Assistant Manager, Customer Relations

Manager, Airlines Customer Relations

The Assistant Manager, Customer Relations at Malaysia Aviation Group is a dynamic role focused on leading, managing, and supervising the Customer Relations team to ensure efficient and effective operations. This role involves overseeing the end-to-end management of high-profile cases, managing customer engagement during flight disruptions and challenging passenger situations, and implementing process improvements. The Assistant Manager also plays a crucial role in inter-departmental collaboration to address root causes and reduce recurring issues.

• Performance and Productivity Management: Lead team productivity, ensuring all KPIs are met timely. Manage and supervise individual team member deliverables.
• High-Profile Case Management: Oversee the complete management of high-profile cases, including direct engagement with affected customers and coordination with relevant departments.
• Operational Efficiency and Process Improvement: Address and implement necessary process changes for smooth operations. Manage administrative and disciplinary aspects of the team.
• Quality Control and Compliance: Ensure high accuracy in data input and manage response and closure rates. Drive overall response quality, adhering to MAVCOM audit standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Liaise with various business units to investigate and resolve complaints, sharing feedback for internal improvements.
• Customer Feedback Analysis: Analyze customer complaints and share statistics for internal improvement and strategy development.
• Complaints Resolution Consultancy: Provide expert consultancy on complaints resolution, especially for region-specific cases (e.g., North Asia, South Asia, Europe, ASEAN).
• Compensation and Claims Management: Authorize compensation in line with Customer Relations Compensation Recovery Matrix and CAAP. Manage and respond to senior management, insurance, legal, and MAVCOM related cases.
• Investigation Leadership: Lead investigations involving government agencies, legal and tribunal cases, collaborating with legal and insurance teams.
• Team Performance Monitoring: Monitor team performance against SLAs and manage high-profile or potential legal cases.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Proactively engage with advocates, top complainants, and high-profile customers. Manage relationships on fraud matters and business integrity.
• Operational Management: Handle productivity, operational, leave, and administration management.
• Innovation and Digital Projects: Lead digital and innovation projects within the unit, ensuring participation and effective implementation.
• To provide support and manage complaints including recovery after business hours when required.