The Manager of Global Clienteling reports to the Director of Global Client Development, and it is part of Global Retail Excellence team. They are responsible for defining and developing client strategies and tools to enhance client recruitment, retention and engagement. They will develop the long-term Client Development vision and roadmap, defining tools and techniques to achieve it though close partnership across the organization. They will establish a client development network to rollout global tools & guidelines and support local priorities
This individual will manage key projects that directly impact our retail team’s day to day activity and our clients’ experience with the brand. S/he will lead a highly cross functional team, delivering constant client and omni centric innovations and inspiring new ways of working to achieve the organization’s client & sales growth objectives. S/he will manage and plan the Client Development budget and measure ROI of each initiative.
In addition, they will liaise directly with all regions/markets to receive and implement feedback, rollout global tools & guidelines and support local priorities.
The Global Client Team strives to offer our clients personal attention and service – bridging store and digital experiences to provide human connection, personalization and transparency that our luxury clients expect and demand of Tiffany. We operate as a center of excellence, empowering our regions, markets and retail stores / client care centers to build lasting relationships that inspire our clients to return to Tiffany. We partner across the organization with the aspirations of delivering a consistent elevated omnichannel client experience, creating authentic and meaningful client interactions, making our Client Advisors jobs easier and achieving organizational efficiency.
This individual must bring a retail-centric mindset, strong communication, project management and problem-solving skills, balanced leadership style, as well as a goal oriented, agile and hands-on approach.
Location: This position is in-person at our Corporate Headquarters in New York, NY.
Key Accountabilities:
Global Clienteling Strategy
Build the management and enhancement of the global strategy, leveraging qualitative retail insight, voice of our clients and strong data driven results
Retail Client Targeting and Management
Drive the retail 1:1 client targeting strategy - ensuring our sales teams reach the right client at the right time with the right message
Clienteling tool enhancement
Partner closely with the global digital product & client analytics teams to advance the retail & client care center’s data & capabilities to support client objectives
Ensure the right level of data is available to champion clienteling priorities, across all levels of the organization Provide clear business problems & opportunities to support the development of capability enhancements Support the prioritization of enhancements across data & capabilities to maximize business impact & deliver on the strategy
Tools and Techniques
Make CAs job easier by implementing strategies that drive business objectives through partnership across global stakeholders Develop retail tools and guidance to support data capture and clienteling by fostering a relationship-based, appointment mindset, via client-focused personalization Partner closely with training & communications to develop a rollout plan for all Clienteling behaviors, programs and tools – ensuring accuracy, simplicity and adoption across retail & CCC Partner with legal and IT teams to ensure that all Client Development and Clienteling practices comply with relevant data privacy regulations (i.e. GDPR) and internal policies Partner with Data & Digital Product teams to prioritize enhancements across data & capabilities to maximize business impact & deliver on the strategy (i.e. Clienteling App, Data Capture forms) Co-build client dashboards fit for global, regional and store use to analyze client & Clienteling metrics, in partnership with Data & Analytics Ensure consistent collaboration with the CRM, Client Service and eCommerce teams to reflect an omnichannel view of the client journey Translate unified client strategies into channel-specific actions, ensuring the retail channel contributes to an integrated client experience Act as the key link between Retail Excellence and the omnichannel/ CRM teams to ensure client initiatives are scalable and channel-agnostic in their foundation
Network and Retail Team Adoption
Partner closely with the other members of Retail Excellence team (Learning, Performance..)to drive mindset & believe via ongoing training and communications
Create a strong center of excellence fosters a globally consistent, elevated client experience, while also empowering localization when needed
Foster best practice sharing Be the go-to point of contact to maximize the use of tools to drive client strategy, creating visibility to upcoming enhancements to allow for local planning Support regions as they define & implement local strategies, with a focus on key markets Perform monthly client performance review with region / market teams with a focus on driving actions & decision making
The hiring range for this position ranges from $122,485 - $160,000. The rate of pay offered will be dependent upon candidates’ relevant skills and experience. Management is also eligible for bonus.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years related work experience Ability to work independently or with a team and to model leadership in global, cross-functional teams with strong influencing skills Experience managing and influencing cross-functional teams including Creative teams, IT, Retail Sales, vendors/consultants and multiple global counterparts to develop, launch and scale new initiatives Infectious energy for building innovative customer experiences and passion for nurturing long-term customer loyalty Experience with various marketing channels (email, mail, digital, eCommerce) Skilled at and enjoys manipulating and understanding data and extract recommendations/propose enhancements Autonomous and pro-active with a “get-it-done” results-driven mentality Ability to multi-task and be proactive Comfortable with ambiguity and creating processes in complex environments to drive progress Superb project management expertise including excellent multi-tasking, prioritization and organization skills Impeccable written and oral communication skills Skilled at and enjoys manipulating and understanding data to drive actionable insights Proficient computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience working for agencies or brands in categories where executional excellence is valued (e.g.: Luxury Goods, Beauty, Hospitality) Experience with retail