Senior Director, Document Shared Services

• Supports the operations strategy by providing centralized business services through the Document Shared Services organization
• Translates operations business strategy to operational objectives by directing centralized services that further the objectives of the strategy.
• Ensures key operational, administrative, budget, and overall production expectations are met on a regular and consistent basis; includes operations performed either inside or through a strategic partner.
• Sets the direction for long range organizational change and business process redesign to keep Document Shared Services in alignment with the operations strategy
• Oversees the strategic direction for the records management program for the company.
• Understands the regulatory and compliance considerations from a mail perspective and leads the team to ensure first line of defense controls are executed upon timely.
• Participates as a key stakeholder in cross-departmental projects with an enterprise level focus.
• Directs and oversees internal customer relationships (includes business operations and systems partners) for the enterprise and vendor content delivery services.
• Emulates exceptional collaboration with career distribution when navigating incoming and outgoing communications that directly impact the field.
• Effectively manages staff through staffing models, salary administration, job performance, promotional evaluation, motivation, career and employee development, and training to effectively implement the goals of each area.
• Builds rapport and works cooperatively with a wide variety of people inside and outside the company exercising tact, diplomacy, resourcefulness and understanding in dealing with sensitive and complex cases and issues. To include a strong focus on peer relationships across operational teams within Field & Client Service and Product and Innovation.

• Bachelor's Degree plus a minimum of ten years of relevant, progressively responsible business and leadership experience to include coaching and developing others, project/process management and working with vendor/service provider relationships and previous administrative or operational leadership experience and proven success directing and providing strategic leadership for multiple operations, diverse projects, and/or assignments.
• Ability to identify key issues, prioritize their impact, provide recommendations and implement timely solutions and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to negotiate, persuade and set direction in collaborating across departments and divisions throughout the enterprise.
• Comprehensive understanding of enterprise operations and field relations.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills with ability to build rapport, influence and gain acceptance at all levels of the Home Office.
• Demonstrated ability to independently analyze complex and non-routine issues, problem-solving and decision-making skills matched with a high degree of interpersonal, leadership and organization skills.
• Strong interest in people development with proven leadership and decision-making skills.
• MBA preferred.

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