Valerie Lavoie
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ACCOUNT DELIVERY & CLIENT OPERATIONS LEADER
Executive client delivery leader with 15+ years of experience owning complex, multi-channel marketing programs across enterprise and growth-stage organizations. Known for translating strategy into executable plans, sequencing work realistically, enforcing scope discipline, and maintaining delivery momentum across cross-functional teams. Experienced in fractional and contract leadership environments where delivery quality, client alignment, and timeline control are critical to account health. I support organizations through:
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Executive client partnership and strategic account leadership
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Senior stakeholder alignment and trusted advisor relationships
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Team mentorship, coaching, and leadership development
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Account growth, retention, and expansion strategy
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Cross-functional collaboration across marketing, CRM, and RevOps
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Navigating change, ambiguity, and high-stakes client environments
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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15+ years leading executive client relationships and delivery across Fortune 100, mid-market, and growth-stage organizations
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Owned and grew client portfolios up to $18M through trust-based partnership and long-term account strategy
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Secured $30M+ in multi-year renewals and expansions with enterprise and mid-market clients
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Built and mentored teams of up to 20+ across client services, strategy, and operations
EXPERIENCE
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VP Client Delivery
The Automation Company
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Own end-to-end delivery across multiple B2B client accounts, serving as executive delivery lead and primary escalation point
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Translate strategic roadmaps into sequenced, resourced execution plans across CRM, lifecycle, and RevOps initiatives
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Standardized delivery systems including playbooks, SOPs, capacity planning frameworks, and client health scorecards
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Manage scope boundaries, evaluate new requests, and enforce tradeoff decisions to prevent timeline drift
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Direct and enable 15+ consultants, assigning work, monitoring dependencies, and resolving blockers
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Converted project-based engagements into $150K+ ARR through disciplined delivery and account stabilization
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Doubled agency revenue in 9 months by improving delivery predictability and client retention.
Rev Ops Marketing Lead
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Fractional revenue operations leader responsible for early-stage pipeline integrity, vendor oversight, and HubSpot governance across Marketing and Sales.
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Own outsourced SDR vendor performance, qualification standards, and KPI accountability
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Enforce lifecycle hygiene, attribution accuracy, and pipeline stage integrity within HubSpot
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Partner with Marketing and Sales leadership to align ICP targeting and early-stage conversion benchmarks
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Monitor meeting quality, pipeline velocity, and MQL → SQL progression to ensure revenue readiness
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Develop SOPs and governance standards to improve data reliability and forecasting confidence
Lamark Media
VP, Head of Lifecycle Marketing
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Executive CRM lead for new department; C-suite engagement to align lifecycle strategy with business goals and demonstrate ROI, delivering 300%+ returns.
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15% increase in subscription rates with audience segmentation and tailored content
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Data-driven, cross-channel strategies (segmentation, journey mapping), doubling email list size and CTR 10%.
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Recruit, mentor and develop a high-performing team.
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Ownership of department P&L, maintain 50% margin.
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Drove 2x retention via behavioral content; delivered $1M+ incremental revenue.
Ansira
VP Client Partner
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Full P&L ownership of $18M+ portfolio with 15-20 accounts
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Led renewal cycles with Fortune 100 clients, securing $30M+ in multi-year agreements.
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Led retention and growth initiatives with 50% blended margins, 100% client roster retention and 10% YoY revenue growth. Maintained NPS score of 9/10.
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Manage and lead account planning, renewal motions and expansion opportunities, increasing revenue by 10% in the first year.
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Established and scaled an automotive digital marketing consulting program (scope, staffing, onboarding, measurement, optimization).
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Managed and lead RFP responses and new business pitches across cross functional teams
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Managed multi-disciplinary team of 40+ account managers, strategists, project management, data science and 3rd party vendors.
Publicis Groupe, Canada
Group Account Director, CRM
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Executive sponsor for global CRM programs, overseeing $10M portfolio
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Directed CRM operations and client services, ensuring integration across website, email, and direct mail channels.
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Built and led a cross-functional team supporting CRM initiatives, integrating international teams and strategies.
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Leveraged first-party data and segmentation to create a precision marketing engine, delivering personalized customer experiences.
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Managed scope, budget, and SOWs with clients and third-party vendors, ensuring delivery excellence and profitability.
MRM McCann
Account Director, CRM
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Led a CRM team for Chevrolet NA, focusing on content strategy driven by data.
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Owned full scope and all deliverables associated with SOW; increased renewal by 5%
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Built customer journey maps and content strategies based on audience segments, pain points and known customer journey activities.
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Orchestrated GM's first loyalty program launch across all CRM channels
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Directed email content for 6M+ Chevrolet owners, increasing open rates and PCTO by 5% YoY.
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Managed and mentored team of 15+ to coordinate multiple departments, 3rd party vendors and clients to create a cohesive, omnichannel customer experience
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Applied innovative thought leadership based on available tech stack, data analysis and first party data to address customer pain points and move forward client initiatives and priorities
