Manager – Collections Campaign and Strategy
- Markham, ON, Canada
Compensation: $74,817 - $118,211 · Full-time
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A proudly Canadian-owned company, we are the Experts at what we do and deeply care about our customers. We value a diverse, collaborative culture, and take pride in our commitment to health and safety, and knowing our work serves and supports our communities every day. No matter your role, we invest in making sure you have opportunities to grow, learn, and become the Expert you want to be.
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Role: Manager – Collections Campaign and Strategy
Reports to: Senior Manager, Collections Operations & Strategy
Status: Regular, Full Time
Department: Credit & Collections
Location: Markham, ON (Hybrid)
Travel: Occasional
Compensation: $74,817 - $118,211
Please note that the compensation range listed includes base salary and potential incentive pay. Incentives such as bonuses are not guaranteed and depend on individual performance and company results. Actual compensation within the range will be determined based on skills, experience, and qualifications.
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly strategic and hands-on Collections Strategy and Automated Dialer Manager to lead end-to-end collections performance across the customer lifecycle. This role will own early-stage collections, delinquency management, write-offs, and recoveries, while optimizing multi-channel engagement strategies to maximize collections effectiveness and customer experience.
You will play a critical role in driving financial performance, improving operational efficiency, and enabling data-driven decision making across collections operations.
Accountabilities
- Lead end-to-end collections strategy across early-stage collections, delinquency management, write-offs, and recoveries.
- Design and optimize multi-channel contact strategies including SMS, email, IVR, live calls, and agency/vendor outsourcing.
- Oversee dialer performance, configuration, and uptime to maximize contact rates and recovery outcomes.
- Forecast inbound and outbound volumes and develop workforce planning models to support operational requirements.
- Translate AR and collections performance data into clear insights and executive-level recommendations.
- Own budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis to ensure strong financial performance and accuracy.
- Develop risk segmentation strategies to reduce delinquency, mitigate risk, and increase recovery rates.
- Lead UAT execution and ensure operational readiness for new systems, workflows, and enhancements.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to deliver initiatives aligned to business goals.
- Strong background in collections strategy, AR performance, and customer-centric recovery models.
- Experience with dialer platforms, segmentation, and multi-channel engagement strategies.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, with demonstrated ability to interpret complex data sets and present clear, actionable insights to senior stakeholders.
- Proven vendor management experience including SLA governance, scorecards, and performance management.
- Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Balanced approach to collections that prioritize performance, fairness, and brand reputation.
- Experience or interest in applying AI, automation, predictive analytics, or anomaly detection within collections operations.
- Experience with data manipulation and reporting using SQL and Power BI or other database tools is considered an asset.
Our company leverages artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the candidate screening process to help review applications efficiently and fairly. These tools may assist in evaluating qualifications against job requirements. All decisions regarding hiring are ultimately made by our recruitment team. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.
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Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end collections strategy across early-stage collections, delinquency management, write-offs, and recoveries, while optimizing multi-channel engagement and dialer performance. Oversee forecasting, workforce planning, budgeting, vendor performance, and operational readiness, and turn collections data into actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
Requirements
Candidates should have strong experience in collections strategy, accounts receivable performance, dialer platforms, customer engagement strategies, and vendor management. They should also bring advanced Excel and data interpretation skills, financial planning experience, and a balanced approach that supports collections performance, fairness, and brand reputation.
Skills
- Collections Strategy
- Accounts Receivable Performance
- Delinquency Management
- Automated Dialer Management
- Multi-Channel Engagement
- Risk Segmentation
- Vendor Management
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Data Analysis
- Workforce Planning
- User Acceptance Testing
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Customer-Centric Recovery
- Financial Acumen
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Finance & Accounting
- Customer Service & Support
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Collections Strategy
- Accounts Receivable
- Early-Stage Collections
- Delinquency Management
- Write-Offs
- Recoveries
- Automated Dialer
- SMS
- Interactive Voice Response
- Live Calls
- Vendor Outsourcing
- Contact Rates
- Workforce Planning
- Risk Segmentation
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- User Acceptance Testing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automation
- Predictive Analytics
- Anomaly Detection
- SQL
- Power BI
- Service-Level Agreements
- Performance Scorecards