Sr Manager - Customer Service Technology

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Platform Ownership - Billing, FI CA & Collections
• ● Own the technology platforms and configurations supporting:
• ● Consumption and non consumption billing
• ● FICA contract accounts, postings, payments, and dunning
• ● Credit and collections workflows, rules, and customer communications
• ● Ensure systems operate reliably during critical billing, invoicing, and collections cycles.
• ● Act as first line IT accountability for production issues impacting bills, payments, or customer balances.
• ● Operational Stability & Exception Management
• ● Monitor system performance, batch jobs, interfaces, and controls across the billing and collections landscape.
• ● Partner with business teams to identify, prioritize, and reduce billing exceptions, estimated bills, and manual workarounds.
• ● Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for billing defects, posting issues, and collections failures.
• ● Delivery & Continuous Improvement
• ● Lead IT delivery for billing and collections enhancements, including configuration changes, releases, and minor projects.
• ● Translate business requirements into clear functional and technical designs aligned with utility standards.
• ● Support testing activities (unit, integration, UAT) with strong emphasis on bill accuracy and customer impact.
• ● Regulatory & Compliance Support
• ● Ensure billing and collections technology complies with applicable tariffs, customer protection rules, and regulatory timelines.
• ● Support internal and external audits, data requests, and regulatory inquiries related to billing accuracy and collections practices.
• ● Maintain appropriate controls, documentation, and traceability for changes impacting customer charges and financial outcomes.
• ● Business Partnership & Coordination

Requirements

• ● Master's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field of study.
• ● Hands on experience with CIS billing, IS-U FI CA, or credit and collections platforms.
• ● Understanding of batch processing, billing cycles, and customer impact of system changes.
• ● Familiarity with utility credit and collections policies, including low-income programs, payment arrangements, and regulatory constraints.
• ● Ability to balance operational stability with incremental modernization.
• ● Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• ● Clear written and verbal communication skills, particularly when explaining system issues to non technical stakeholders.
• ● Competencies
• ● Growth & Continuous Improvement
• ● Initiative & Change
• ● Focused on Results
• ● Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• ● Communication
• ● Collaboration
• ● Leadership (people managers/leaders)
• ● Company: AVANGRID SERVICE COMPANY
• ● Mobility Information
• ● Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.
• ● At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
• ● If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at [email protected] .

Benefits

• ● Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• ● Generous performance based bonuses
• ● % 401(k) match
• ● Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• ● Tuition reimbursement
• ● Professional development and clear career advancement pathways
• ● For more information please visit: Benefits - Avangrid
• ● The Sr. Manager, Customer Service Technology Billing & Collections is responsible for Billing, FICA & Collections Technology. Position is also responsible for the day-to-day management, delivery, and operational performance of technology platforms supporting Billing, Financial Contract Accounting (FICA), and Credit & Collections functions for a regulated electric and/or gas utility.
• ● The Sr. Manager, Customer Service Billing & Collections role serves as the primary IT partner to Billing Operations, Credit & Collections, Revenue Protection, and Customer Accounting teams, ensuring systems are stable, compliant, and responsive to changing operational and regulatory requirements. The incumbent will play a key role in maintaining billing accuracy, reducing exceptions, supporting revenue assurance, and enabling customer focused collections practices through effective use of technology.
• ● The Sr. Manager, IT Customer Service Technology role reports into the Director - IT Applications.