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Rahul Chhaya

Rahul Chhaya

Customer Success | Customer Lifecycle | Client Retention | Renewals | Business Development
Vasai, Mumbai

Summary

• A dynamic individual with professional experience in operations management, quality improvement and business development

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), attention to detail and a high degree of intellectual curiosity

• Having exceptionally powerful interpersonal skills, astute team management expertise, an effective problem solver and an out-of-the box strategist at work

• Skilled to establish comprehensive understanding of every task accurately within given timelines

• Able to work independently with scientific temperament, capable to work under high pressure and challenging environments

• An ambitious and a level headed personality with a wide experience of successfully working with teams

• Displays exemplary skills in Process Improvement, People Management and Team Building

• Has the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously by planning and managing time efficiently

• Demonstrates high level of integrity, professionalism and sincerity in all work related situations

• Skilled to reconcile data, identify issues and convert it into meaningful information through effective analysis

• Highly Customer oriented and sensitive to customer needs

• Has developed ability to create reports and presentations accurately in the frame of challenging timelines

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

AVP - Renewals | Retention | Pullback

Equentis Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
04.2023 - Current

- Promoted to AVP and initiated a pilot project named 'Pullback'

- Pullback department is created to revoke (pull back) the Non-Renewed clients (Expired Subscriptions)

- Define SOP's and responsible for end to end development of the project progress

- Goal is to achieve 5% Monthly Conversion Rate % to begin with

Senior Manager - Renewals | Customer Lifecycle

Equentis Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
12.2020 - 03.2023

- Maintain and improve C-Sat at the desired level of 85/10/5 through effective customer service management skills (85% C-Sat & 70% Retention)

- Designing marketing and promotional strategies to boost Retention (Emails & WhatsApp Campaigns)

- YoY Plan to build customer base and strengthen company valuations

- Identify opportunities and suggest actions to build long term client relationship (Client Retention)

- Define actions and derive strategies to maximize business opportunities from existing clients

- Create/Maintain daily MIS Report to draw ‘Trend Analysis’ showing process/product growth and derive measures to achieve the desired company goals

- Create motivational environment for the team members through employee engagement activities like R&R / Focus Hours / Contests to drive performance

- Share ideas/thoughts and best practices to overcome process gaps and facilitate improvement

- Develop and deliver KPI's in line with the prescribed targets

- Retain existing clients and facilitate hassle-free subscription Renewals through our products offerings in line with their investment goals

- Set objectives and identify outliers in respective functional area of the operations and create an action plan for people and process improvement

- Monitor compliance and consistently meet regulatory standards through effective governance and control systems

- Effective transition of additional work/knowledge and creating SOP's for future references

- Come up with thoughts, opinions, new ideas and best practices to maximize client satisfaction and Renewals

- Prioritize and organize work on a daily basis according to business priorities

- Establish good relations and achieve high level of satisfactions with internal/external stakeholders by managing their expectation with end to end servicing

- Data collation & analysis to identify performance issues

- Maintain team performance reports for the team for weekly/monthly reviews with the management group

- Reconcile data into meaningful information through analysis and derive trends

- Liaison with multiple departments to obtain specific data and resolve discrepancies

- Derive actions and strategies to consistently maintain the Retention Rate % at the expected standards by renewing the subscribers before expiry (80% Conversion)

- Deliver Daily productivity and Conversion goal as per the business requirements (KPI)

Sales Manager - Digital Channel

ICICI Lombard GIC Pvt. LTd.
Mumbai
07.2018 - 12.2020

• Heading Online/Electronic Channel for 'Motor & Health Insurance’ (New On-boarding & Renewals)

• Accountable to generate revenue from Inbound & Outbound queues (Span of Control: 150 to 170)

• Maintain/Build Retention Rate% above the expected standards (75%)

• Establish strategies to generate new business prospects by building cross-selling and upselling opportunities

• Build ‘Customer Relationship’ through effective conversations and by offering hassle-free online renewal service

• Analyze ‘Call Sampling/Audits’ to identify individual strengths and areas of improvement which will further help to improve retention%

• Conduct ‘Call Calibration’ sessions to be in sync with the quality standards of the process requirements

• Create/Maintain daily MIS Report to draw ‘Trend Analysis’ showing process/product growth and derive measures to achieve the desired company goals

• Create motivational environment for the team members through employee engagement activities like R&R / Focus Hours / Contests to drive performance

• Share ideas/thoughts and best practices to overcome process gaps and facilitate improvement

• Develop and deliver KPI's in line with the prescribed targets

• Provide direction and guidance to the team on a day to day basis

• Regular communication with team members through weekly 1 on 1 meetings and team briefings

• Identify outliers and create an action plan for people and process improvement

• Design and revise process ‘Incentive Structure’ on timely manner

• Monitor compliance and consistently meet regulatory standards through effective governance and control systems

• Effective transition of additional work/knowledge and creating SOP's for future references

• Create frame-work and career plan for associates after assessing their career potential capabilities

Senior Team Leader - Sales & Service (ITES)

Lester Infoservices Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
05.2013 - 06.2018

• Leading a group of 30 to 35 Sale & Service advisors serving new and existing clients across United States of America / United Kingdom / Canada / Australia / Ireland.

• Ensure individual team members addresses general servicing queries and fulfill technical needs of the customers effectively

• Coach team members to establish prospect business opportunities for the organization and create a need to extend current service plans through effective conversations with existing clients

• Managing multiple outbound sub-functions of customer service project (Customer Retention Team) as mentioned below;

1. Scheduled Callback (SCB)

2. Claims Management (Retention)

3. Email Response Team (ERT)

4. Chat/Web Support

5. Post Sales Follow-up

6. Customer Engagement

• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and first point of escalation for procedural and technical issues/escalations

• Manage multi sub-process groups based on the operational structure of the project

• Support and drive high quality output work through motivation and a positive environment

• Share daily news and creating awareness on the production floor about latest technological releases/updates in worldwide IT sector

• Random call listening and feedback sessions to facilitate quality and productivity improvement

• Design and modify 'Email Templates' on a timely manner to ensure specific, precise and relevant responses to client's queries/concerns on email to enhance customer conversations

• Maintain and analyze daily TAT/OTD reports to identify and overcome process gaps and challenges

• Ensures individuals and the team meet their performance goals

• Provide direction and guidance to the team on a day to day basis

• Set objectives for direct reports and conduct regular appraisals

• Identify outliers in respective functional area of the operations and create an action plan for people and process improvement

• Effectively transition of additional work/knowledge and creating SOP's for future references

• Share thoughts, opinions, new ideas and best practices to maximize client satisfaction and minimize complaints

Team Leader (BGVC)

Sterling Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
02.2012 - 05.2013

• Handling a group of 25 to 30 executives aligned to perform background verification checks (BGC) on Employment, Education and Criminal records of our company clients/partners based in United States of America and Canada

• Daily team huddle to share process updates and setting challenging goals to meet the daily desired SLA’s

• Prioritize and organize work on a daily basis according to business priorities

• Manage resources efficiently through peaks and troughs in the business cycle

• Facilitate smooth knowledge transfer within the team via well documented and updated training materials

• Manage and delegate work fairly and effectively within the team

• Keep all stakeholders updated with the progress of every assignment/task handled

• Identify and develop leadership qualities in individuals and groom them for the next level

• Manage attrition and absenteeism in the team

• Establish good relations and achieve high level of satisfactions with internal/external stakeholders by managing their expectation with end to end servicing

• Allocation & distribution of file volume within the team members for successful completion of daily desired volume expected by the clients & prevent backlog state

• Publishing hourly performance tracker to the management team to check the progress during the day

• Interface with clients to maintain efficiency level consistently by controlling client complaints

• Weekly one on one sessions with the team members to share on-call feedback about improving client interaction and experience

• Monthly personal discussion with individual team members to analyse their overall progress (career, personal and performance attributes)

• Maintaining daily TAT & OTD reports to measure efficiency & accuracy of the completed verifications

• Conducting weekly one on one session with the team members to identify outliers, minimize the errors occurred & maximize accuracy while processing verifications

• Preparing a coaching plan for bottom quartile advisors on a weekly basis

• Attending weekly calibration sessions with the Quality team to identify the trends (focus areas) & derive targets based on the areas of opportunity with definite action points

Team Coach (ATL)

Intelenet Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (Serco / Teleperformance)
Mumbai
05.2006 - 07.2011

· Responsible for managing a team of Retail Banking Customer Relations Telephony Officers RBCR-TO) catering basic banking requirements of Barclays Bank clients based in UK over the phone and make banking easier (Barclays Central Telephony)

· Coaching and mentoring team members to achieve customer (CES) & commercial goals by driving sales through service

· Side by Side & remote call monitoring with regular and timely feedback to facilitate performance improvement

· Identify and notify errors pro-actively to the relevant authorities and take corrective action immediately

· Conducting weekly one on one session with individual team members to set career and performance goals & draw actions to achieve them comprehensively

· Managing customer expectations and handling escalations effectively

· Conducting daily Buzz sessions with the team to provide process updates & setting challenging goals for the day to meet SLA requirements

· Sharing best practices, Conducting Role Plays, Moment of Truth (MOT) & Show and Tell sessions with the team and leading by example

· Creating healthy & competitive environment for the team through effective motivation and encouragement to drive performance

· Attending call calibration & call leveling sessions with Clients, Management and Quality team to identify key areas of improvement to focus upon

· Data collation & analysis to identify performance issues

· Maintain team performance reports for the team for weekly/monthly reviews with the management group

· Reconcile data into meaningful information through analysis and derive trends

· Liaison with multiple departments to obtain specific data and resolve discrepancies

· Perform other related duties or ad hoc projects within the scope of responsibilities

Sales Advisor

Choice Connex Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
04.2005 - 04.2006
  • Listened to customer details and offered matching solutions to meet wide range of requirements.
  • Responded to in-person and telephone requests for information about company offerings.
  • Demonstrated features, answered questions and offered solutions.
  • Organized sales paperwork, presented proposals and finalized contracts.
  • Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
  • Executed direct sales from manufacturers to customers to improve profitability within retail environment.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting

Mumbai University, Mumbai
04.2009 - 04.2012

Skills

    Customer Centricity

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Accomplishments

Client Retention % growth from 30%to 45% from Dec 2020 to Jan 2022 at Equentis Pvt. Ltd. & 45% to 51% from Feb 2022 to Mar 2023


C-Sat improvement from 60% to 72% from Dec 2020 to Jan 2022 at Equentis Pvt. Ltd.


Motor Retention Rate grown from 67% to 72% from Oct 2018 to Nov 2019

YoY growth in Revenue for Health Insurance from 3% to 6% between Apr 2019 to Nov 2019


2 times successive winner of monthly R&R ceremonies for outstanding contribution and improvement in Motor Retention% in Q2 of 2019


Received Extra Mile Contribution Award for reaching a milestone of $29K in a month (Jan 2018), it is the highest ever sales revenue figures achieved by any individual team in the history of the process (GuruAid) with Lester Infoservices Pvt.Ltd.


Rewarded for Best Performing Team (Sales & Service) for 8 successive months (Jul 2017 to Feb 2018) & thrice with Way Ahead Recognition for exceptional contribution towards Process Improvement


Appreciated by Rajiv Samant (CEO) of Lester Infoservices Pvt. Ltd. for demonstrating effective Complaints Handling Skills with ERT


Showcased excellent Claims Management Techniques (Retention) by reducing Refund v/s Sales ratio from 12% to 9% between Sept to Nov 2017


Team Leader with Lowest Absenteeism% (


Started quarterly Rewards and Recognition Ceremony (R&R) and Weekly Focus days (Power Hours & Fun Activities) as an initiative towards Employee Engagement Program and Performance Management Drive with Sterling Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.


Recognized for driving groups to achieve excellent Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) scores for 4 successive months from Jan 2011 to Apr 2011Team Leader with Lowest Annualized Attrition (21%) for Apr 2010 to Mar 2011


Rewarded as a Best Group Leader- Barclays Retail Banking Customer Relations in “Intelenet Cherish Awards” for Q2 of the Year 2010 (Organization Level Award)


Winner of multiple Site Level competitions as listed below, with Barclays Bank Central Telephony (Customer Service and Sales KPI's)

i. Barclays Premier League (BPL) - Offshore v/s Onshore Contest

ii. Central Telephony League (CTL) - Offshore Teams Challenge


Software

SaaS Apps (Zendesk, SlashRTC, LeadSquaredm

Timeline

AVP - Renewals | Retention | Pullback - Equentis Pvt. Ltd.
04.2023 - Current
Senior Manager - Renewals | Customer Lifecycle - Equentis Pvt. Ltd.
12.2020 - 03.2023
Sales Manager - Digital Channel - ICICI Lombard GIC Pvt. LTd.
07.2018 - 12.2020
Senior Team Leader - Sales & Service (ITES) - Lester Infoservices Pvt. Ltd.
05.2013 - 06.2018
Team Leader (BGVC) - Sterling Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.
02.2012 - 05.2013
Mumbai University - Bachelor of Commerce, Financial Accounting
04.2009 - 04.2012
Team Coach (ATL) - Intelenet Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (Serco / Teleperformance)
05.2006 - 07.2011
Sales Advisor - Choice Connex Pvt. Ltd.
04.2005 - 04.2006
Rahul ChhayaCustomer Success | Customer Lifecycle | Client Retention | Renewals | Business Development