Call Center Operations Analyst (Customer Support)

Lensa
Chicago, IL

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Call Center Operations Analyst (Customer Support)

Do you dare to reinvent the future of education?

At Cengage Group, we are harnessing the power of tech to build a future where all learners have the tools and confidence to achieve their goals. As a Cengage employee, you will blaze a new trail to transform the way people learn. Collaborating with the best of the best, you will feel challenged and inspired to do breakthrough work. With the support of our united team, there is no limit to what you can imagine, create and set in motion.

Are we right for you?

As a fast growing, profitable standalone business within Cengage, ed2go has empowered millions of adult learners looking to improve their skills, get employed, and build a career. With over 2,000 academic partners and a growing roster of corporate customers, we continue to experience rapid year-over-year growth in our products and services. This position is a new, elevated role within the organization, recognizing our growth and need for an experienced call center leader to help us develop market-leading customer support experiences with a service model that can scale for the future.

Ed2go provides a catalog of more than 1,000 online (asynchronous) courses across a wide variety of topics and industries to Continuing Education Departments within US Colleges and Universities. These non-degree offerings enable academic partners to upskill their community, enabling people to return to employment, make career transitions, and increase their earning power !

Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day.

Are you right for us?

The ed2go Student Services team supports more than 130,000 online learners annually, across the United States and Canada. The Call Center Operations Analyst plays a critical role in enabling a high-performing, data-driven customer support organization.

This Analyst role is responsible for analyzing customer support web cases, call volume trends, and recorded phone interactions to establish performance baselines, identify process gaps, and generate insights that directly support frontline quality and coaching. This role partners closely with supervisors, managers, and service leadership to drive continuous improvement and help build a world-class customer service experience.

Are you looking for an opportunity to influence the development of a first-class customer service organization? Are you looking to have a direct impact on employee performance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence? Are you seeking a collaborative environment focused on growth, innovation, and world-class support?

What You Will Do Here

Performance & Data Analysis

  • Monitor & analyze customer support performance and case data including contact volumes, queue performance, resolution rates & quality scores to identify patterns & improvement opportunities.
  • Develop & maintain dashboards, reports, and standardized review processes of support metrics; translating insights into practical recommendations.
  • Conduct root-cause analyses; revealing trends, performance gaps, escalations, & operational bottlenecks.
  • Recommend improvements to call handling, case management, and customer communication based on analytical findings.

Quality & Coaching Support

  • Collaborate with supervisors & trainers to evaluate agent performance using our Support Excellence quality frameworks and rubrics.
  • Review recorded phone calls and digital interactions to assess quality, resolution effectiveness, process & policy adherence, and customer sentiment.
  • Provide actionable insights informing coaching plans, training opportunities, and performance interventions.
  • Design calibration & norming sessions, ensuring consistent evaluation of support interactions, written communication, recorded calls, and case notes.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

  • Identify & recommend improvements for process optimization; streamline workflows, reduce contact drivers, and elevate the customer experience.
  • Partner with leaders to design & implement process enhancements that increase efficiency and support scaling.
  • Standardize & document routing, escalation paths, and quality assurance processes.
  • Track the impact of changes and measure results against baseline performance.

Reporting & Leadership Support

  • Prepare regular summaries, insights, & recommendations for supervisors, managers, & leaders.
  • Provide data-driven guidance that supports strategic planning and helps strengthen the overall customer service model.
  • Present analysis clearly and concisely to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Provide analytic support for new initiatives, technology implementations, and opportunities for self-service & automation.

Skills You Will Need Here

Core Competencies

  • Analytical Thinking : Ability to turn data into insights that drive meaningful change.
  • Collaboration : Works effectively with frontline leaders and cross-functional partners.
  • Communication : Clear, concise, and able to explain complex ideas in simple terms.
  • Customer-Centric Mindset : Passionate about improving the customer experience.
  • Continuous Improvement : Proactively identifies improvement opportunities & follows through.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Operations, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 2-4 years of experience in call center operations, customer support analytics, or quality assurance.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
  • Proficiency with enterprise customer support systems (Salesforce Service Cloud), phone systems (Vonage), and analytics tools (PowerBI).
  • Experience in customer support quality assurance and performance management.
  • Familiarity with forecasting and queue optimization concepts.
  • Understanding of contact center KPIs and customer experience metrics.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here ( to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy .

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company's discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.

0% Annual

$58,300.00 - $75,750.00 USD

Cengage, a global edtech company, supports learners, educators and institutions across more than 100 countries. With products serving nearly 16 million digital users across the Higher Education, School, Work and English Language Learning markets, we've built a learning ecosystem that connects education to employment. We combine trusted content, AI-powered insights and scalable digital platforms to power learning for every future and drive meaningful outcomes at every stage of the learning journey.

Warning: Be aware, there has been an increase of targeted recruitment scams perpetrated by bad actors falsely providing job offers on behalf Cengage Group to candidates as a means of obtaining personal information. Note that Cengage will always interview candidates via live in-person meetings, phone calls and video calls before an offer would be extended. Also, be sure to check that communication is coming from an @cengage.com email address.

If you have questions about this posting, please contact [email protected]
Posted 2026-03-21

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