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Shama Virani

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19 yrs 3 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in operational excellence and customer experience.
  • Proven leadership in managing large teams and projects.
  • Strong analytical skills in TNPS and complaint management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in customer service and operations within the telecommunications industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipPerformance ManagementStrategic Planning

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Team LeadershipNew Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCRMTeam ManagementVendor ManagementTelecommunicationsKey Account ManagementService DeliveryManagementTrainingCustomer ServiceCompetitive Analysis

About

* Operations and Service Delivery: Mapping requirements, Monitor, Review and improve operational processes to ensure optimum performance and consistency * Customer experience: Ensure robust customer experience through operational excellence. * Team Management: Showcase people management skills by leading large teams and managing end to end people related issues. * Drive service excellence: TNPS Analytics and insights, VOC, Complaint Management. Define and design areas of improvement and track action plans to closure. * Co-ordination: Strong in liaising with stakeholders on key closures and playing a pivotal role in being a SPOC for corporate team on all implementations and projects * Communication: Excellent Verbal, Written and Interpersonal Communication Skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. * Training: Hands on experience in the areas of Training, communication & soft skills and handling High Net worth Individuals comprising of celebrities, Business tycoons etc. * Project Management: Establish Project plan for transition, liaise with key support managers, client to track and complete the tasks, and provide complete support to ramp up the process. Keen planner & strategist with the ability to manage projects with perfection.

Experience

19 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
7 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Apple

2 roles

Senior Manager

Promoted

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Business DevelopmentCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)LeadershipPerformance ManagementTeam Leadership

Leader

Nov 2022Jul 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

LeadershipNew Business DevelopmentPerformance ManagementStrategic PlanningBusiness Strategy

Vodafone idea limited

2 roles

General Manager- Escalations and Regulatory

Promoted

Jul 2020Nov 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Manager-Fastrack Operations

Sep 2018Jun 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos

Vodafone

5 roles

Operations Manager

Jul 2016Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Ensuring that all escalation mails are allotted and reverted within timelines. First Time Resolution is given to customers to meet required levels of CSAT / TNPS
  • Timely resolution and process adherence. Periodical dashboards highlighting customer pain points to improve CXX.
  • Trends to be monitored. Escalations to be analyzed source wise, issue wise and customer type wise to drive meaningful and actionable insights.
  • Initiate process corrections with help of process team to address the process gaps and improvement areas to eliminate the root cause of the issues.
  • Educating circles to correct processes and provide resolution at customer touch points like call center, retail outlets and written communication channels to reduce escalations

Deputy Manager- Relations

Promoted

Jun 2013Jun 2016 · 3 yrs

  • Responsible for customer value management, retention and revenue enhancement
  •  Responsible for Multiple Sims (Self + Family) account management, Circle of Influence
  •  Events and Engagement to add pride and excitement with Vodafone
  •  Span of control 1:8 Relationship Managers
  •  Proactive Strategy with marketing and VBS
  •  Team Management and Development
  •  Drive Revenue Contribution of the base (Core +Extended base)
  •  Churn targets as per operational goals
  •  Revenue enhancement as per operational goals
  •  Best Fit pack penetration, promote cross sell and Enterprise Solutioning. (Broadband and PRI lines)
  •  Control customer escalations to senior management, social media etc.

Assistant Manager- Relations

Promoted

Nov 2010Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Accountable for service of 750 very high value post-paid customers\high net worth individuals.(celebs\socialites\politicians)
  •  Also responsible for Multiple Sims (Self + Family) management
  •  Responsible for enhancing experience, loyalty through proactive and scheduled engagement
  •  Ensure that High Value customers are serviced & ring fenced
  •  Target Nil Churn to competition
  •  Online grievance management from the assigned base
  •  Proactive steps for Superior Servicing
  •  Focus on revenue enhancement and penetration of High End VAS/IROAM
  •  Participate in Various Customer Engagement Activities to enhance stickiness of the base.

Senior Exec- Training

Promoted

Feb 2008Oct 2010 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Conducting Soft skills training and process training for new hire batches hired for Vodafone Stores.
  •  Auditing executives at the Stores during live interactions and providing feedback for the same.
  •  Ensuring feedback from the trainees is shared and incorporated by the stores.
  •  Ensuring all Quality parameters are met by all executives in training.
  •  Executing and maintaining all standards of grooming to be followed by every batch.
  •  Creating and maintaining MIS for the training batches.
  •  Budding new trainers and facilitating their induction in the team.
  •  Back up for content- Sending important briefing to all with reiteration on important points.
  •  Updating Vodafone help (now V search) with information on new products and ensuring it is updated in time and is completely updated at all times.
  •  Assisting cross functional teams with verbiages on EDM related to important communication.
  •  Preparing modules as per training requirement.

Executive- Call Center

Oct 2006Feb 2008 · 1 yr 4 mos

  •  Attending calls during the shift and meeting the Key Result Areas (KRA parameters).
  •  Coaching the new team members within the team.
  •  Maintaining SLA parameters i.e. Quality, Staff Time and AHT.

Education

Welingkar Institute of Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Marketing

Jan 2010Jan 2013

H.R. College of Commerce and Economics

Bachelor's degree

Jan 2001Jan 2006

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