Perk
Customer Care
RealTimeSpecialist
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“Real Time Specialist at Perk. Skills: Real-time operations, Workforce management, Customer care. Monitor live performance. Ensure service level targets”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure service level targets; Ensure AHT targets; Ensure occupancy targets; Improve efficiency; Improve service delivery
Industry & Context.
Identify trends; Identify performance gaps; Actionable recommendations; Respond to escalations; Respond to urgent requests; Contingency actions
14:00 to 22:30 working hours, Monday to Sunday working, 2 consecutive rest days, Weekend work
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Fast-paced contact center environment, Multi-channel contact center experience, Excel or Google Sheets for reporting, Customer support platforms familiarity, Telephony systems familiarity, Interpret large data sets, Identify trends and performance gaps, Manage multiple priorities, Pivot quickly when needed
Nice to Have
Data-focused role experience, Analysis-driven role experience, Real-time role experience, Reporting role experience, Performance insights role experience, Workforce Management tools experience, Calabrio experience
What You'll Do.
Monitor live performance
Ensure service level targets
Ensure occupancy targets
Share performance updates
Highlight risks to KPIs
Recommend immediate actions
Manage real-time adjustments
Handle same-day absences
Respond to operational needs
Optimize use of scheduled activities
Maximize productivity
Keep communication with Team Leads
Keep communication with Managers
Keep communication with RTAs
Ensure alignment throughout day
Support planning of coaching
Support planning of training
Support planning of meetings
Support planning of events
Balance business priorities
Balance coverage requirements
Analyze staffing trends
Analyze volume trends
Support decision-making
Offer actionable recommendations
Improve service delivery
Respond to escalations
Respond to urgent requests
Ensure timely follow-up
Deliver concise updates
Provide performance summaries
Provide incident reports
Partner with WFM teams
Partner with Ops teams
Support attendance tracking
Support leave management
Support execution of contingency actions
Use documented playbooks
Use documented triggers
Facilitate quick huddles
Align on intraday action plans
Communicate real-time performance data
Communicate real-time trends
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-HUB collaboration; Stakeholders across teams; Stakeholders across regions; Team Leads; Managers; RTAs across HUBs; WFM teams; Ops teams
Communication Scope
Intraday performance updates; Concise updates; Performance summaries; Incident reports; Stakeholder communication
Full Job Description
About Us Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we’re on a mission to power real work, with real impact. We’re trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we’re tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem http://www.perk.com/shadow-work-report. Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work. At Perk, we’re driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7-star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from the travel and SaaS industries, representing over 70 countries. If you’re excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work, we’d love you on the team. Visit www.perk.com http://www.perk.com to learn more. About the role The Real-Time Specialist (RTS) plays a vital and high-impact role within the Workforce Management (WFM) team, serving as a key driver of operational excellence across Customer Care. This role ensures that service levels are met by continuously monitoring performance, proactively managing staffing across multiple HUBs, and facilitating real-time decisions to support business continuity. Reporting directly to the Real-Time Team Leader, the RTS acts as a central link between frontline operations and strategic performance goals. You’ll work closely w
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