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Vicki Whittaker

Manager
Leeds ,West Yorkshire

Summary

An adaptable Manager with significant operational experience, with a proven record driving effective performance improvement, change management and achieving budgets in fast changing commercial environments. Developing strategies to provide sustainable resolutions and efficiencies, managing these to completion within tight timescales. Able to quickly build and develop motivated teams and individuals through strong leadership, people management and coaching, resulting in quality performance, strong productivity, and low attrition. A problem solver who takes ownership while maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders and external suppliers. Results-driven Claims Team Manager recognised for delivering operational excellence and fostering team growth. Spearheaded process improvements that reduced claim processing times, enhanced customer satisfaction, and boosted team productivity. Known for strategic thinking, problem-solving, and inspiring high-performing teams to achieve organisational goals.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work history

General Investment/Shares and Pensions Claims Team Manager

FSCS(Capita)
01.2021 - 10.2024
  • Day to day management and leadership of a team of new and experienced claim handlers
  • From the beginning of academy journey to fully competent claims handlers working on pension and general investment claims
  • Driving Quality and performance through training/mentoring and support
  • Managing a team of 14 to 24 claim handlers on a day-to-day basis, assigning work, quality checks, HR issues
  • Promote and drive continuous improvement agenda to deliver and promote best practise
  • Recruitment and onboarding including induction and route to competency journey
  • Performance management/development and motivation
  • Exceed target expectations through managing sickness/absence and development.

Academy Training Team Manager

Lloyds Banking Group(Capita)
11.2019 - 01.2021
  • Leading a team of Trainers
  • Responsible for timetable and delivery of training courses for multisite delivery
  • Managing both core and be-spoke training across multiple sites
  • Alongside all team manager day to day activities as below
  • Ensured compliance to industry standards during training activities, maintaining organisational reputation.
  • Assessed needs of team; delivered customised training solutions addressing those requirements.
  • Standardised procedures across the board, resulting in improved consistency in service delivery.

Capita Financial Services Claims Team Manager

Capita
01.2015 - 01.2021
  • PPI Contract – Manger of operational/Quality and Training teams

Operations Manager

Samsung Secondment (Capita)
07.2019 - 10.2019
  • Member of senior leadership team
  • Lead a team of managers, developing team members, ensuring policy adherence
  • Present weekly contractual updates to the client and Senior management team
  • Maintained and improved Quality performance and profitability
  • Project lead for workstreams launches
  • Recruitment, onboarding, and training
  • Manage HR challenges
  • Continuous improvement of established teams and new teams.

Recruitment lead secondment

Capita
02.2019 - 06.2019
  • Arranging recruitment assessment centres from initial CV sifting to managing Assessment days and having full responsibility for hiring of correct candidates
  • Three recruitment campaigns for 150 vacancies per campaigns running simultaneously.

Regional Operations Manager

Interservice Working Futures (formally BEST)
12.2011 - 10.2014

ESF Contract Manger South Yorkshire and Flexible New Deal

A4e
06.2009 - 12.2011

Business Centre Manager

YH Training Services
07.1997 - 06.2009

Skills

  • Compliance awareness
  • Regulatory compliance knowledge
  • KPI setting and tracking
  • Experience with claims software
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Complaints management
  • GDPR adherence
  • Strategic planning
  • Financial management
  • Operations management
  • Team building and training

Custom

A general standard of education including Maths and English., 2013 - IOSH managing safely level 3, 2007 - NVQ 4 in Management, 2006 - First Aid Appointed Person, 2004 - Administration Level 2 technical certificate, 2004 - Customer Service Level 3 technical certificate, 2002 - IOSH Working Safely, 2000 - Customer Service NVQ Level 3, 2000 - Key Skills Level 3, 1999 - Key Skills Assessor Award, 1999 - 2001 - D32 / 33 / 34 Assessor and verifier awards

Timeline

General Investment/Shares and Pensions Claims Team Manager

FSCS(Capita)
01.2021 - 10.2024

Academy Training Team Manager

Lloyds Banking Group(Capita)
11.2019 - 01.2021

Operations Manager

Samsung Secondment (Capita)
07.2019 - 10.2019

Recruitment lead secondment

Capita
02.2019 - 06.2019

Capita Financial Services Claims Team Manager

Capita
01.2015 - 01.2021

Regional Operations Manager

Interservice Working Futures (formally BEST)
12.2011 - 10.2014

ESF Contract Manger South Yorkshire and Flexible New Deal

A4e
06.2009 - 12.2011

Business Centre Manager

YH Training Services
07.1997 - 06.2009
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