Real Time Specialist I

Real-Time Workforce Management Specialist
Location: Cumberland Rhode Island 02864
Work Arrangement: Hybrid — onsite up to 3 days per week
Contract: 12 months
Schedule: Shift may fall between 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM
Pay Rate: $24- $26 on W2

We are seeking a Real-Time Workforce Management Specialist to monitor contact center queues, agent performance, staffing levels, and service-level results in real time.

Job Summary:

• Reporting to the Manager of Workforce Management, the Workforce Management Real Time Specialist is responsible for providing real-time and intraday management of vendor and internal agents and of call center queues.
• This role will be integral in ensuring the contact center meets its goals for handling customer calls in a timely manner.
• Responsibilities include identifying and responding to intervals which require remediation to optimize coverage and service level based on skill set and priority.

• Ensure that monthly service level goals are being met by monitoring queues and agent performance at the interval level.
• Monitor agent adherence for absences that have not been captured and escalate to scheduling analyst.
• Monitor queue and agent performance, escalating absent agents and long calls to management staff.
• Partner with vendor manager to maximize operational effectiveness of outsourced operations.
• Work with vendor support specialist to maximize operational effectiveness of outsourced operations
• Make recommendations on schedule changes based on observed behaviors.
• Create and retain strong relationships with the operational supervisors/team leads and agents, collaborating effectively to identify opportunities for improvement in both efficiency and agent satisfaction.
• Communicate daily summary of forecasted service levels and staffing needs, working with operations leadership to make changes as necessary.
• Adjust intraday forecasts derived from understood business drivers to determine required staffing levels by projecting call volumes, call duration, and required staffing levels using current trends and historical data.
• Communicate effectively and professionally and build strong relationships with internal customers.

• Minimum of one year of experience working in a contact center environment.
• High school diploma required. Associate or bachelor’s degree desired.
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer literacy in Microsoft Office.
• Experience with a commercial WFM software package (e.g., Calabrio, Verint, NICE).
• Ability to communicate complex concepts effectively.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.

• This position sits in Cumberland, RI.
• This position is hybrid and will sit onsite 3 days a week max.
• This position is a hybrid role requiring regular time in an RIE office location in Cumberland, RI.
• Candidate may be asked to work a shift that falls between 8.00 am and 7.00 pm.
• Is this position limited to office/home-based professional or administrative duties with no driving or field work?
• Description: Answer Yes only if the position is limited to professional or administrative duties performed in a traditional office or remote-home setting (vs. field work, in a plant/warehouse, etc.) and the worker does not operate a motor vehicle for any job duty, other than ordinary commuting to and from work. [ ] No [X] Yes

Pay Range: $XXX - $XXX


The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.