Workforce Management APAC and Global Command Center
Led Global Command Center operations and short term and long term strategy
supporting internal teams and global partner network in Customer experience
This
involves end to end workforce management support to global Airbnb partners and
internal operations in real time, scheduling and forecasting aspects
Led supply planning within APAC regional network on headcount requirements and
delivery and site health performance
Responsible for overall staffing strategy in APAC region within Customer experience
lines of business
Delivered staffing accuracy at +/- 10% of budget consistently for 16 months
Regional Coordinator
Airbnb
10.2019 - 03.2022
Partner Management APAC
Supports outsourcing sites in Manila comprised of 3000+ FTE’s supporting the Global
English Channel of Airbnb (70%+ YoY)
Responsible for driving operational performance delivery in efficiency (tickets) and
quality (NPS) on site and enterprise level
Works closely with senior vendor leadership and senior internal stakeholders in
developing strategies for short term wins, long-term growth and sustainability of sites
Manages all change project developments and rollout in the APAC partner network.
Analyst
ATC
06.2017 - 10.2019
WFM APAC
Supports the Customer Experience family of Airbnb in the Asia Pacific region in 3
internal sites and 2 outsourcing partners
Supports the achievement of phone, email and chat service levels in the region through
headcount planning and dynamic real time management of internal and external
resources
Works closely with internal leadership and partner management team in developing
strategies in optimizing resources during peak and off-peak periods
Main point of contact of operations and partner WFM teams for IT escalations
Introduced WFM processes in the region within internal teams and partners sites.
Regional Workforce Manager
Nestle Nespresso Singapore Pte Ltd
12.2015 - 05.2017
Asian Hub
Mainly responsible for supporting the customer relationship centers of Nestle Nespresso in
the Asia Region, which includes Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China
and Korea
Responsible for maintaining contact center service levels and other key
performance matrices which includes inbound, outbound, and email KPIs
Provided recommendation to Regional Customer Service Manager on split of
activities per market internally and externally
Provided short term forecasting and long-term capacity planning for endorsement
of budget in 7 Asian markets
Designed and maintained contact center routing for optimization purposes
Provided productivity and cost analysis to improve efficiency and profitability
Consistently improved cost per contact year on year – 10% - 15% improvement
Inbound and email occupancy rates maintained above 80% in the region while still
running outbound campaign targets
Developed scorecards for agent, team and market levels.
Collections Analyst
Eon Energy UK
01.2011 - 11.2015
Mainly responsible for delinquent business and personal (energy) accounts across the UK
Specialized in Debt Recovery Management and Escalations.
Workforce Account Manager
IBM Business Process
07.2009 - 06.2010
Coordinated and guided a team of Reporting Analysts (2), Scheduling Analysts (1), and Real
Time Analysts (4) to ensure focus on profitability, resource planning, day to day schedule
adjustments, real time service issues, RTA activity, adherence and schedule compliance,
providing key reporting details.
Scheduling Analyst/POC
Verizon Business
02.2008 - 08.2008
Ensured traffic analysts maximize real time productivity and revenue acquisition, while
reducing cost through efficient utilization of systems and workforce resources for multiple
product queues
Evaluated product performance ensuring that products are managed according to
corporate performance objectives, locally ensuring the team coordinates efforts with other
operator network centers to achieve efficient product queue management and balanced
delivery of product services system wide.
Traffic Analyst
Verizon Business
05.2005 - 02.2008
Responsible for viewing real-time developments across multiple lines of business via ACD
and workforce management monitoring and reporting tools
As staffing variables
change throughout the day, this position will need to identify and respond accordingly to
even escalation criteria including service level issues and technical outages.
Global CX Lead
Amber Group
06.2004 - 05.2005
(Operations, Performance and Planning)
Developed 2022 strategy for hiring, onboarding and training for Global CX organization
Designed and implemented a balanced CX scorecard along with service delivery targets
from agent, site and network level inhouse and outsourced for 2022
Created rewards and recognition programs for Top performing team members
Owned budget planning and billing for outsourced sites
Designed billing standards to
streamline invoicing amongst sites
Scaled CX vendor sites in EMEA and APAC languages between sites in the Philippines
and Armenia
Implemented cadence on business performance reviews weekly, monthly and quarterly
to align service delivery targets with senior stakeholders
Built a system in JIRA to capture and process customer feedback and deliver to internal
stakeholders in product, policy and marketing
Launched RFP for WFM, QA and Analytics tool
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Business
THAMES INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
01.2009 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Informations Systems Management
AMA COMPUTER UNIVERSITY
01.1999 - 01.2002
Affiliations
Highly articulate and goal driven customer advocate with 15+ years of progressive
experience in process, performance and contact center management.
Energetic, competitive achiever who inspires and motivates team members, successfully
manages multiple priorities and performs under pressure in a fast paced and rapidly
changing environment.
Skillful tactician with talent to manage matrixed teams, execute plans, promote
communication, provide motivation and extract commitments from team members for the
achievement of personal and departmental goals.
COPC Certified Implementation Leader
Timeline
Regional Lead
04.2022 - Current
Regional Coordinator
Airbnb
10.2019 - 03.2022
Analyst
ATC
06.2017 - 10.2019
Regional Workforce Manager
Nestle Nespresso Singapore Pte Ltd
12.2015 - 05.2017
Collections Analyst
Eon Energy UK
01.2011 - 11.2015
Workforce Account Manager
IBM Business Process
07.2009 - 06.2010
Post Graduate Diploma - Business
THAMES INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
01.2009 - 01.2010
Scheduling Analyst/POC
Verizon Business
02.2008 - 08.2008
Traffic Analyst
Verizon Business
05.2005 - 02.2008
Global CX Lead
Amber Group
06.2004 - 05.2005
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Informations Systems Management