Passionate results-driven SaaS Customer Success executive with 15 years of transformative experience building, leading, and developing diverse, high-performing teams and programs directly increasing bottom-line ROI. Successfully led the past three companies to acquisition.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
VP of Client Experience; VP of Recruiting and Sourcing
SilkRoad
01.2022 - Current
Performed customer success organization integration by building scalable solutions to increase gross and net retention across the SilkRoad family of products
Adoption of these strategies led to SilkRoad’s best retention quarter in 7 years at 87% Gross Retention
Vice President of Customer Success
Entelo (Acquired By SilkRoad)
01.2020 - 08.2022
Executive Customer Success leader managing multiple international teams to drive customer retention, support, and professional services for 300+ customers such as Amazon, Meta, Spotify, State Farm, Airbnb, and more
Drove turnaround of Entelo’s gross retention by driving measurable change through scalable programs
Increased gross retention by 107% in H2 of 2020 resulting in $3M+ of net savings
Increased gross retention by an additional 20% in 2021 resulting in an additional $2M in net savings
Responsible for delivering top 4 quarters for gross retention in company's 11-year history
Created and took to market Entelo’s 1st professional services division and offerings resulting in over $1M in Y1 bookings
Increased Entelo Net Promoter Score (NPS) by 200%
Partnered and worked cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Engineering executive leadership
Led global customer success team based in North America and EMEA that accounts for 25% of total company employees
Teams encompass Professional Services, Customer Success Management, and Customer SupportClarified roles, responsibilities and expectations of staff.
Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long-term goals.
Senior Director of Professional Services
Jobvite
01.2014 - 01.2020
Sr. Customer Success leader responsible for all Professional Services in relation to our Recruitment Marketing Services over CRM, CWS, and Text products
Responsible for management, professional development, and compensation for 10+ Professional Services professionals ranging from Managers to IC’s to Interns
Managed delivery of team for all aspects of 350+ active Professional Services one-time and ongoing projects on a global scale
Led account management teams for all 60 managed services and total services customers for Recruitment Marketing which drove the highest customer retention rate (90%) across all product lines
Created and took to market professional services offerings resulting in $5M in annual bookings
Analysts listed these services as key differentiators for Jobvite in the Recruiting SaaS market
Team lead Jobvite with the highest average customer survey rating of 4.5 of 5 for completed projects
92% of projects completed under budget
Due to the success of one-time offerings, created a Managed Services offering with measurable results:
This offering increased the customer base by 50% since 2018
The average gross retention rate in managed services customer base is 90%
Creation and monitoring of MBOs and KPI’s
Lead deployment of best practices to maximize customer adoption and ROI
Built operations and reporting framework in Salesforce for forecasting; retention; revenue; 3rd party cost management; utilization; demand planning reports and dashboards for executive leadership
Manager of Global Sourcing
Salesforce.com
04.2012 - 12.2014
Senior talent acquisition leader responsible for sourcing efforts and project management of a 45-person Global Recruiting team across all corporate divisions globally encompassing mission-critical roles and hires for Sales, Technology, Client Services, Finance, and International (EMEA/APAC)
Created, scaled, and led the global talent acquisition sourcing team resulting in $3.5M in global savings over 3 years
Directly managed a cross-functional team of 13 Inbound and Outbound Candidate Sourcers
Responsible for over $3M in savings directly correlated to Sourcing team hires
Responsible for an increased percentage of global hires from employee referrals to a record-high of 41%
Led cross-departmental teams as Senior Project Manager for mission-critical executive projects
Led team of 14 HR professionals on a 6-month project to improve the operational process; implemented changes
Responsible for vendor management for $400k+ in annual technology spending on LinkedIn, GlassDoor, CareerBuilder, Dice.com, Jobvite Engage, Indeed, and others
Talent Director, Senior Talent Leader
Kforce Inc
05.2005 - 03.2012
Senior Talent Leader that contributed to executing and improving sourced and placed executive candidates nationwide up to Vice President level while mentoring leaders on a national scale for one of the largest staffing companies in the world.
Drove the Indianapolis office to go from being ranked 48th (out of 52) to #1 in the country
First Indianapolis producer to be ranked #1 in the country for Kforce
Recognized as the fastest producer in branch history to reach the $1 Million and $2 Million Club for gross profit
Created scalable recruiting programs and methodologies that were adopted universally to 50+ offices
Leveraged success to build a mentorship program for selected high-potential employees regionally and nationally
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
DePauw University
Greencastle
04.2001
Skills
Startups and Acquisitions
Multimillion-Dollar P&L Management
Budget Analysis
Process Redesign
Organizational Restructure and Change
Business Leadership
Global Sales and Marketing
Team Leadership
Staff Development
Departmental Operations Management
Strategic Planning
Public Speaking Talent
Timeline
VP of Client Experience; VP of Recruiting and Sourcing