Director, Carrier Operations And Technical Program Management
CurrentProvided leadership where it was needed in carrier operations for accounts including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile. Retained additional responsibility for overseeing technical program managers in the U.S. and EU due to track record of inspiring loyal, high performance. Leverage trusting relationships with mobile carriers to drive results. Serve as sounding board and escalation point for customers when working with team to resolve issues.PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, CARRIER RELATIONSHIPS… Show more Provided leadership where it was needed in carrier operations for accounts including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile. Retained additional responsibility for overseeing technical program managers in the U.S. and EU due to track record of inspiring loyal, high performance. Leverage trusting relationships with mobile carriers to drive results. Serve as sounding board and escalation point for customers when working with team to resolve issues.PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, CARRIER RELATIONSHIPS & COMPLIANCE• Brought Kaleyra’s suite of products up to industry standard by researching, planning and leading the initiative to launch spam prevention services, client services monitoring, and enhancing 10DLC messaging. Negotiated messaging partner contracts and led rollout.• Consistently obtained net message capacity increases of 40-60% by presenting the data-backed, compelling business cases necessary for approval to operators.• Decreased the cost of rolling out new products by negotiating favorable terms with vendors.• Decreased the cost of existing services by negotiating new terms with vendors, and onboarding alternate providers.• Mitigate ongoing risk and ensure carrier terms are adhered to as a key member of the team formalizing compliance practices in collaboration with information security and legal teams. TEAM LEADERSHIP & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT• Boosted team morale and increased the credibility of internal performance reviews by developing a rubric to incorporate direct feedback from customers – so successful that it was later adopted by all teams.• Streamlined new hire onboarding and increased productivity by creating a training playbook and standard operating procedure documentation where none existed previously.• Ensured continuous high performance by rolling out an annual technical assessment for program managers.• Saved money and time by implementing a time tracking system and transferring admin tasks to a lower-cost offshore team. Show less