Abarna Thirumalai
@abarnathirumalai
Customer Success Manager driving SaaS adoption, retention, and revenue through strategic leadership.
What I'm looking for
I am a dedicated Customer Success Manager with extensive experience in SaaS product adoption, onboarding, and renewals, focused on driving customer satisfaction and business growth.
I have built and led teams—training 25+ per shift and managing 30+ associates—while creating SOPs, escalation systems, and dashboards using HubSpot to improve health scores and renewals.
My work delivered measurable results: increased onboarding to 82%, improved SLA achievement to 93.45%, and raised renewal/retention rates through proactive account management and cross-functional initiatives.
I bring strong skills in data analysis, stakeholder communication, workflow optimization, and hands-on coaching, and I am adaptable to remote or hybrid environments and multiple time zones.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Customer Success Manager
IGL Cargo Services LLC
Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Built and led a customer success and upselling team, increasing onboarding completion to 82% and improving renewals through customer health dashboards and proactive account management.
Team Leader – SaaS
RR Donnelley
May 2023 - Jan 2024 (8 months)
Led a 30+ associate customer success technology team, implemented escalation management and SOPs that raised customer retention to 32% and improved CSAT.
Trained 25+ associates per shift on product adoption, improved SLA achievement to 93.45% and increased renewal rates to 43% through process improvements and data-driven coaching.
Customer Support Associate
Sitel India
Oct 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 8 months)
Provided SaaS support for onboarding, billing and troubleshooting, consistently achieving top CSAT, productivity and FCR rankings over multiple months.
Provided technical chat support for Microsoft Office and Windows users, managing ~22 sessions daily and maintaining high customer satisfaction while progressing to a mentoring role.
Handled 50–60 customer enquiries daily across channels, contributed to knowledge base creation, and supported engagement initiatives that improved customer satisfaction.
Assistant Engineer - Sales
Baroda Equipment and Vessels Private Limited
Jul 2016 - Jan 2017 (6 months)
Owned pre-contract activities and commercial documentation, prepared quotes and helped meet quarterly sales targets while streamlining operations to secure more client work.
Assistant Engineer - Projects
Baroda Equipment and Vessels Private Limited
Sep 2014 - Jul 2016 (1 year 10 months)
Supported project execution by developing technical specifications, improving project documentation and supplier coordination to ensure timely delivery of materials.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Viswa Maha Vidyalaya
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2010 - 2014
Grade: 8.34/10
Completed a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a GPA of 8.34/10, focusing on core electrical and electronics coursework and project work.
St. Joseph's Girls Higher Secondary School
12th Board, Higher Secondary
2008 - 2010
Grade: 77%
Completed 12th Board education with a focus on higher secondary curriculum, achieving a percentage of 77%.
Methodist Girls Higher Secondary School
10th Board, Secondary Education
2007 - 2008
Grade: 89%
Completed 10th Board education, securing a percentage of 89% in the secondary school examinations.
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