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Ed Mac Harg

Developing long-term partnerships in the Hi-Tech services industry across the globe.

About Me

- Over 25 years' experience in leading and expanding global CX, CRM and Fintech engagements and deploying complex programs. - Leadership of multifunctional, multicultural teams to excel, providing true value-add services through executive empowerment. - Thought leadership for Clients approaching CX, Trust & Safety and Financial support as their highest priority.

Jurisdiction

Netherlands | Spain | Argentina

Notable Employer

  • xecutive Vice President & Vice President – Global Clients at Majorel - TP
  • Global Operations & Account Director / Sr. Account Manager at Arvato - Bertelsmann
  • Sr. Operations Manager / Account Manager at Arvato
  • Sr. Operations Manager - Sr. Customer Services Manager at AOL - Telmark

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Vice President CX and Enterprise Key Account ManagementRiverty
2025 - Present

Led relationships with the 2nd biggest e-commerce Client as the highest POC, processing over €125m in revenue on BNPL payments for consumers Led the reversal of Client trend, achieving a 130% increase in volumes in the first 6 months of my tenure Consolidated relationship management across BNPL and factoring products Developed strategic KAM ruleset for long term Enterprise partnerships Closely collaborated with risk and product teams to streamline P&L, as well as working with PSP partnership management teams for Adyen.

xecutive Vice President & Vice President – Global ClientsNotableMajorel - TP
2018 - 2024

Spearheaded strategic global contracts development to over €250m+ and over 4,000 staff across 10+ countries with direct operational, sales and P&L accountability in the Hi-Tech and entertainment industry, increasing CSAT levels across the board. Increased both revenue and EBIT by over 40% while leading highly demanding transition projects from Arvato through Majorel JV to Teleperformance M&A. End-to-end deployment ownership of production facilities in Europe and Africa. Commercialized, deployed and managed Hi-Tech vertical presence in Sub-Saharan Africa, growing team size to 900+ staff in under 24 months and paving the way for multi-Client presence. Centralized functions, global relationships and operational management of a 3,400-languages service workforce across 22 countries and over €200m in revenue.

Global Operations & Account Director / Sr. Account ManagerNotableArvato - Bertelsmann
2007 - 2018

Created a strategic global CX, content moderation and payment services framework, with contracts of over €100m with direct operational, sales and P&L accountability across Europe and Africa for the world's leading search engine corporation. Launched and ran APAC and America support operations, including payment reconciliation services, achieving headcount cost reductions of over 20%. Negotiated with and aligned to shifting Client procurement demands, increased scale efficiencies and savings. Introduced and pioneered world-class corporate Trust & Safety operations, wellness and innovation teams and delivery. Led sales, commercial negotiations and end-to-end rollout of global production facilities program shift from Client-owned to vendor-owned.

Sr. Operations Manager / Account ManagerNotableArvato
2005 - 2007

Successfully launched and managed various lines of contact center businesses for the biggest corporation in the IT/Hi-Tech vertical, with contract revenues of over US$10m+. Led support operations for gaming and other productivity products in EU, NA and Latam. Implemented outbound sales campaigns for banking and entertainment industries in NA, Spain and Argentina. Managed a team of over 400 multi-lingual employees, supervisors and managers.

Sr. Operations Manager - Sr. Customer Services ManagerNotableAOL - Telmark
2000 - 2005

Started up and developed CX and retention operations. Customer and corporate relationships management of support contracts with telcos and other vendors. Designed and implemented the outsourcing of all CS operations. Managed 7 operations with a staff of over 280 employees including project managers, account managers and supervisors. Launched/managed Member Services operations to provide billing, tech and sales support for Argentina, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Germany. Managed facility vendor contracts, generating EBIT savings of over 70%. Multi-service/product/channel staff management. Managed retention programs, improving customer satisfaction levels by over 75% and handling times by 30%.

Skills

Core skills10
Interests8
Languages2

Skills

Contract Management
Conflict Resolution
People Management
Global P&L Management
Operations Management
Operational Efficiency
Global Client Relationship Management
Multicultural Environments
Customer Service
Business Process Outsourcing

Interests

Customer Experience
Business Development
Profit Growth
Project Oversight
People Management
Multicultural Relations
Customer Journey
Customer Satisfaction

Languages

English
Spanish