At PayPal, my tenure as Director of European Inside Sales is marked by my dedication to driving revenue growth and team development across multiple regions. Our team, by leveraging strong relationship-building skills and strategic SMB sales acumen, has achieved remarkable service ratings and operational mastery.The culture of engagement and high performance I foster has resulted in a resilient and dynamic sales environment. Our collective efforts ensure not only the attainment of ambitious targets but also the cultivation of early talent, pivotal for the continued success and innovation within the company.
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Vp Sales Advisory ConsultingVenduetechDublin, Ie -
Director Of European Inside SalesPaypal Oct 2019 - PresentSan Jose, Ca, Us• As Director of Inside Sales for Paypal EMEA region I lead and coach a team of high-performing Inside Sales Professionals and regional sales managers to deliver on ambitious targets delivering predictable revenue and growth across each of the regions (UK, DEATCH, Southern & Northern Europe and ICE). • I bring together vast and diverse cross-functional teams and operate at the highest level in a complex matrix organization, partnering with multiple functions across the business to deliver on our revenue whilst over-indexing on the engagement connects with the people.• I excel in being able to attract, hire, train, and coach high-performance sales teams across EMEA delivering outstanding results whilst being employee-centric and customer-obsessed. I am comfortable with the unknown and operating in a high-growth environment where complicated problem-solving is the norm.• I’ve vast experience of driving and managing sales business in high growth in both financial & technology environments with a track record of consistent over-achievement of quota and revenue goals.• Vast experience in Blue Chip sales management inc: (BT and Vodafone along with thoroughly enjoying my current journey with PayPal). Managing vast matrix divisions of successful organizations. I am comfortable communicating with impact at CXX level along with delivering high-impact presentations to bring the team along the journey.• Support in developing the long-term vision and strategy for the EMEA Inside Sales with a focus on performance against key sales metricsfor driving revenue and margin across the region. • Develop deep and trusted relationships at BU management level with supportive partners.• Excellent operational skills - reporting, forecasting, data analysisskills, with both operations and marketing experience.• I lead with passion, clarity and context sharing insights to the organization's user feedback as a significant contributor to shaping the future. -
Head Of Business Energy OperationsSse Airtricity Jan 2018 - Oct 2019Leopardstown, Dublin 18, IeResponsibility for the Business Energy Operations across all of SSE Airtricity business customers, circa €700m turnover annually with Ireland 2nd largest energy supplier.Direct responsibility for the following divisions:• Customers Service incorporating a ‘Sales In service’.• Credit Control• Billing• Business and revenue Assurance Best PracticeCRU survey shows SSE Airtricity business energy enjoy the best customer service of any energy provider on the Island. NPS tracking +53, FCR 82%, Satisfaction 82%, Resolved 85%. -
Head Of Ecas Contact Centre'SBt Jan 2016 - Dec 2017London, GbManagement of Ireland’s 999-112 contact centres (ECAS) across the country. Providing leadership to a team of 9 managers with responsibility for a 70 strong team who support a 24/7/365 service. Providing client stakeholder relationship management to all four emergency services (Gardaí, Ambulance, Fire and Coastguards) and regular stakeholder presentations and updates to the Department of communications (DCCAE). Stakeholder vendor management of the outsourced teams that support the service. Key Responsibilities: Act as the escalation point of contact for the ECAS business. Ownership of task list and strategic plans prioritisation. P&L ownership and management. Overall ownership of the achievement of the critical KPI’s of the business. Ownership of process and procedural management. Operational lead on contract negotiations and management. Working at a dynamic pace within multi cross functional and virtual teams. Leading on the organisational development and strategic direction. Leading on change management within the business. -
Head Of Contact Centres Telesales And Retentions At VodafoneVodafone Jun 2011 - Dec 2015London, GbResponsibility for the Management of Vodafone Irelands Customer Value Management contact centres, both in-sourced and outsourced models. Managing diverse inside sales teams that deliver on sales and retention campaigns through lead generation, acquisition, cross sell and upsell campaigns. Responsibility for managing a €10m Opex budget.Responsibilities• Managed two sales contact centres. One in-house, Dublin 98 FTE and the other outsourced to Convergys in Belfast with 220 FTE.• Managed and delivered on Customer Value Management campaigns for Vodafone Business and Consumer segments.• Worked closely with the Digital and Marketing teams to drive effective and profitable campaigns and created new opportunities.• Lead on the recruitment drive to ensure that we attracted and hired best in class team players. • Responsible for all forecasting and objective setting for the division.• Hosted all business / strategy MBR and QBR's reviews to ensure that we are on track with forecasts. -
Head Of Fixed Sales & Door To Door Channels - Vodafone Enterprise DivisionVodafone Jun 2010 - Jun 2011London, GbManaged and supported all fixed consumer channels and initiated the Vodafone Irelands fixed sales distribution strategy.Responsibilities• Managed Vodafone’s Inside Sales team and outsourced field sales teams .• Responsible for the outsourced ‘Door to Door’ sales contracts with partner vendors.• Led and initiated the Channel sales distribution strategy for Vodafone fixed sales in Ireland.• Worked closely within the Customer Value Management marketing / digital virtual team to plan and execute on campaigns. -
Head Of Fixed Sales & Channels At VodafoneVodafone Sep 2009 - Jun 2010London, GbRole / ResponsibilitiesManaged the Tupe transfer of 54 BT staff to Vodafone during the buyout agreement of the BT Consumer and SME fixed customer bases. Devised and implemented the fixed channel sales strategy for Vodafone during the transition. Lead on and was responsible for Fixed Sales channels performance and customer contact centre retention teams. Achievements:• Introduced and managed fixed sales into the Vodafone’s retail channel.• Programme managed the review and selection of Vodafone’s outsourced telesales vendors. • Successfully introduced the Door to Door sales strategy for Vodafone.• Delivered on all sales targets . -
Head Of Consumer Sales & Operations At BtBt Jan 2009 - Aug 2009London, GbRolePromoted to head up Sales and Operations divisions (54 FTE) of BT’s consumer business that included service assurance, Digital / Online, business improvements and products teams. Achievements:• Delivered EBITDA growth of 34% for year 08’-09’.• Delivered 65% ‘Right First Time’ (RFT) metrics.• Reduced consumer annualised churn by 4% in the period. • Two fold reduction in complaints.• Increased fixed sales conversion rate by 12 % points to 48% during campaign and retention rate to 70% of all customer save opportunities• Initiated and opened outbound contract resign team. -
Head Of Consumer Sales At BtBt Jun 2006 - Jan 2009London, GbResponsible for the BT Ireland residential sales division. Devised the sales strategy/plan and implemented a success model for the long term by initiating a sales incentive programme. -
Head Of Wholesale Partner Business At BtBt Apr 2002 - Jun 2006London, GbDevised and implemented project plan for BT to enter the Switchless resale market ( Wholesale Voice) . Successfully ,managed the Sales and Operations of BT Switchless Resale strategy . -
Head Of Indirect SalesEsat Telecom Apr 2001 - Apr 2002Joined Esat Business to head up the indirect channel to bring structure and direction to a diverse team of 12 Indirect sales managers. -
Head Of Channel SalesFormus Broadband 2000 - 2001Joined this startup to manage and lead on their Channel and Partner Sales Strategy
Colm O'Brien Education Details
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Dublin Business SchoolMasters In Contact Centre Mgmt -
Irish Times TrainingDigital Marketing -
College Of Marketing & DesignMarketing -
St Kevins CbsLeaving Cert -
Kingstown CollegeCoaching & Mentoring
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Colm O'Brien's current role is VP Sales Advisory Consulting.
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Colm O'Brien attended Dublin Business School, Irish Times Training, College Of Marketing & Design, St Kevins Cbs, Kingstown College.
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