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Joana Ferreira

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Customer operations leader with 10+ years in healthcare, leading teams and improving customer experience across 18 clinics.

Portugal
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At CMM — Centros Médicos e Reabilitação, I lead six customer-facing and support functions, working across the customer journey for approximately 300,000 customers. I coordinate service improvements with 18 team coordinators and approximately 100 employees.

I created a central Contact Center from scratch, which expanded from one unit to five major units with a seven-person team. Mandatory callbacks brought lost calls close to zero.

I also centralised billing and scheduling teams, standardised procedures across clinical units, and managed the group-wide complaint process. I use customer feedback and root-cause analysis to identify process improvements, including proactive contact when a consultation delay above 20 minutes is expected.

Before becoming Chief Customer Officer, I managed commercial, marketing and agreements at CMM, including relationships and negotiations with insurance companies and institutional partners. I’ve also trained professionals in Marketing and CRM, and contributed to ISO 9001 quality-system documentation and selected Kaizen practices.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Chief Customer Officer

CMM — Centros Médicos e Reabilitação

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Lead six customer-facing and support functions with approximately 100 employees through 18 team coordinators. Manage complaint processes, standardize procedures, and implement customer experience improvements across the organization.

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Faculty Member

Master — Science Lab

Apr 2018 - Apr 2018 (0 months)

Trained in Marketing and CRM modules for a Management and Leadership course in private physiotherapy units.

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Front Desk Agent & Communications Lead

Hotel Conde d’Águeda

Oct 2013 - Sep 2014 (11 months)

Served as front desk agent and communications lead, handling guest services and communications.

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Marketing Intern — BMW New Vehicles

Caetano Baviera, S.A.

Mar 2013 - Sep 2013 (6 months)

Interned in marketing for BMW new vehicles, supporting marketing activities.

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Leadership & Project Management Roles

AIESEC in Aveiro

Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 (1 year)

Held leadership and project management roles, contributing to organizational initiatives.

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Vice-President of the Board

I-Sensia — Socio-Cultural Association

May 2008 - Sep 2012 (4 years 4 months)

Served as Vice-President of the Board, overseeing association activities and governance.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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University of Aveiro

Bachelor's Degree, Marketing

2009 - 2013

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from the University of Aveiro, completed in 2013.

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University of Aveiro

Biochemistry

2005 - 2008

Studied Biochemistry at the University of Aveiro from 2005 to 2008.

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University of Aveiro

Postgraduate Diploma, Digital Marketing

2025 -

Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing from the University of Aveiro, completed in 2025.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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