Casey Paragin

Accountable Lead Vendor Operations North America @Klarna

Columbus, OH, US
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WORK HISTORY

Oct 2021 — Present

Accountable Lead Vendor Operations North America @Klarna

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Columbus, OH, US

At peak accountable for the daily Customer Service operations and service delivery KPIs for seven global BPO vendors across eight sites (for a total of 500-750 FTE)• Lead a team of four vendor managers across 1st-line Support, 2nd-line/Escalations Support, and Global Disputes (incl. Delivery and Fraud Disputes)• Delivered a ten percentage point YoY increase in Contact Resolution score in first two years of role by implementing a universal contact flow, leading regular Vendor Team calibrations, and delivering coaching sessions among Vendor Operations and Team Leads• Partnered with Onboarding and Quality teams to develop new onboarding materials for Team Leads and as well as a new Quality framework supported by AI• Partnered with Analytics Foundations to build out a suite of performance metrics on Qlik visualization platform to support Vendors and internal process improvement teams

EDUCATION

1998 — 2001

The Ohio State University

Master of Arts (M.A.), Sociology

2001 — 2002

The Ohio State University

Master of Education (M.Ed.), Social Studies Education

1993 — 1998

The Ohio State University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Sociology and Psychology

SKILLS

ClassroomProduct ManagementMicrosoft OfficeSalesEnglishHistoryCustomer ServiceSociologyIphoneManagementTeam BuildingPsychologyRetailMac OsTeachingKeynoteProcess ImprovementInstructional DesignProject ManagementCross-Functional Team LeadershipPolitical ScienceIworkMacE-LearningSocial SciencesOs XMac Os XBusiness StrategyAccount ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategyCustomer ExperienceIlifeProgram ManagementLeadershipTrainingCustomer Satisfaction

ABOUT CASEY PARAGIN

Customer Service Operations Leader with over 10 years of experience driving strategic and operational improvements across e-commerce, fintech, and retail sectors. Proven expertise in vendor management, operational efficiency, and digital transformation, delivering measurable gains in customer satisfaction (CSAT), contact resolution, and service delivery KPIs. Adept at building cross-functional partnerships across support, product, analytics, and vendor teams to drive scalable solutions and operational success. Passionate about creating customer-centric programs that reduce effort and enhance experiences.

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