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Divina Paff

Customer Success Professional
Düsseldorf

Summary

Dedicated Customer Success professional with 8 years experience in the SaaS industry. Empathetic, efficiency-driven and eager to contribute to team success.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
20
20
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

SR. CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER

Slack Technologies (part of Salesforce)
06.2021 - Current
  • Managed 8 German ENT customers ($6 million ARR).
  • Collaborating in internal project to enhance knowledge sharing and foster team culture.
  • Analyzing customer data to identify trends and develop strategies to improve customer success metrics.
  • Established strong relationships with clients to build trust and loyalty, leading to long-term business partnerships.

SR. CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENTEXECUTIVE

SAP Germany SE
Düsseldorf
08.2020 - 06.2021
  • Responsible for client adoption with SAP CX Cloud products (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud, CDP).
  • Achieved renewal rate of 100%. Ensured success and mitigated churn risk by aligning with the customer on a value realization roadmap.
  • Worked closely with AEs (account planning, identifying upsell opportunities, contract renewals).

CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER

App Annie GmbH
08.2017 - 07.2020

App Annie is the industry standard for mobile market data and Analytics.

  • Managed 25 Enterprise accounts holding onboardings, deep dives and QBRs.
  • Analyzed product adoption and created email marketing campaigns for various LOBs (Marketing, Product, M&A).
  • Collaborated strongly with Account Managers to drive upsells.

CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER

Optimizely GmbH
04.2015 - 07.2017

Optimizely is the market leader A/B Testing and Personalization.

  • Held onboarding and experimentation workshops.
  • Liaised between customers and product management to ensure customer needs are reflected in roadmap.
  • Organized customer Meet-Ups to foster the customer community.

GERMAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR

Nihondialog
01.2014 - 04.2015
  • Conducted German and English language classes for Japanese expats.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Abebooks (part of Amazon)
10.2012 - 12.2013

(Hired as temporary maternity leave replacement)

Abebooks is a platform for used and antiquarian books.

  • Ensured seller retention for book platform Abebooks and ZVAB.
  • Optimized seller performance by conducting market analysis.

PRODUCT MANAGER & TRADINGASSISTANT

Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
10.2008 - 10.2012

Mitsui is one of the largest trading companies in Japan.

  • Responsible for purchase and sales of industrial food ingredients and pharmaceutical components an in Europe and Asia.
  • Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements (REACH, Dual-Use).

COORDINATOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

City Hall Kumamoto
08.2006 - 08.2008

Selected by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme.

  • Maintained and created partnerships between administrative bodies, industrial companies and institutions of higher education in Germany and Japan.

Education

Master's Degree - Japanese Studies, Sociology, Education

Heinrich-Heine University
Düsseldorf
10.1998 - 08.2006

Scholarship - Japanese Studies

UNIVERSITY OF THE RYŪKYŪS
Okinawa, Japan
08.2001 - 08.2002

Design Studies

INSTITUTE oF DESIGN
Düsseldorf
10.1996 - 10.1997

High School Diploma -

Goethe-Gymnasium
Düsseldorf
07.1987 - 07.1997

Software

Totango

Salesforce

Heap

Jira

Confluence

Outreach

Interests

Travel & Hiking

Arts & Crafts (anything that includes paper)

Timeline

SR. CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER

Slack Technologies (part of Salesforce)
06.2021 - Current

SR. CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENTEXECUTIVE

SAP Germany SE
08.2020 - 06.2021

CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER

App Annie GmbH
08.2017 - 07.2020

CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER

Optimizely GmbH
04.2015 - 07.2017

GERMAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR

Nihondialog
01.2014 - 04.2015

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Abebooks (part of Amazon)
10.2012 - 12.2013

PRODUCT MANAGER & TRADINGASSISTANT

Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
10.2008 - 10.2012

COORDINATOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

City Hall Kumamoto
08.2006 - 08.2008

Scholarship - Japanese Studies

UNIVERSITY OF THE RYŪKYŪS
08.2001 - 08.2002

Master's Degree - Japanese Studies, Sociology, Education

Heinrich-Heine University
10.1998 - 08.2006

Design Studies

INSTITUTE oF DESIGN
10.1996 - 10.1997

High School Diploma -

Goethe-Gymnasium
07.1987 - 07.1997
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