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Marina Salles

Marina Salles

Greater Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Area,FL

Summary

With 10+ years of experience in technology products, my focus is on understanding customer needs and opportunities, in order to drive customer experience strategy through digital products and scalable operations.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Partner & Head of Customer Experience and Success

Hyperlocal
07.2021 - 09.2023

Hyperlocal helps business owners digitize their operations and increase their customer base by providing management solutions, financial services, and marketplace platform promotion. 88,000+ client establishments, with R$8 billion passing through the systems per year. SoftBank invested company.

• Developed the company's customer experience strategy, working alongside product and sales stakeholders.
• Led the after-sales departments for 4 business units (managers and 70+ employees).
• Introduced a sustainable business model that resulted in a 60%+ increase in operational efficiency. Additionally, decreased churn by 50%+.
• Structured and executed various projects, leveraging cross-functional teams to achieve project goals and advance business objectives.

KPIs: Churn Rate, Contact Rate, CSAT, LTV, NPS.

Skills: Customer Experience Management; Leadership; Operations Management; Product Adoption; Project Management; Team Management.

Partner & Head of Customer Experience

Hyperlocal
08.2019 - 07.2021

Customer Experience Manager

Hyperlocal
08.2018 - 08.2019

Skills: Cross-Functional Team Management; Project Portfolio Management.

Product Experience Specialist

Didi
09.2017 - 08.2018

In 2018, Didi, the world's largest ride-hailing company, acquired 99, a Brazilian ride-sharing company operating in 550+ cities. 99 had diversified businesses, including tax and P2P services, and became the first Brazilian unicorn, valued at $1 billion. SoftBank invested company.

• Conducted the customer journey mapping, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to implement customer-centric improvements. Increased NPS by 40%+ during a hyper-growth period, with growth exceeding 25x in 12 months.
• Created roadmaps and improved business processes with cross-functional teams, including the launch of an app in Brazil from China, which resulted in the migration of 500,000+ drivers.
• Managed market and customer research to drive the company's strategy and product offerings, collaborating with strategy teams from China and the USA.


KPIs: Churn Rate, Contact Rate, Conversion Rate, NPS.

Skills: Business Strategy; Customer Journeys; Customer Research; Market Sizing; Product Adoption; Product Management; Product Development; Product Management.

Project Coordinator

Instituto Ismart
01.2016 - 10.2017

Ismart is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting educational excellence for talented low-income students, with admissions at renowned universities in Brazil and internationally, including the Ivy League institutions.

• Launched the institute's first experience in the field of technology with a distance education model, 100%+ growth in the service capacity, from 250 to 536 vacancies.
• Implemented a remote model with significantly lower costs compared to the in-person model (representing only 10% of the in-person model costs).
• Developed the organization's main strategic initiative to date, which allowed 50,000+ public school students to continue their studies through the platform during the class suspension period in the pandemic.

KPIs: Student’s Grades, Conversion Rate.

Skills: Data Analysis; Product Development; Project Management; Strategic Planning.

Trainee

Max Planck Society
08.2013 - 07.2014

Max Planck Society is a leading research organization, with a world-renowned reputation. Awarded 35 Nobel Prizes and recognized as one of the foremost research organizations globally.

• Conducted genetic mapping studies in both biparental and diverse natural populations to identify genes responsible for metabolic regulation, cultivating 360 different accessions.
• Measured enzyme activities and metabolites for 30 traits.


Skills: Research.

Education

Bachelor of Science -

Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos
São Carlos
12.2015

Languages

English
Full Professional
Spanish
Professional Working
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Partner & Head of Customer Experience and Success

Hyperlocal
07.2021 - 09.2023

Partner & Head of Customer Experience

Hyperlocal
08.2019 - 07.2021

Customer Experience Manager

Hyperlocal
08.2018 - 08.2019

Product Experience Specialist

Didi
09.2017 - 08.2018

Project Coordinator

Instituto Ismart
01.2016 - 10.2017

Trainee

Max Planck Society
08.2013 - 07.2014

Bachelor of Science -

Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos
Marina Salles