[Hiring] Workforce Manager @Sonova AG

Role Description

Join Sonova as a Workforce Manager, Customer Success and lead workforce forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling, real-time management and performance reporting for our Customer Success organization. You will serve as Sonova’s primary business subject matter expert for the Calabrio Workforce Management module, helping us maximize the platform and transition workforce decisions toward consistent, data-driven processes.

• Own short-, medium- and long-range contact-volume forecasting and translate forecasts into staffing and capacity requirements.
• Develop and maintain employee schedules in Calabrio Workforce Management, balancing forecasted demand, service expectations, employee availability, PTO, training, coaching, meetings and other offline activities.
• Maintain a rolling workforce plan and identify anticipated staffing gaps, excess capacity and future hiring needs.
• Lead real-time and intraday workforce management by monitoring contact volume, staffing, service levels and schedule adherence and recommending adjustments when performance falls outside established thresholds.
• Track and analyze forecast accuracy, staffing, service level, schedule adherence, conformance, occupancy, shrinkage and workforce utilization.
• Develop workforce dashboards and recurring reports that provide Customer Success leaders with actionable insights into workforce performance.
• Conduct variance and root-cause analyses and recommend actions to improve staffing efficiency, customer accessibility and workforce utilization.
• Serve as the functional owner and subject matter expert for Calabrio Workforce Management, including forecasting, scheduling, adherence, reporting, configuration and ongoing optimization.
• Partner with Customer Success leadership, Finance, HR, Training, Quality, IT, Sales, Marketing and Operations to incorporate business events, product launches, staffing plans and other demand drivers into workforce planning.
• Monitor workforce data quality and work with IT and other partners to resolve discrepancies across Calabrio, contact-center systems, HR and timekeeping platforms and other data sources.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to leadership regarding staffing, hiring, scheduling, operating hours, productivity and resource allocation.
• Establish and maintain workforce-management processes, documentation, operating standards and reporting cadences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience will also be considered.
• Five or more years of progressive workforce-management experience within a contact center, customer service or customer support environment.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling and real-time workforce management.
• Hands-on experience with Calabrio Workforce Management is required; advanced user, administrator, configuration or implementation experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of contact-center workforce metrics, including forecast accuracy, service level, ASA, abandonment, AHT, adherence, occupancy, shrinkage and utilization.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret workforce data, identify trends and root causes and translate findings into actionable business recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex workforce information clearly to operational managers and senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and resolve escalated issues without direct authority.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL or similar reporting and analytics tools is a plus.
• Experience with Webex Contact Center or another enterprise CCaaS platform is preferred.
• Ability to travel less than 10%.
• A minimum of 300 Mb/sec download and 10 Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage*
• Health Savings, Health Reimbursement and Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
• TeleHealth options
• 401(k) plan with company match*
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Additional supplemental life and AD&D coverage available
• Company-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage
• STD and LTD buy-ups available
• Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Legal and identity-theft assistance
• PTO—or sick and vacation time—floating Diversity Day and paid holidays*
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Employee Assistance Program, including a 24/7 mental-health support hotline, five company-paid counseling sessions and more
• Robust internal career-growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Hearing-aid discount for employees and family
• Internal social-recognition platform
• D&I-focused workplace, including a D&I council and employee resource groups

Company Description

This role’s annual pay range is between $97,584 and $121,980.

At Sonova, we prioritize the well-being of our employees and foster an inclusive environment that promotes engagement and collaboration. Our team-customized hybrid work model empowers teams to balance individual needs with business goals, offering flexibility and individualized time management. We recognize the importance of life outside of work and strive to create a supportive and motivating workplace where innovation thrives.