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Steven Cunningham

Runcorn,Halton

Summary

Senior Governance Manager with a demonstrated history in overseeing the creation, implementation and validation testing of first line control frameworks within global FS, Retail & Change Environments. Skills in project management, control framework implementation and customer outcome testing.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior Governance Manager & RCA Lead

The Very Group
Liverpool, Merseyside
07.2022 - Current
  • Delivered governance support and oversight of Customer Care Operations of c.700 people across UK, South Africa, and India.
  • Compiled monthly FS Board and Executive Committee reports on behalf of Head of Customer Care.
  • Managed Complaints Root Cause Analysis team, prioritising analysis using Power BI dashboards and Six SIGMA triggers using data to interpret data from c.60,000 complaints annually
  • Supported monthly complaints governance reporting to enhance operational insights.

First Line Governance Partner

The Very Group
Liverpool, Merseyside
01.2020 - 07.2022

Accountable for Customer Care's global operational governance, across UK, SA and India operations, ensuring that:

  • All first line areas have appropriate control activity in place, and that it is carried out in line with policy and process; reporting on any anomalies or failures to carry out this activity
  • Clearly documented Issues Management process is maintained to track and remedy control failures, across all Customer Care activities globally.
  • Process owners (heads of department) maintain ‘Minimum Controls Standards' at all times.
  • In addition to operational governance responsibilities, also responsible for creating and maintaining change governance frameworks, to triage and track all Customer Care change globally.
  • This covers all change from training colleagues through to overseeing delivery of technical changes implemented across contact centre estates in the UK, India and South Africa

FS Manager - Policy & Controls

The Very Group
Liverpool, Merseyside
09.2017 - 01.2020
  • Managing 10 specialists providing 1st line Assurance on FS complaints within escalated FS Complaint Handling Function and across wider Very Group estate
  • Design, implement and maintain control frameworks across all regulated work streams
  • Co-lead on implementation of complaints management system upgrade project (including design, build and rollout)
  • Arrange and host Steering Meetings with FS Board members to ensure any policy positions on regulatory change impacting FS Complaints have been documented
  • Development of relevant Quality Frameworks to measure fair customer outcomes are being achieved
  • Complete and maintain Business Impact Assessment as Business Continuity Manager for Customer Excellence across multiple sites

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English Language

Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, England
09/2008 - 06/2011

Skills

  • Advanced SQL & Microsoft Excel
  • Project Management (AgilePM)
  • Formalised governance reporting (FCA guidelines)
  • Process Mapping
  • Business Continuity Planning
  • Risk & Control Self Assessments (RCSA)

Affiliations

  • Playing guitar

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Governance Manager & RCA Lead

The Very Group
07.2022 - Current

First Line Governance Partner

The Very Group
01.2020 - 07.2022

FS Manager - Policy & Controls

The Very Group
09.2017 - 01.2020

Bachelor of Arts - English Language

Liverpool John Moores University
09/2008 - 06/2011
Steven Cunningham