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Senior Director, Customer Retention

  1. Customer Service
  2. Full-time

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Memphis, TN

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We are proud to be a member of the Rentokil family of companies, the global leader in Pest Control and other services across more than 90 countries. We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner to many of the world's leading brands and serve consumer and business customers across multiple industries. We are extremely proud of our legacy of excellence and constantly work to fulfill our mission to "protect people, enhance lives, and preserve the planet."

Job Summary:

The leader is responsible for maximizing Customer Retention and the lifetime value of a customer through use of both strategic and operational execution teams. With responsibility for full RTX ownership, this strategic leadership position is accountable for the protection of the recurring revenue of the business..

Areas of responsibility include: 

  • Enterprise program ownership of Retention Strategy

  • Cross-functional management of initiatives

  • Customer Saves

  • Termite Renewals

  • Residential Collections

A key part of this position will be to ensure all plans are in place to achieve our strategic objectives - ensuring the right people, processes, and technologies are in place to enable those plans. Additionally this leader will help to define a data strategy that captures end to end all elements of the customer journey that need to be managed in the retention program.

Lastly, this position will play a pivotal role in communicating with all level of the organization - from front line colleagues, to execute management, to our Board of Directors (and possibly external investors).

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Customer Retention

  • Customer Counts

  • Customer Cancel Rates

  • Customer Journey performance - Must Win touchpoints

  • Lifetime Value (LTV) of Customer

  • Execution Rates for Saves & renewals

  • Colleague retention and engagement

    Key Relationships:

    • North America LT

    • Chief Customer Officer, US Pest

    • Marketing & Sales Organizations

    • North America Field Leadership

    • Key customers, suppliers, vendors and consultants

    • Appropriate Government and regulatory agencies

    • Relevant external trade and industry bodies

    • Strong relationships within customer organization, Finance, IT and HR

    Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.


    The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

    • Sets all plans and performance goals for Customer retention activities

    • Identifies projects and initiatives for delivering on desired performance and works across the Rentokil Terminix organization to ensure enablement as needed

    • Establishes budget and plans for talent and technology for each project in collaboration with domain leaders

    • Monitors performance of domains using analyses from multiple channels

    • Problem-solves with domain leaders as needed to ensure performance

    • Sponsors continuous improvement initiatives across domains, provides industry-level insights and thought leadership to drive service excellence.

    • Develops and mentors leaders within Customer Experience function to create strong succession planning

    • Leads development of Customer Experience colleagues throughout function to drive Colleague retention in collaboration with Training group

    Required Experience:

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field; graduate degree or MBA would be a plus

    • Alternatively, Military rank of O5

    • At least fifteen (15) years of progressive, hands-on leadership experience in Operation Support with revenue growth as a key area of focus

    • Proven leadership experience of a midsize to large, North American Customer centric Operational function with accountability across multiple regions and geographies.

    • Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing strategic business plans for large, customer service operations in North America.

    • Demonstrable knowledge of key trends, emerging technologies and innovations that can be leveraged to drive performance, create efficiencies and improve service

    • Availability to travel up to 25% to various locations in the NA business operation

    Required Leadership Traits and Characteristics:

    • Visionary leader, with a propensity to drive growth and continuous improvement

    • Comfortable with marketing processes (CRM - Customer Relationship Management) and tactics to drive improved customer engagement in large complex business

    • Strong commercial abilities with an attestable customer service focus.

    • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a strong understanding of key metrics and trends.

    • Excellent people management skills with demonstrable experience of leading a large, dispersed and diverse workforce across multiple locations and geographies.

    • Excellent organizational and leadership skills with the ability to operate effectively both strategically and operationally as required.

    • Outstanding communication skills with demonstrated ability to influence at all levels with a range of internal and external stakeholders including customers, employees, and suppliers as required.

    • Able to demonstrate strong levels of drive, work ethic and personal accountability with the ability to work under pressure while maintaining sound judgement and a rigorous focus on the details.

    • Acts with the highest standards of integrity at all times and builds enduring and trusting relationships across all key stakeholders.


    Formal Education, Qualifications or Training:

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field; a graduate degree or MBA would be a plus

    • Alternatively, Military rank of O5

    • At least fifteen (15) years of progressive, hands-on leadership experience in a revenue generating Customer Experience function. 

    • Deep experience within the Retention domain specifically is required

    Physical Demands and Working Conditions

    The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential function to this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Incumbent must be prepared to:

    • Move up to 10 pounds occasionally, by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects.
    • Sitting for long periods of time while using office equipment such as computers, phones and etc.
    • Fingering and Repetitive motions; such as movement of wrists, hands and fingers while picking, pinching and typing during your normal working environment.
    • Express or exchange ideas with others through the use of spoken word, quickly, accurately, and at an easily audible volume, and receive detailed information through oral communication at usual speaking levels without correction, and/or make fine discriminations in the nature of sounds in the environment.

    Incumbent is required to have:

    • Close visual acuity to perform detail-oriented activities at distances close to the eyes, as well as visual acuity to perform activities at or within arm’s reach with skill, control, and accuracy, such as preparing and analyzing data, viewing computer screen and expansive reading.

    Incumbent will be subject to:

    • Inside working conditions: The change of building environment such as with or without air conditioning and heating.

    Why Choose Us?

    A career with the Rentokil family of companies can be a professional trajectory filled with opportunity. We pride ourselves on being a world-class team that rewards high performance, and we love to promote from within. We offer competitive pay and many of our roles offer performance incentives.

    Below you'll find information about some of what we have to offer. All Full-Time Colleagues qualify for the following and Part-Time Colleagues qualify for most benefits after they meet certain criteria.


    Click here to read more about our Total Rewards Program which includes: 

    Professional and Personal Growth

    • Multiple avenues to grow your career 

    • Training and development programs available

    • Tuition Reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)


    Health and Wellness

    • Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1

    • Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more


    Savings and Retirement

    • 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions 

    Work-Life Balance

    • Vacation days & sick days

    • Company-paid holidays & floating holidays

    • A company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility


    We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference where our customers live and work.  Is that you?
     

    This company is a Drug Free workplace.

    Rentokil is committed to complying with all Federal, State, and local laws related to the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities.

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