Business Operations Manager

Great companies need great teams to propel their operations. Join the group that solves business challenges and enhances the way we work and grow. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You’ll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values your contributions and puts a premium on work flexibility, learning, and career development. Summary We're looking for an experienced and collaborative leader to join our team as a Business Operations Manager. In this role, you will help drive operational excellence, support client success, and lead teams responsible for delivering high‑quality business services. You'll work closely with internal and external stakeholders to improve processes, solve complex business challenges, and ensure successful service delivery. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker who enjoys building relationships, leading teams, and making a meaningful impact in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment. Your role is essential in driving operational performance within our CX organization and supporting our client relationships. Your role in our mission Works with business development to identify and respond to complex, medium to large potential and current client needs. Meets with client(s) senior management to develop alliances, convey to client company’s understanding of client business and related infrastructure. Develops operational strategies, propositions and metrics for complex, medium to large clients in conjunction with business development and application team. Develops and manages implementation plans, budgets and work schedules; manages scope and staffing needs. Resolves escalated issues and conflicts; continually re‑evaluates and manages priorities. Evaluates existing business process outsourcing strategies and proposes changes/new strategies to gain efficiencies, increase quality and reduce costs in all facets of the outsourcing process. Maintains currency with industry trends and forecasts. Selects and hires employees. Trains and evaluates employees to enhance their performance, development, and work product. Addresses performance issues and makes recommendations for personnel actions. Motivates and rewards employees including providing salary increases, bonuses and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines. Prepares and recommends operating and personnel budgets for approval. Monitors spending for adherence to budget, recommends variances as necessary. Manage the delivery of operational services for an account (people, processes, and technology). Directs daily work activities and priorities, driving innovation, cost efficiency, and performance optimization. Build, develop, motivate, and lead teams of leaders and individual contributors, supporting employees through ongoing execution of management activities. Establish and effectively lead weekly, monthly, and quarterly routines to achieve client contractual SLAs and bonus targets, assigned goals, objectives, and account scorecard deliverables. What we’re looking for Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Bachelor’s degree in business administration, information technology, computer technology or related field preferred Nine or more years of business process experience Five or more years of leadership or supervisory experience Strong call center experience Provider enrollment experience Experience working with business processes Other Qualifications Strong presentation skills Strong analytical and business process development skills Strong communication skills Good negotiation skills Strong human relations skills to select, develop, mentor, discipline and reward employees Ability to strategically assess clients’ business, identify improvement opportunities and convey understanding to client Ability to define specific solutions within an abstract environment Ability to conceptualize, design, develop and apply business and management consulting applications and services Willingness to travel What you should expect in this role Must live within 60‑mile radius of Jefferson City, MO Role is office based and will require some onsite work as dictated by client needs. This posting is intended for pipelining and will remain open indefinitely. The pay range for this position is $91,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full‑time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits, and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities. We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You’ll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings. Gainwell Technologiesis an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Gainwell Technologies defines “wages” and “wage rates” to include “all forms of pay, including, but not limited to, salary, overtime pay, bonuses, stock, stock options, profit sharing and bonus plans, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr