Susana Popa
Susana Popa

Customer Success & Operations Manager

Actively looking · Member since 25 Aug 2026
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Location
Bucharest, Romania
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Hybrid / Full Time
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a Customer Success and Operations leader with more than nine years of experience managing multilingual, multi-market customer operations for global brands. I specialize in building high-performing frontline organizations, improving customer experience, and translating operational data into practical business actions.

I have led large distributed teams across English, Italian, Spanish, French, Russian, and German markets. In my Airbnb leadership role, I managed a 130-person frontline organization supported by 10 Team Leaders, with accountability for quality, throughput, customer satisfaction, service levels, and commercial performance.

I am experienced in KPI and SLA ownership, customer retention, churn reduction, upselling, performance management, coaching, succession planning, and PIPs. I have managed broad operational scorecards including AHT, NPS, CSAT, SLA, reopen rate, open rate, and coverage-related metrics.

I have launched new customer operations departments, including Airbnb Claims and Social Media teams in Bucharest, both of which achieved the number-one position in EMEA. I also lead Lean Six Sigma process-improvement initiatives focused on measurable operational and customer outcomes.

I am comfortable partnering with international stakeholders, presenting WBRs, MBRs, QBRs, and ABRs, and leading remote or Slack-first teams. My background combines customer success, operations management, commercial support, digital operations, and multilingual customer experience.

I am seeking remote or hybrid opportunities in the EU where I can lead customer operations, customer success, service delivery, or customer experience teams and contribute to scalable, data-driven performance improvement.

Skills

26 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Communications

Marketing and Sales Tools

Experience

Career history

Support Specialist — Customer Retention, Commercial & Operations The Marketer

Owned end-to-end resolution of inbound support tickets across Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece while maintaining SLA and CSAT targets. Worked in a CRM and ticketing environment alongside commercial and product teams.

Executed outbound retention campaigns for at-risk accounts to reduce churn and protect customer value. Supported promotional package sales, cross-sell and upsell opportunities, and collections workflows while maintaining long-term customer relationships.

Freelance Consultant & Professional Development Freelance

Provided freelance digital operations and content consulting for a Wix website. Supported content strategy, site operations, and customer-facing workflows.

Focused professional development on digital marketing, e-commerce operations, and remote-first business models.

Airbnb Project — Group Manager Telus International

Led a 130-person frontline organization supported by 10 Team Leaders across English, Italian, Spanish, French, Russian, and German markets. Owned end-to-end operational delivery for Airbnb, including throughput, quality, CSAT, SLA, and a broad portfolio of operational KPIs.

Managed coaching, succession planning, performance management, and PIPs for Team Leaders and frontline specialists. Launched Airbnb Claims and Social Media departments in Bucharest, with both reaching number one in EMEA, and led Lean Six Sigma process-improvement initiatives with measurable KPI impact.

Prepared and presented WBR, MBR, QBR, and ABR business reviews, translating operational data into executive narratives and action plans. Partnered with stakeholders in Cork, Manila, and Sofia to align operations and exchange best practices.

Airbnb Project — Team Manager Voxpro Bucharest

Managed multilingual frontline Airbnb operations and KPI performance, including coaching, performance-management cycles, and performance action plans. Presented business-review performance directly to the client.

Owned headcount, shrinkage, and coverage accuracy. Acted as a final-stage interviewer for multilingual hires and contributed to the launch and development of the Social Media department.

Airbnb Project — Customer Experience Specialist Voxpro Bucharest

Delivered multilingual customer support for a global social-media account within the Airbnb operation. Built strong customer experience, communication, and coaching capabilities.

Achieved strong performance and was promoted to Team Manager within six months.

Customer Service Representative / Customer Relations & Mobile Data Assistant / Assistant Manager & H Telus International, Lugera SRL & Badlands Harley-Davidson

Worked as a Customer Service Representative at Telus International, supporting Spain, UK, and Ireland markets in English and Spanish. Also worked as a Customer Relations and Mobile Data Assistant through Lugera for Orange, handling inbound and outbound support and technical troubleshooting.

Served as Assistant Manager and Head Cashier at Badlands Harley-Davidson in South Dakota, USA, gaining experience in customer service, retail operations, and cash management.

Education

Learning history

University of Bucharest

PhD, Sociology

PhD studies in Sociology.

University of Bucharest

Master's Degree, Sociology — Deviance and Criminology

Master's degree studies focused on Sociology, Deviance, and Criminology.

University of Bucharest

Bachelor's Degree, Sociology

Bachelor's degree studies in Sociology.

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