**Associate Director, Voice of the Customer Strategy - Remote at blithequark**

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for driving customer-centric innovation? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can make a meaningful impact on the lives of millions? If so, we invite you to join blithequark as an Associate Director, Voice of the Customer Strategy, and be part of a team that's revolutionizing the healthcare experience. **About blithequark** At blithequark, we're simplifying the healthcare experience, creating healthier communities, and removing barriers to quality care. Our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. **Job Summary** As an Associate Director, Voice of the Customer Strategy, you'll be responsible for developing customer insights and managing customer strategy execution across the Individual & Family (IFP) customer and member journey. You'll lead the growth of a consumer-centric Voice of the Customer program, bringing clear customer insights into business operations and translating customer strategies into actionable business strategies. Your success will be measured by overall membership conversion and retention, net promoter score improvement, and customer satisfaction. **Primary Responsibilities** * **IFP Customer Strategy** + Serve as the IFP thought leader and expert on the IFP Customer and Customer needs across the customer journey and operational areas + Work with IFP leadership to determine and communicate actionable customer strategies and participate in translating into Experience principles, guidelines, and frameworks that address touchpoints across the IFP customer/member journey + Leverage internal and external resources to understand, document, and internalize knowledge throughout IFP market, related consumer segments, competitive benchmark, customer pain points/needs, and jobs to be done in the addressable exchange market + Determine and communicate an exchange customer strategy that will drive the most defensible, profitable, and scalable ROI for the IFP business + In partnership with our VP of Marketing, define market research/learning plan, refresh customer insights on a regular basis, and evolve and operationalize customer strategies accordingly + Develop a deep understanding of how the member's experience drives business KPIs such as retention, member lifetime value, and loyalty * **IFP Voice of the Customer Program Management** + Grow and manage the IFP's Voice of the Customer (VOC) program that includes: - Developing a to-report key NPS metrics and trends, monitoring performance, customer pain points, and NPS trends - Weekly reporting and triage member issues, submitting tickets, and reporting resolution - Evolving and managing a governance structure to report on progress and drive accountability - Working with internal and external partners to deliver IFP Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), NPS (Net Promoter Score), and other customer feedback - Overseeing proper and consistent Customer feedback measurement methodologies across the Customer and Member experiences - Developing and maintaining a VOC Dashboard (Power BI or SharePoint) that is available for self-service, including KMI NPS Reports, Digital NPS report, Verbatims, Pain point Analysis by journey, Calls NPS, Grievances & Complaints, and Unstructured Feedback * **Team Leadership** + Lead peers and executives to understand the IFP customer and better the Customer/Member experience + Manage performance of internal and external partners to provide world-class results within agreed-on timelines and budgets + Lead, mentor, and grow IFP's Voice of the Consumer team **Essential Qualifications** * Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience managing customer listening posts, such as NPS programs, transactional survey programs, or event-based survey * 5+ years of experience managing customer listening posts, such as NPS programs, transactional survey programs, or event-based survey * 3+ years of experience in a Voice of the Customer Program Manager role or similar role * Hands-on experience with Business Intelligence suites such as QuickSight, Qlikview, Tableau, Power BI is ideal, SQL experience * Experience with web analytics software such as Adobe Experience Cloud or Google Analytics * Experience managing performance of external agencies, consulting firms, and contractors * Understanding of CRM/Martech dataset technologies and leveraging third-party consumer data enhancements is ideal * Proven skilled in identifying issues related to statistical analysis, recommending options, and implementing solutions * Demonstrated progressive career and leadership accomplishments * Proven exceptional conceptualization skills, able to take abstract ideas and materialize them into strategies and execution plans * Proven excellent problem-solving, planning, and decision-making skills. Accurately scopes out projects, sets objectives and goals, develops schedules and resource assignments, measures performance against goals, and evaluates results * Proven solid communicator; capable of effectively presenting ideas and selling concepts and tactics at an executive level; ability to conceptualize and effectuate change management and "out-of-the-box" thinking * Proven cross-functional influence and well-developed relationship building skills, willing to take a leadership role driving initiatives, working across organizations, and structuring approaches to new opportunities **Preferred Qualification** * Master's degree **Compensation and Benefits** * Salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington residents is $101,200 to $184,000 * Pay is based on several factors, including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. * In addition to your salary, blithequark offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements) **Work Environment and Culture** * As a remote employee, you'll have the flexibility to work from anywhere within the U.S. * Our team is passionate about creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, and we're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion * We believe in the power of collaboration and innovation, and we're always looking for ways to improve and grow **How to Apply** If you're a visionary leader with a passion for driving customer-centric innovation, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you're the perfect fit for this role. We can't wait to hear from you! Apply for this job