Sam Jahani
@samjahani
Customer Research and Insight Manager specializing in CX strategy.
What I'm looking for
I am a Customer Research and Insight Manager with extensive experience in CX strategy and digital products. My expertise lies in Voice of Customer (VoC) programs, ResearchOps, and customer journey insights, which I leverage to drive product and service innovation. At Cashrewards and Flybuys, I led research initiatives that significantly enhanced customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Throughout my career, I have developed and implemented strategies that translate complex behavioral insights into actionable plans, resulting in measurable improvements in customer engagement and retention. My work has led to a 20% increase in overall satisfaction scores and a 15% boost in retention rates. I am passionate about creating data-driven experiences that align with business goals and enhance customer value.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Customer Experience Manager
Cashrewards
Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 6 months)
Led CX initiatives, boosting satisfaction and retention through strategic teamwork. Developed and launched an integrated feedback system, enabling real-time insights that fostered greater collaboration across departments and improved service delivery. Spearheaded innovative customer experience strategies, resulting in a 20% increase in overall satisfaction scores through targeted feedback loops an
Senior Customer Experience Researcher
Flybuys
Jan 2021 - Present (4 years 6 months)
Led Research-ops and VoC implementation, collaborating with product owners and UX managers to identify member touchpoints and pain points. Promoted evidence-based product strategy and refined experimental testing methodologies, increasing efficiency by 20%. Co-led the first Voice of Customer program at Flybuys, focusing on long-term strategy and in-moment success measures.
Product Experience Lead
CSR New Business, Innovation & Technology
Jan 2018 - Present (7 years 6 months)
Led Lean CX strategy across the organization, consulting 7 business units as the CX specialist. Promoted actionable live experimentation as the growth product owner within product sprints. Redefined CSR CX blueprints, resulting in major cost-savings and improved NPS.
UX Researcher
Fledge Innovations Lab, CSIRO
Jan 2017 - Present (8 years 6 months)
Developed detailed test plans, test scripts, user flows, user personas, and training materials. Moderated task-based user tests and A/B tests of prototypes and wireframes. Conducted both quantitative and qualitative data analysis on data gathered from focus groups, one-on-one interviews, surveys, and remote and local user testing.
PhD Intern
Renault Technocentre
Jan 2017 - Present (8 years 6 months)
Conducted research as a PhD Intern.
User Engineer
Macquarie Uni Simulation Hub
Jan 2016 - Present (9 years 6 months)
Worked as a part-time technical assistant with the VISOR research group, conducting research in 'Interface Design'. Responsible for implementing data mining and statistical machine learning solutions to various recognition problems. Developed a customer segmentation algorithm using SOMs in R, which scored user leads for interaction designs.
UX Designer
FBK Research Centre
Jan 2015 - Present (10 years 6 months)
Led the initiative to build statistical models using historical data to predict user behaviour in mobile interactions. Sketched concepts of interfaces to suggest use cases based upon preliminary research. Developed a user prediction algorithm using advanced data mining to classify similar properties together using Zip codes.
Education
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Macquarie University
PhD of Computing, Human-Centred Design
Completed a PhD focusing on Human-Centred Design. The research involved exploring user interactions and developing innovative solutions within the computing field.
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