension savings plans and financial wellness resources aimed at budgeting, insurance protection, and retirement planning. This retirement stack is positioned as a differentiator within the overall Total Rewards approach.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Well-being support spans an EAP, behavioral health family support, chronic-condition programs, cancer support, and caregiving assistance. These programs extend beyond core medical coverage into ongoing lifestyle and mental-health support.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off benefits include paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, and dedicated volunteer time each year. The package also includes medical leave and disability-related supports that broaden time-away coverage.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
5,463 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), provides health, wealth and investment solutions that enable its approximately 14.8 million individual, workplace and institutional clients to achieve their financial wellness goals with confidence. With a vision to be America’s Retirement Company®, Voya’s products, solutions and digital capabilities help create a better financial future for all. Voya is a Fortune 500 company that had $7.6 billion in revenue in 2020 and $729 billion in total assets under management and administration as of March 31, 2021. Certified as a “Great Place to Work” by the Great Place to Work® Institute, Voya is equally committed to conducting business in a way that is socially, environmentally, economically and ethically responsible. Voya has earned recognition as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute; as the No. 1-ranked financial services firm among Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies for three consecutive years; as a member of the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index; and as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” on the Disability Equality Index.

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