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Girija Handrale

Girija Handrale

Stratergic Program Management Professional
Gurgaon

Summary


A management professional with keen ability to drive program success through strategic planning and effective resource allocation. Possesses strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing project needs. Skilled in stakeholder communication and project management, valued for reliability and flexibility.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Associate Program Manager

Spinny
03.2023 - Current

Customer Experience and Support Operations

  • Spearheaded the launch and stabilization of the Customer Experience for Auctions vertical, delivering a seamless support structure under my leadership.
  • Achieved significant improvement in Net Promoter Score (NPS), elevating it from negative figures to double digits through strategic process enhancements and robust service delivery.
  • Built and scaled a high-performing team of 30 members, providing comprehensive training and equipping them to execute dealer support processes effectively.
  • Designed and developed an in-house ticketing system in collaboration with the product team, streamlining workflows and enhancing issue resolution capabilities.
  • Worked on Salesforce integration to develop a robust internal ticketing system, ensuring efficient tracking and resolution of dealer concerns.
  • Successfully managed the operational aspects of the Seller Support Team, leading a team of six to streamline support operations and improve customer satisfaction.
  • Ensured end-to-end ownership of processes, from development to execution, resulting in measurable improvements in dealer and seller experience.

Senior Customer Success Associate

Learnerbly
12.2020 - 12.2022
  • Creating foundations to enable CS team to scale effectively through optimizing existing processes and developing new ones
  • Manage biggest enterprise accounts, working with teams across the business to ensure their success and reporting on their health to the Leadership Team and the wider business
  • Work closely with CS Lead on shaping and embedding CS Strategy
  • Leverage experience to guide and support the CS team so can learn and grow collectively.
  • Proactively identifying and addressing systemic gaps in collaboration and communication, working cross-collaboratively to improve alignment.
  • Facilitate deeper alignment across the commercial teams (Growth, Sales, CS and Partnerships) to ensure our priorities are always in sync with each other
  • Solving complex business problems by finding creative and innovative solutions. You'll translate ambiguous situations into clearly defined outcomes with documentation to support this.

Sales and Marketing Manager

Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd
02.2020 - 12.2020
  • Help restaurants market, engage and connect with their audience better by getting them on boarded with zomato
  • Effectively search prospective clients and convert sales leads, which could range from stand alone restaurants to chains with national presence
  • Manage end-to-end client relationship including pitching, negotiation, contracting, billing/ invoicing, payment collection, result tracking and troubleshooting
  • Ensure daily reporting as per tools made available from time to time and timely and accurate updating of account data in existing sales MIS systems
  • Handled all customer relations issues pleasantly, enabling quick resolution and client satisfaction

Senior Global Partnerships Associate

QNA International LLC
05.2017 - 10.2019
  • Collaborated with vendors and built effective partnerships devoted to capitalizing on emerging and sustainable sales opportunities for HR Tech Saudi
  • Contacted c- level executives , key decision makers to generate new business for our product to achieve company goals and closed business across various industry verticals
  • Interacted with problematic accounts, helping to build lasting rapport and boosting revenue opportunities
  • Drove team revenue totals by bringing in over $75000 in sales in yearly sales cycle
  • Exceeded sales goals by 10% to increase revenue and facilitate selling of B2B Events, Summits, Conferences
  • Researched potential clients and markets to prepare for appointments
  • Coached 12 sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques
  • Traveled across continents for execution of the projects managed

Global Partnerships Associate

QNA International LLC
05.2017 - 10.2018
  • Achieved sales goals of $120,000 and service targets by leveraging interpersonal communication skills and product knowledge to cultivate and secure new customer relationships
  • Prospected at least 40 leads each month and leveraged sales skills to achieve consistent 20% conversion rate
  • Effectively secured and negotiated contracts with high-value clients in collaboration with Global Partnerships Manager
  • Liaised with customers, management and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions
  • Enhanced profitability by developing pipelines utilizing marketing and sales strategies
  • Traveled to various countries and cities to execute the projects that were undertaken

Education

Secondary School Certificate (SSC)

MIT School
Pune, India
04.2001 -

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - Science

Fergusson College
Pune, India
04.2001 -

Post-Graduate Diploma in Management - Event Management

NIEM- National Institute Of Event Management
Pune, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Cross-functional team leadership

Accomplishments

  • Top sales performer for the office based in India
  • Achieved agent efficiency by introducing salesforce for support tasks.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Earned incentive trips to various countries after achieving sales targets
  • Published articles for Times of India student's edition
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop documents tracking spreadsheets.

Certification

NMIMS'S Certificate course in corporate communication.

Education

Pune, MH,Pune, MH,Pune, MH

Contact

Gurgaon, HR 122003

Timeline

Associate Program Manager

Spinny
03.2023 - Current

Senior Customer Success Associate

Learnerbly
12.2020 - 12.2022

Sales and Marketing Manager

Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd
02.2020 - 12.2020

Senior Global Partnerships Associate

QNA International LLC
05.2017 - 10.2019

Global Partnerships Associate

QNA International LLC
05.2017 - 10.2018

Secondary School Certificate (SSC)

MIT School
04.2001 -

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - Science

Fergusson College
04.2001 -

Post-Graduate Diploma in Management - Event Management

NIEM- National Institute Of Event Management
04.2001 -
Girija HandraleStratergic Program Management Professional