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    Mashreq

    Banking and Finance

    Manager Workforce Management. CXCG

    Any, PakistanOn-SiteFull-timePosted Yesterday
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    Job description

    1. Workforce Strategy, Forecasting & Capacity Planning

    • Develop and own long-term, medium-term and short-term demand forecasts across voice, email, chat, social media, complaints and emerging digital channels.
    • Translate business strategy, growth projections, marketing campaigns, product launches and customer behavior trends into workforce demand plans.
    • Design and maintain forecasting methodologies, assumptions and scenario models to improve forecast accuracy.
    • Lead annual workforce planning cycles, budgeting exercises and headcount justification processes.
    • Conduct capacity gap analysis and recommend hiring, outsourcing, automation or multi-skilling interventions.
    • Develop contingency staffing models for seasonal peaks, regulatory events, service disruptions and unexpected volume surges.
    • Monitor forecast variance and perform root-cause analysis to continuously improve planning accuracy.
    • Provide strategic workforce insights to Contact Center leadership for decision-making and resource allocation.
    1. Workforce Scheduling, Resource Optimization & Shrinkage Management

    • Design workforce schedules that balance customer service targets, employee wellbeing and operational efficiency.
    • Optimize shift structures, break plans, leave allocation, training schedules and offline activities.
    • Develop and manage shrinkage models covering annual leave, absenteeism, training, meetings, coaching and system downtime.
    • Ensure optimal staffing distribution across all service intervals and communication channels.
    1. Drive workforce utilization, occupancy and productivity improvements while maintaining employee Workforce Strategy, Forecasting & Capacity Planning

    • Develop and own long-term, medium-term and short-term demand forecasts across voice, email, chat, social media, complaints and emerging digital channels.
    • Translate business strategy, growth projections, marketing campaigns, product launches and customer behavior trends into workforce demand plans.
    • Design and maintain forecasting methodologies, assumptions and scenario models to improve forecast accuracy.
    • Lead annual workforce planning cycles, budgeting exercises and headcount justification processes.
    • Conduct capacity gap analysis and recommend hiring, outsourcing, automation or multi-skilling interventions.
    • Develop contingency staffing models for seasonal peaks, regulatory events, service disruptions and unexpected volume surges.
    • Monitor forecast variance and perform root-cause analysis to continuously improve planning accuracy.
    • Provide strategic workforce insights to Contact Center leadership for decision-making and resource allocation.
    1. Workforce Scheduling, Resource Optimization & Shrinkage Management

    • Design workforce schedules that balance customer service targets, employee wellbeing and operational efficiency.
    • Optimize shift structures, break plans, leave allocation, training schedules and offline activities.
    • Develop and manage shrinkage models covering annual leave, absenteeism, training, meetings, coaching and system downtime.
    • Ensure optimal staffing distribution across all service intervals and communication 
    • engagement.
    • Implement dynamic workforce allocation practices to maximize resource availability.
    • Continuously evaluate schedule effectiveness and recommend enhancements based on operational performance.
    • Govern schedule compliance and workforce planning policies across operational teams.
    1. Real-Time Workforce Management & Service Level Assurance

    • Lead intraday workforce management activities to ensure achievement of service level, response time and customer experience targets.
    • Monitor real-time demand, staffing levels, queue performance, adherence, backlog and operational risks.
    • Direct immediate corrective actions including resource reallocation, skill reassignment, overtime activation and queue management.
    • Establish workforce escalation protocols for service restoration during operational disruptions.
    • Manage workforce response during system outages, high-volume incidents and business continuity events.
    • Partner with operations teams to minimize service degradation and customer impact.
    • Drive adherence management and intraday performance governance across all teams.
    • Ensure regulatory and service commitments are consistently achieved.
    1. Workforce Analytics, MIS & Executive Reporting

    • Develop executive-level workforce dashboards, scorecards and performance reporting frameworks.
    • Analyze key workforce metrics including service level, occupancy, shrinkage, adherence, productivity, forecast accuracy and capacity utilization.
    • Identify performance trends, risks, opportunities and improvement initiatives through advanced analytics.
    • Produce strategic workforce insights and recommendations for senior management.
    • Lead monthly, quarterly and annual workforce performance reviews.
    • Ensure data integrity, reporting consistency and governance standards are maintained.
    • Automate reporting processes to improve speed, accuracy and decision-making capability.
    • Support data-driven decision making across Contact Center and CX leadership.
    1. Operational Governance, Risk Management & BCP Readiness

    • Establish workforce governance frameworks, policies, procedures and planning standards.
    • Ensure workforce management practices align with bank policies, regulatory requirements and operational control frameworks.
    • Develop workforce-related risk assessments and mitigation plans.
    • Design and maintain Business Continuity workforce plans across Karachi, Lahore and alternate recovery sites.
    • Lead workforce readiness planning for crisis management and disaster recovery scenarios.
    • Conduct workforce stress testing and capacity resilience assessments.
    • Monitor workforce-related operational risks and proactively escalate emerging issues.
    • Maintain workforce management documentation, SOPs and audit readiness.
    1. Cost Management & Workforce Productivity Optimization

    • Optimize staffing costs while maintaining agreed service and customer experience standards.
    • Develop workforce business cases, staffing models and financial impact assessments.
    • Monitor productivity, staffing efficiency, utilization and cost-per-contact metrics.
    • Identify opportunities for cost avoidance through forecasting accuracy, automation and workforce optimization.
    • Assess outsourcing versus insourcing opportunities and support workforce-related investment decisions.
    • Drive improvement initiatives to reduce overtime, idle time and unproductive activities.

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    Mashreq

    Mashreq is a leading financial institution in the UAE, offering a wide range of banking and financial services.

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