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Carla Sánchez

Sydney,Australia

Summary

Strategic Customer Success professional with 11+ years of delivering results through trust, insight, and energy. I turn challenges into opportunities and clients into long-term partners.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Enterprise Account Manager APAC

Gartner
Sydney
03.2024 - Current

Partner with C-level stakeholders across large enterprise accounts, ensuring clients achieve their strategic objectives and realise maximum value from Gartner.

Key Achievements:

  • Achieved 85% retention (above the business average of 72%), with 100% of clients secured in multi-year agreements.
  • Proactively managed at-risk accounts, securing a $200K renewal, 10 months ahead of schedule.
  • Co-led a global contract implementation, pioneering new processes for the Australian team.
  • Earned strong client praise in QBRs for advancing critical priorities, and providing actionable insights.
  • Mentored new team members and led initiatives to foster a collaborative, client-centric culture.

Senior Relationship Manager

Sportsbet
Sydney
03.2021 - 03.2024

Managed $6M+ portfolio of high-value clients, focused on delivering a top-tier experience and growing share of wallet.

Key Achievements:

  • Recognised as Top Newcomer for outstanding client satisfaction and retention results.
  • Created data-driven marketing campaigns to personalise the client experience-later adopted by other teams.
  • Built strong, cross-functional relationships, advocating for client needs, ensuring their voices informed product and service enhancements.

Client Success Manager

Heelix
Sydney
10.2019 - 03.2021

Led client onboarding, adoption, and engagement for an early-stage SaaS company in the employee engagement space.

Key Achievements:

  • Drove early client success, onboarding the first 40 clients and establishing 12 strategic partnerships within 6 months.
  • Launched a company podcast to educate and engage customers, increasing product adoption.
  • Developed KPIs and dashboards to track client outcomes and inform continuous improvement.

Account Manager - Federal Government

Gartner
Sydney
04.2014 - 10.2019

Managed strategic relationships with C-level executives across Australian Federal Government accounts, focusing on client retention, satisfaction, and long-term value delivery.

Key Achievements:

  • Awarded Top Achiever for consistently exceeding KPIs.
  • Surpassed $1M quota, achieving 100% retention and 130% of target.
  • Collaborated internally to develop tailored strategies to align Gartner's solutions with evolving client priorities.

Media Business Development Manager

Progressive Digital Media
London
06.2013 - 05.2014

Drove advertising sales and long-term partnerships in the luxury hotel B2B market.

Key Achievements:

  • Hit 100% annual goal in the first 6 months.
  • Established strong relationships with luxury hotel GMs, resulting in high client satisfaction and loyalty.
  • I was selected to represent the brand at industry events, advocating for client interests, and gathering feedback to inform service improvements.

Communications & Marketing Graduate Program

London Business School & IE Business School
London & Madrid
08.2012 - 06.2013

Supported marketing and PR initiatives for two leading business universities, driving brand visibility and engagement.

  • Increased blog traffic by 34% and secured international press coverage, elevating global brand presence.
  • Coordinated successful PR campaigns and internal communications to strengthen stakeholder engagement.
  • Developed social media plan and agency toolkit.

Education

BA Hons - Journalism & Public Relations

University of Greenwich
06.2012

Public Speaking

NIDA
01.2019

Positive Psychology

University of North Carolina
01.2017

Skills

  • Account management
  • Client onboarding
  • Data analysis
  • Customer engagement
  • Retention strategies
  • Contract negotiation
  • Project management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • KPI development
  • Problem solving
  • Strategic planning
  • Report analysis
  • CRM software
  • Training and mentoring
  • Revenue growth
  • Public Speaking

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Enterprise Account Manager APAC

Gartner
03.2024 - Current

Senior Relationship Manager

Sportsbet
03.2021 - 03.2024

Client Success Manager

Heelix
10.2019 - 03.2021

Account Manager - Federal Government

Gartner
04.2014 - 10.2019

Media Business Development Manager

Progressive Digital Media
06.2013 - 05.2014

Communications & Marketing Graduate Program

London Business School & IE Business School
08.2012 - 06.2013

BA Hons - Journalism & Public Relations

University of Greenwich

Public Speaking

NIDA

Positive Psychology

University of North Carolina
Carla Sánchez