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Maria Cecilia Aquino

Customer Success Manager
Garden Grove,CA

Summary

Goal-oriented Client Success Manager adept at promoting customer loyalty and maintaining retention with proactive and hands-on strategies. Effective at giving customers highly positive experiences as primary liaison and company representative. Ready to bring 8 years of experience and take on challenging new role.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Client Success Manager

Focusinc Group
Suffern, NY
10.2017 - 04.2022
  • Hosted daily status calls and weekly ad hoc meetings with clients to promote client satisfaction and keep all parties abreast of changing environment.
  • Evaluated customer problems, implemented resolutions and followed up with clients to manage additional problems and maintain satisfaction.
  • Developed marketing campaigns to enhance clients' return on investment.
  • Attended networking events to meet new prospects and expand business opportunities through partnerships.
  • Managed existing client renewals, keeping accounts, information and documents in conformance with compliance standards.
  • Planned, articulated and executed client development strategies.
  • Communicated best practices among on-site and external personnel to align efforts and goals.

Client Relationship Manager

Seven Seven Corporate Group
Rockaway, NJ
06.2014 - 02.2017
  • Addressed and resolved customer complaints and issues to improve satisfaction.
  • Built partnerships with diverse internal teams and sales, finance and operations departments to streamline processes.
  • Fostered customer trust by addressing concerns and needs using targeted problem-solving.
  • Recommended new products to clients and maintained solutions-oriented problem-solving for long-term client relationships.
  • Worked with clients to address and respond to client and partnership management issues.
  • Assessed client needs and developed plans to adequately address current and future objectives.

Manager of Operations

Bank Of America Merrill Lynch
Philippines
11.2012 - 06.2014
  • Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
  • Worked in matrix management environment with oversight of division level managers, operations, sales, finance, human resources, safety and compliance.
  • Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
  • Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures and performance strategies.
  • Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
  • Advanced productivity KPIs to achieve key business goals and objectives.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
  • Introduced new methods, practices and systems to reduce turnaround time.

Asst Operations Manager

SYKES
Philippines
01.2004 - 07.2012
  • Helped team members maintain business professionalism by coaching each on methods for delivering exceptional service to every customer.
  • Leveraged fair evaluation processes, employee reviews and staff mentoring to drive performance and job satisfaction at all levels.
  • Enhanced employee management by developing schedules, tracking time and administering payroll.
  • Spearheaded daily staff meetings to identify improvement strategies, discuss policy updates and facilitate open communication.
  • Educated operations team on best practices, company policies and service excellence standards.
  • Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
  • Supervised operations team to support operational excellence and excellent customer service.
  • Developed and maintain operational guidelines for staff.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Finance

De La Salle University
Philippines
06.1993 - 06.1997

Skills

  • Customer service and support
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Software

  • Hubspot

MS Office

Excellent knowledge in MS Office Word, Excel & Powerpoint

Timeline

Client Success Manager

Focusinc Group
10.2017 - 04.2022

Client Relationship Manager

Seven Seven Corporate Group
06.2014 - 02.2017

Manager of Operations

Bank Of America Merrill Lynch
11.2012 - 06.2014

Asst Operations Manager

SYKES
01.2004 - 07.2012

Bachelor of Science - Finance

De La Salle University
06.1993 - 06.1997
Maria Cecilia AquinoCustomer Success Manager