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Ian Hislop

Farm P.A

Summary

• In-depth knowledge of the end-to-end customer journey, with a focus on customer engagement and retention.

• Proven ability to empathize with customers and identify effective levers to drive engagement.

• Track record of success in developing and implementing innovative acquisition strategies.

• Strong expertise in analyzing CRM funnel KPIs and optimizing pre and post-click experiences.

• Excellent collaboration skills, partnering with cross-functional teams to advance acquisition and retention goals.

• Experience in designing and launching complex automated campaigns, ensuring high-quality implementation.

• Proven leadership abilities, including managing and developing teams.

• Exceptional attention to detail combined with a strategic mindset.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Customer Retention Manager

Sutherland Global Services
02.2018 - 03.2023
  • Led CRM acquisition strategy across all verticals, utilizing email, push, SMS, and in-app messages.

• Developed and scaled a lead generation program from ground up, including SMS opt-in.

• Conducted regular analysis of CRM funnel KPIs to identify optimization opportunities, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

• Partnered with Integrated Marketing, Product Marketing, Product, Insights, and other stakeholders to drive acquisition and retention goals.

• Created best-in-class testing roadmaps, facilitating experimentation planning and development to scale learning.

• Collaborated with product, data, and engineering teams to design and launch complex automated campaigns, ensuring error-free implementation, testing, and quality assurance.

• Assisted in overhauling reporting structures and dashboards, enhancing program visibility internally and to cross-functional teams.

• Managed, mentored, and developed a team of [number], contributing to their professional growth.

Customer Service Manager

Sutherland Global Service
02.2017 - 03.2018
  • Screen and evaluated applicants for hire, improved training through - put by 30%- 32%.
    Revamped evaluation process and hiring managers evaluation form, reducing training attrition by 40%.
    Developed and Implemented pre-OJT assessment improving agent transition rate, allowed for coaching
    and development of unskilled candidates and transition of competent agents.
    Identified and pooled low performing agents for targeted client KPIs in care bays, utilized specific learning
    styles and tactics to drive performance by 50%.
    Led companies only supervisory team handling escalations, improvements in customer satisfaction
    score (CSAT) from 10 % to 48% in 6 months (380% increase).
    Enhanced team performance through coaching, feedback and effective and communication, increasing
    team efficiency rate by 15%.
    Facilitated alignment and managed daily activities for over 30 employees and conducted, collaborated with
    Senior Management on employment decisions.
    Provided timecard (payroll) approvals for discrepancies related to special events, performance
    management and system glitches.

Education

Associate of Science - Communications

Decarteret College
Jamaica
09.2012

Skills

  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) & Lifecycle
  • Acquisition Strategy Development
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Funnel Analysis and Optimization
  • Automated Campaign Design and Launch
  • Team Management and Mentorship
  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Reporting and Dashboard Enhancement
  • Customer Insights Utilization
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Experimentation and Success Metrics
  • Braze, Iterable, Marketo, or Similar ESP
  • HTML, CSS, and Email Client Basics

Certification

  • CM - Certified Manager Certification

Timeline

Customer Retention Manager

Sutherland Global Services
02.2018 - 03.2023

Customer Service Manager

Sutherland Global Service
02.2017 - 03.2018

Associate of Science - Communications

Decarteret College
Ian Hislop