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José Ignacio Hurtado Ruiz

@josignaciohurtadorui

Customer Success leader at Simetrik who grew SMB ARR 4.7x, from USD 720K to USD 3.4M, across LATAM.

Colombia
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At Tándem Norte, I co-founded a consultancy with Customer Success and Executive Search practices, and led the Customer Success practice for SaaS B2B, Fintech, Payments, and Ecommerce companies in LATAM. I built its service offering and methodology, covering CS diagnostics, segmentation, customer journeys, health scores, playbooks, KPIs, and organizational design.

At Simetrik, I built the SMB Customer Success business unit in LATAM from scratch. I grew its portfolio from 30 to 78 clients and ARR from USD 720K to USD 3.4M, while reducing annual customer churn from 38% to 16% and raising GRR from 90% to 95%. I also brought NRR to 99% and achieved 104% of annual quota through expansion.

Earlier at Simetrik, I managed an enterprise portfolio that grew from 12 to 36 accounts with zero churn. Before that, at Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), I managed strategic enterprise accounts with annual retention above 97%; at Carvajal Tecnología y Servicios, I worked across client, business strategy, and treasury analyst roles.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Cofundador y socio, práctica de Customer Success

Tándem Norte

Sep 2026 - Present (1 month)

Cofundé una consultora con dos prácticas, Customer Success y Executive Search; lideré la práctica de Customer Success para empresas SaaS B2B, Fintech, Pagos y Ecommerce en LATAM. Construí la oferta de servicios y la metodología: diagnóstico de CS, segmentación, customer journey, health score, playbooks, KPIs y diseño organizacional de CS.

SI

Manager of Customer Success – Mercado SMB

Simetrik

Jul 2023 - Sep 2026 (3 years 2 months)

Crecí el portafolio SMB de 30 a 78 clientes y el ARR de USD 720K a USD 3.4M (4.7x) mediante nuevos negocios y expansión de clientes. Reduje el churn anual de clientes de 38% a 16% y subí el GRR de 90% a 95% pasando de una gestión reactiva a una proactiva del riesgo.

CS

Analista de Clientes · Analista de Estrategia de Negocio · Analista de Tesorería

Carvajal Tecnología y Servicios

Jul 2012 - Jan 2017 (4 years 6 months)

Analista de Clientes: contacto principal de clientes estratégicos; coordiné onboarding, prestación del servicio, cumplimiento de SLAs y reportes ejecutivos. Analista de Estrategia de Negocio: elaboré propuestas comerciales, business cases y presentaciones ejecutivas. Analista de Tesorería: gestioné operaciones de tesorería, reportes financieros, conciliaciones y control de flujo de caja.

Education

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Universidad Icesi logoUI

Universidad Icesi

Administración de Empresas, Business Administration

2007 - 2013

Completed a degree in Business Administration from Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, from 2007 to 2013.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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