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April Saunders

Chesapeake,VA

Summary

Highly engaged leader with 10+ years experience in strategy, analytics, talent development and client retention Proven track record in driving great team successes by coaching and motivating product teams to increase financial profitability, operational efficiency and client satisfaction. .

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager of Client Services

Paylocity
01.2022 - 08.2024
  • Delivered substantial revenue growth of 76% on a yearly basis for the Garnishment product offering
  • Drove substantial revenue growth of 46% for the Human Resources product offering.
  • Built client relationships by responding to inquiries, identifying and assessing clients' needs, resolving problems, and following up with potential and existing clients
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of projects, meeting or exceeding client expectations.
  • Developed new employees and on-going performance assessment of current employees.
  • Introduced innovative ideas that led to increased efficiency in managing complex client accounts.
  • Mentored junior HR professionals on best practices within the field, contributing to their professional development journey as future leaders in the industry.
  • Developed promotional paths and succession plans.
  • Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
  • Managed complex HR projects, leading to increased organizational effectiveness and collaboration.
  • Developed strategic plans for business growth, enabling the company to expand its market share and increase revenue.
  • Reviewed financial and operational reports on regular basis to make effective decisions.
  • Led, supervised and provided strategic direction for workforce of 40+ employees and 3 team leaders.

Client Loyalty Senior Manager, Major Accounts

ADP, Inc.
03.2020 - 10.2021
  • Effectively managed a team of seasoned and newly promoted relationship specialists; responsible for the quality of retentIon efforts and creating client advocacy, ensuring outstanding performance
  • Streamlined escalations process from corporate, senior leadership and social media channels
  • Provided vision and leadership to implement loyalty and retentIon initiatives in every stage of the client lifecycle
  • Created and maximized the central core market's loyalty strategy across all channels to enhance the client experience
  • IdentIfied opportunities to engage relationship specialists to reduce churn
  • Led and delivered projects to improve client engagement, drive the value of ADP products and increase revenue across client segments
  • Responsible for YOY loss results
  • Delivered negative growth of 3M against plan for fiscal 21
  • Partnered cross functionally with sales, product and finance teams to build pricing strategies for client base
  • Responsible for presenting on pricing initiatves, project managing offers and feedback across the business unit and reportIng on results
  • Analyzed daily financial reportIng and user functIonality success to understand client experience and loss drivers
  • Presented interactIve sessions across departments to share trends, identIfy opportunities for change leadership guidance and offer solutions for process improvement
  • Celebrated, Incentivized and rewarded client loyalty team through strategic key performance indicators resulting in improved associate engagement and retentIon
  • Served as escalatIon point for complex client issues
  • Coordinated internally with leadership on critIcal implementation and/or service issues, and follow up for client resolution.

Client Services Manager, Major Accounts

ADP, Inc.
08.2018 - 03.2020
  • Led a high performing team to exceed client expectations, meet client and associate retention goals while achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) within the fast-paced environment of Major Accounts Client Services
  • Served as an escalation point for clients and sales team; focused on restoring the trust in the client relationship while driving improved call strategies and case resolution for service team
  • Leveraged leadership skills and relationships to build an off-site development day for support staff to foster growth, associate retention, and engagement in the role prior to year-end.
  • Developed cross-functional partnerships with product, Implementation, sales, and support teams to remove obstacles for exceptional client experience.
  • Improved transaction sand relationship survey results by 7% across client service teams.

Client Services Manager, Small Business Service

ADP, Inc.
02.2017 - 08.2018
  • Led a team of 8-12 front line associates; successfully guided through change management while partnering to create Norfolk location.
  • Proven ability to thrive in ambiguous environments
  • Recruited and retained top talent, trained several waves of new hires to ADP culture and metrics with ramp up time of 6-12 months
  • Served as actIng back up to other leaders; provided leadership guidance to team members, leading initiative meetings and ensuring high performance in all areas of KPIs.
  • Created and launched small business associate engagement group 'EPIC' within first 3 months of tenure with ADP
  • Successfully collaborated with small business Implementation and Service on events to encourage and inspire engagement
  • Collaborated to launch Professional Branding Presentation; coordinated presentations across operations resulting in improved culture business acumen for college graduate hires and tenured employees.
  • Professional Branding Presentation evolved into Diversity Pillar for OneADP Site 'Dress for Success Event'.

Human Resources Department Manager

Blooming Lotus Company
01.2016 - 02.2017
  • Provided leadership guidance and direction to team of 15 employees regarding all aspects of human resources.
  • Collaborated with peers to establish best practices regarding policy interpretation, development in training programs, grievances, and general human resources management.
  • Represented the organization in collaboration with other executive leadership on task forces, recruitment, and educational efforts
  • Enhanced employee retention by implementing effective onboarding and training programs.
  • Developed performance review processes that promoted continuous improvement, leading to higher levels of productivity across departments.
  • Implemented succession planning initiatives to ensure seamless leadership transitions during organizational changes or retirements.
  • Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency and reduced errors through the development of comprehensive policies and procedures.
  • Generated detailed reports on key HR metrics, providing valuable insights into departmental performance trends over time.

Collections Manager/Associate Engagement Leader

Capital One
09.2013 - 12.2015

Led a team of 12-15 front line associates in developing a culture focused on daily and monthly performance

  • Associate Engagement leader responsible for collaborating and organizing events for credit card collection department (150 associates 10-15 leaders)
  • Coached, developed, and inspired associates to exceed standards of client services
  • Spearheaded project to streamline performance reviews and feedback tasks; reducing administrative tasks by 35%
  • Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on the vision and strategy for a portfolio of financial products.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Communications -

Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
01.2005

Skills

  • Strategic Leadership
  • Client Relationships
  • Talent Acquisition and Onboarding
  • HR Compliance

Certification


  • SHRM - SCP-Senior Certified Professional

Timeline

Manager of Client Services

Paylocity
01.2022 - 08.2024

Client Loyalty Senior Manager, Major Accounts

ADP, Inc.
03.2020 - 10.2021

Client Services Manager, Major Accounts

ADP, Inc.
08.2018 - 03.2020

Client Services Manager, Small Business Service

ADP, Inc.
02.2017 - 08.2018

Human Resources Department Manager

Blooming Lotus Company
01.2016 - 02.2017

Collections Manager/Associate Engagement Leader

Capital One
09.2013 - 12.2015

Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Communications -

Adelphi University
April Saunders