Real Time Forecaster

Company: MassMutual
Location: Springfield
Posted on: May 30, 2025

Job Description:

The OpportunityAs the Real-Time Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness. You will monitor incoming calls, emails, and chats, employee availability, and workload distribution in real-time. This includes tracking call, email, and chat queues, employee adherence to schedules, adjusting staffing levels as needed to meet service level agreements.The TeamThe Demand & Capacity Planning Team is comprised of the following roles: Real-Time Analysts, Forecasters, and Business Analytics Consultants. The team provides support to Customer Care Centers with staffing and planning activities, including day to day and long-term planning and coordination efforts, reporting and analytics.The Impact:In this role, you will monitor and analyze real-time data, making timely adjustments to meet service level agreements and enhancing overall productivity, ensuring seamless service delivery to our customers.Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform real-time monitoring of queue metrics and contact center staff performance within internal systems to ensure contact center achieves service level and customer experience
• Monitor and drive real-time adherence to schedules and provide feedback to leaders in real-time via pre-defined communication channels
• Prepare and communicate trends, synopses, insights, and plan of actions with respect to performance activities multiple times per day to leaders
• Act as primary point of contact for daily scheduling questions, issues, or changes for complex matters
• Run scheduled (e.g., daily, weekly) and ad-hoc reports on various performance metrics
• Drive initiatives to enhance overall operational effectiveness
• Continuously evaluate and refine real-time monitoring processes
• Support the implementation and testing of new tools and technologies
• Work closely with team members to address real-time challenges and deviationsThe Minimum Qualifications
  • High school diploma or GED
  • 3+ years of call center experience
  • 3+ years of experience in real-time monitoring and analysis, preferably in the insurance industry.
  • Must be willing to work any shift within the operating hours of 8am-8pm ESTThe Ideal Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business, Analytics, or Operations
      • 5+ years Prior experience in real-time monitoring and analysis, preferably in a similar industry
      • Strong analytical thinking ability, attention to detail, and high level of accuracy
      • Excellent decision-making skills in fast-paced environments
      • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
      • Proficiency in data analysis tools and software
      • Experience with IEX, Avaya, Genesys
      • Must have advanced level Microsoft Excel skills
      • Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders
      • Strong communication skills to convey complex data insights effectively
      • Willingness to stay updated on industry trends and best practicesWhat to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
        • Regular meetings with the Demand & Capacity Planning Team and manager
        • Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
        • Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQIA+, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
        • Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
        • Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits#LI-JA1MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.
          
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