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Joanne Stalker

WILLIAMS LANDING,VIC

Summary

With 3 years experience in Customer Success and Project Implementation, I am passionate about helping customers succeed through continuous onboarding, scalable engagement and a strategic data-driven approach. With expertise spanning enterprise and SMB, I thrive at the intersection of relationship management, implementation and project management. Employing innovative strategies to drive retention, expansion, and customer satisfaction. I specialise in: Success & Growth – Building long-term partnerships that maximise value and minimise churn. Implementation & Project Management – Ensuring smooth onboarding, adoption, and execution of complex SaaS solutions. Efficient, Scalable Engagement – Leveraging technology to scale success, optimise processes, and personalise experiences. Renewals & Expansion – Championing new product features and identifying opportunities to help customers thrive while driving revenue growth. Scalable Success Strategies – Balancing high-touch and tech-touch approaches to support diverse customer needs. I’m passionate about creating customer-centric solutions that blend human expertise with AI and automation, making success efficient, repeatable, and impactful. Whether working with enterprise or SMB, I ensure customers achieve their goals while aligning with business growth objectives.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

APAC Customer Success Manager/Project Delivery Consultant

StarRez Inc.
08.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: StarRez is a leading provider of residential community and student housing cloud software solutions, serving over 1,400 customers worldwide and managing more than 3 million beds.
  • Develop strong relationships with customers through regular, meaningful engagement to ensure satisfaction and long-term success.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for escalations, taking ownership of issues and ensuring timely resolution through proper escalation channels.
  • Work with customers to establish goals, track key performance indicators, provide best practice guidance, and offer strategic recommendations.
  • Act as a subject matter expert anticipating customer needs, identifying suitable upsell and cross-sell opportunities to help optimise their operations and expand product adoption.
  • Analyse customer usage metrics, gather feedback, run NPS surveys, and proactively identify areas for improvement and growth.
  • Work cross-functionally to provide escalation support, track project timelines, and ensure a seamless customer experience, including successful management of multiple concurrent projects and related activities.
  • Develop project plans, procedures, and internal documentation to support customers' ongoing success.
  • Represent the company at industry events, webinars, and office hours, including coordination, development, and delivery of training, presentations, and other customer-focused activities.
  • Manage and track projects using various tools including Jira, Clarizen, Confluence, Pendo, Salesforce, and Monday.com.
  • Achievements:
  • Completed 40+ implementation projects, including 10 Cloud Migrations, with 100% CSAT.
  • Supported the renewals process with a significant uplift in costs and only one full cancellation.
  • Increased NPS rating and response rates through targeted strategic actions.
  • Launched an office hours initiative for APAC customers, driving product adoption and utilisation.
  • Introduced success & value reviews and tailored success plans, demonstrating commitment to customer partnership and success.

Program Administrator

Royal Melbourne Hospital/University of Melbourne
04.2021 - 08.2022
  • Assisted AUPOA Director with study projects, PhD supervision, grant applications, and publications.
  • Supported annual reporting for University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, and government agencies.
  • Provided administrative support for APMHP Executive, including meeting minutes, agendas, presentations, and database maintenance.
  • Achievements:
  • Built effective working relationships during remote work due to Covid restrictions.
  • Coordinated annual symposium, including international keynote speakers and virtual event facilitation.
  • Supported successful completion of two significant grant applications, ensuring timely submission.

Business Support Officer

University College, The University of Melbourne
01.2019 - 04.2021
  • Assisted various departments with administrative and operational tasks, focusing on expanding and improving StarRez software utilization.
  • Created StarRez reports and dashboards to manage tasks around the College.
  • Developed an animated briefing video for conference and school groups, applied across the business.
  • Created visual information documents for residents and guests.
  • Coordinated packing and storage of items for students affected by Covid-19 travel restrictions.
  • Implemented housekeeping and maintenance pre-arrival checks, resulting in no complaints from 300+ students.
  • Developed a staggered arrival process for new students, ensuring a smooth experience.
  • Facilitated weekly remote staff activities during lockdown to maintain connection and morale.

Geoscience & Discovery Administrative Assistant

MMG Limited
12.2017 - 12.2018
  • Managed extensive domestic and international travel arrangements, including visas, medical requirements, and accommodations.
  • Processed large volumes of invoices in SAP and maintained project cost codes.
  • Provided general administrative assistance, including credit card reconciliations, timesheets, diary management, and conference arrangements.

Human Resources & Property Coordinator

Pacific National (formerly Asciano)
09.2014 - 12.2017
  • Maintained HR SharePoint, coordinated candidate workshops, assisted with assessment materials, and managed staff reward programs.
  • Liaised with leaseholders, tenants, and facility managers, and managed travel coordination and diary management.
  • Handled office management tasks, including building access, maintenance, and supply ordering.
  • Achievements:
  • Assisted in relocating staff to a smaller office space on a tight deadline, stepping up to support the Project Manager during critical times.
  • Assisted with urgent data entry for the RTO team, completing Recorgnised Prior Learning Assessments for 1,800 staff.
  • Streamlined data entry processes and developed concise reporting tools in Excel.

Project Secretary (18-Month Project/Contract Role)

McDermott Australia Pty Ltd
12.2011 - 02.2013
  • Supported the Operations Manager and Marine team on a large oil and gas project.
  • Created work order forms, procedures, and registers for workflow control.
  • Assisted with procurement tasks, including materials requisitions and commercial bid evaluations.
  • Managed vessel spot charters and waste reporting.

Personal Assistant to Office Leader/Buildings Sector Leader

Arup Engineering & Consulting
10.2010 - 12.2011
  • Liaised with regional and global teams to ensure smooth office operations.
  • Developed relationships with key clients and participated in business development activities.
  • Managed electronic office notice board and prepared various documents.
  • Coordinated meetings, events, and travel arrangements.
  • Achievements:
  • Developed a Charter and Business Plan for administrative staff to support professional development and business objectives.
  • Coordinated annual internal business awards, including the development of an online submission portal and gala awards night.

Regional Business Assistant

Arup Engineering & Consulting
03.2005 - 09.2009
  • Coordinated and trained a team of 5 administrative staff to balance workloads for both administrative and technical teams.
  • Managed national projects, including resourcing, budgets, and deliverable deadlines, adapting to continual changes and growth.
  • Handled financial management tasks such as budget forecasting, financial reporting, invoicing, and debt follow-up.
  • Established and maintained project plans, risk management plans, and other Quality Assurance tasks to meet LRQA requirements.
  • Supported business development through tender submissions, updating CVs, project sheets, and capability statements.
  • Coordinated appraisals and HR activities, including orientation and training of new staff.
  • Achievements:
  • Improved project profitability from 63% to 88% and overall profitability from 8% to 28% within 12 months through training and tools.
  • Increased staff numbers from 30 to 65 and turnover from $5.8M to $9.6M over 3 years through a regional recruitment campaign.
  • Reduced cash-to-cash cycle from 88 to 75 days and increased positive cash flow from 6% to 21% by implementing invoicing and debt collection procedures.
  • Increased projects won from non-competitive bids from 30% to 58% by actively marketing to key regional clients.
  • Enhanced chargeability from 56% to 63% by increasing the scope and level of support provided by the regional administrative team.

Skills

  • Salesforce platform expertise
  • Skilled in using Slack for collaboration
  • Jira task tracking
  • Expertise in Confluence
  • Gong technique
  • Efficient management of Calendly tools
  • Clarizen project management
  • SharePoint administration
  • Experience with Pendo analytics
  • Proficient in Mondaycom
  • Experience with Office 365 tools
  • Proficient in OneNote
  • AI-assisted collaboration
  • Conversational AI proficiency
  • Zendesk proficiency

Certification

  • Pendo Certifications including, Admin, Essentials for Workforce Apps, Product Discovery, Digital Adoption and AI for Product Management
  • Customer Success Management (CSM) Fundamentals Certification
  • Project Management Certification (VCCI)
  • Business Process Improvement Certification
  • Emotional Intelligence at Work Master Class
  • Behavioural Interview Techniques Workshop
  • Supervisory Skills Workshop
  • Communication Skills, Styles & Tools Workshop
  • Decision Making & Problem Solving Workshop
  • Leadership, Management and Development of Teams Short Course
  • Certificate IV Business Administration

Accomplishments

  • Customer Health Score: closely monitored health score metrics, implementing targeted strategies for improvement, resulting in Low Engagement customers reduced by 85%.
  • Net Promoter Score (NPS): developed and delivered strategies which increased response rates from 10% to 70%, rating increased from 0 to 27.
  • Upsell/Cross sell: collaborated with AI Product team to achieve targeted 10% adoption of new AI product features within 2 months.
  • Churn Mitigation: worked closely with Account Managers and Renewals team to achieve 99% retention with minimal down sells during a period of significant uplift in costs.
  • Customer Engagement: established monthly Office Hours sessions with APAC customers consistently achieving 30-40% of Accounts in attendance.
  • Project Planning & Implementation: successfully completed more than 40 implementation projects including 10 Cloud Migrations while maintaining 100% CSAT.
  • Data Driven Insights: completed analysis of adoption and usage trends via Pendo and Zendesk data to offer tailored recommendations addressing customers individual pain points and challenges.
  • Client Relationship Management (CRM): cross-referenced Pendo user data with SalesForce contacts identifying approximately 18% of accounts were missing current Power User contacts. Contacts were then updated accordingly to ensure relevant communications are received by these key contacts.

Timeline

APAC Customer Success Manager/Project Delivery Consultant

StarRez Inc.
08.2022 - Current

Program Administrator

Royal Melbourne Hospital/University of Melbourne
04.2021 - 08.2022

Business Support Officer

University College, The University of Melbourne
01.2019 - 04.2021

Geoscience & Discovery Administrative Assistant

MMG Limited
12.2017 - 12.2018

Human Resources & Property Coordinator

Pacific National (formerly Asciano)
09.2014 - 12.2017

Project Secretary (18-Month Project/Contract Role)

McDermott Australia Pty Ltd
12.2011 - 02.2013

Personal Assistant to Office Leader/Buildings Sector Leader

Arup Engineering & Consulting
10.2010 - 12.2011

Regional Business Assistant

Arup Engineering & Consulting
03.2005 - 09.2009
Joanne Stalker