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MIGUEL SALAS

Summary

Proficient Data Analyst with over 15 years of experience helping customers discover valuable business insights through the use of analytics and data visualizations in many diverse industries including technology, financial services, construction, advertising and marketing.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Success Manager

Visier
02.2023 - 01.2024
  • Managed a portfolio of 13 key accounts driving engagement and business impact through the Visier People Solution.
  • Provided ongoing support for customers through regular check-ins and follow-up sessions to assess progress and strategize future growth opportunities fostering long-term success with the Visier solution.
  • Work with customers to Identify People Analytics goals and use cases with high business value.
  • Assisted customers with onboarding and product setup to ensure successful adoption and usage.
  • Collaborated with sales team building a strategic account plan to address customer success objectives.
  • Coordinated with internal teams to provide prompt support and address client needs efficiently.
  • Managed and identified retention risk within portfolio creating actionable mitigation plans.
  • Inspired customers to what was possible within their current subscription and convert ideas into actionable plans to further increase Visier stickiness within the customer's organization.
  • Identified upsell opportunities through frequent account reviews, contributing to increased revenue generation.
  • Gathered valuable feedback from customers for continuous product and services improvement.

Technical Account Manager

Visier
05.2021 - 02.2023


  • Provided customers with the best experience with the Visier Solution by promptly managing and resolving technical issues in the production environment.
  • Conducted weekly Premium Support sessions with customers to address and prioritize ticket backlog.
  • Served as a liaison between customers and internal teams delivering customized solutions in a promptly manner.
  • Managed multiple accounts simultaneously maintaining good organization, prioritization and fostering long term relationships.
  • Ensured timely issue resolution by coordinating internal resources effectively across departments when needed.
  • Provided quarterly review presentations of newly released features and enhancements.
  • Gathered valuable feedback from clients for continuous product and services improvement.

Data Visualization Analyst

Visier
01.2019 - 05.2021
  • Assisted customers with the transition of analytical content from legacy systems (WFA) to the new Visier People (VP) platform.
  • Created customized analytical content tailored to specific personas (HRBP, CHRO, etc) and areas in the organization.
  • Presented analytical content to customers and incorporated changes based on feedback and suggestions.
  • Promoted adoption of the Visier Solution by offering comprehensive training sessions to customers.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency.

Senior Data Analyst

UNBOUNCE
01.2017 - 12.2018
  • Embedded data analyst for the Product and Marketing teams providing reporting and actionable insights while also contributing to the overall data ecosystem
  • Managed and prioritized the internal data requests backlog.
  • Worked with stakeholders to formulate and manage business questions and hypotheses.
  • Communicated complex quantitative data stories in a clear, precise, and actionable manner.
  • Analyzed customer retention rates of customer cohorts of adopted product integrations.
  • Analyzed revenue performance of multiple PPC sources to support marketing strategies.
  • Designed and managed the marketing funnel project to understand the customer journey from visitors to paying customers.

Business Intelligence Analyst

RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS
01.2012 - 01.2016
  • Provided in-depth data analytics and ad-hoc reporting of 1.9 million customer database from more than 40 countries.
  • Provided analyses and reporting of auction activity, including registrations, purchases, consignments, contracts and sales commissions worldwide.
  • Managed over 100 ad-hoc data analyses requests worldwide per month.
  • Created customer contact lists for acquisition and loyalty campaigns.
  • Identified profitability of loyalty programs based on purchase and consignment behavior.
  • Supported territory alignments and sales strategies in Canada and the United States through the development of Tableau dashboards.
  • Developed performance dashboards to measure the profitability of equipment appraisals.
  • Enabled better accessibility of equipment appraisals by modeling the appraisals data in a multidimensional cube.

Business Intelligence Analyst

MONERIS SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • Provided Loyalty and Gift card program reviews for more than 30 customers.
  • Collaborated with program managers to determine relevant key metrics and performance indicators.
  • Provided business analyses and recommendations to improve program effectiveness.
  • Supported program reviews presentations with customers.
  • Automated reporting process by implementing SQL queries and templates.
  • Standardized program reviews reporting through the use of Report and Analysis in Cognos Studio.

Business Intelligence Analyst and Developer

TELIGENCE COMMUNICATIONS
01.2004 - 01.2009
  • Provided reporting and analytics of customer call data from multiple hubs in the north american market.
  • Generated direct marketing lists and measured their performance of over 60 campaigns per year targeting active, inactive and deactivated accounts,
  • Developed over 30 reports in the Reporting Services solution to support the Marketing, Sales and Customer Service departments.
  • Created ad-hoc SQL queries used to generate ad-hoc requests and validate data.

Market Research Analyst for Latin America

THRIVEMEDIA | GAMBLINGSOFTWARE
01.2000 - 01.2001
  • Provided ad-hoc reporting and analytics of a database of 300K customers worldwide.
  • Calculated conversion rates calculations from visitors to buyers supporting sales and marketing initiatives.
  • Determined the business potential of the Latin America and European regions based on the analysis of economic data, industry and technology.
  • Supported sales departments in trade shows in Brazil, Argentina, the US and the UK.

Market Research Manager Food Categories

KRAFT FOODS | Philip Morris International
01.1997 - 01.1999
  • Planned and administered Quantitative and Qualitative market research projects for 5 major food categories including: Cheeses, Mayonnaise, Cereals and Desserts
  • Managed Category and Brand U&A, Product Testing, Concept Testing, Price Elasticity, Advertising Analysis (Persuasion Method-ARS), Customer Satisfaction Study.
  • Leverage Nielsen data to support business strategies of market penetration.
  • Supported market research studies with the Latin population in the USA.

Education

Certificate - Data Science

EMERITUS Institute of Management
Online
08.2019

Certificate - Visual Analytics (Tableau)

Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC
01.2016

Querying MS SQL Server - Programing

VTC
Online
01.2015

Basic R Programming -

Coursera
Online
01.2014

Certificate in Business Administration - Business

University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
01.1999

Diploma in Business Administration - Business And Marketing

National University of Mexico
Mexico City
01.1997

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

La Salle University
Mexico City
09.1992

Skills

  • Data Visualizations
  • Database Management
  • Data Mining
  • Attention to Detail
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Customer Management
  • Backlog Management
  • Program Management
  • Technical Support
  • Excel
  • SQL
  • Tableau
  • Domo
  • Mode

Languages

English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Customer Success Manager

Visier
02.2023 - 01.2024

Technical Account Manager

Visier
05.2021 - 02.2023

Data Visualization Analyst

Visier
01.2019 - 05.2021

Senior Data Analyst

UNBOUNCE
01.2017 - 12.2018

Business Intelligence Analyst

RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS
01.2012 - 01.2016

Business Intelligence Analyst

MONERIS SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
01.2009 - 01.2012

Business Intelligence Analyst and Developer

TELIGENCE COMMUNICATIONS
01.2004 - 01.2009

Market Research Analyst for Latin America

THRIVEMEDIA | GAMBLINGSOFTWARE
01.2000 - 01.2001

Market Research Manager Food Categories

KRAFT FOODS | Philip Morris International
01.1997 - 01.1999

Certificate - Data Science

EMERITUS Institute of Management

Certificate - Visual Analytics (Tableau)

Simon Fraser University

Querying MS SQL Server - Programing

VTC

Basic R Programming -

Coursera

Certificate in Business Administration - Business

University of Victoria

Diploma in Business Administration - Business And Marketing

National University of Mexico

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

La Salle University
MIGUEL SALAS