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George Grimes

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Manager, Customer Experience | IT Operations | Compliance
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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    Compliance Analyst
    Signority Inc., Remote
    Sep 2022 - Current (2 years 10 months)
    • Managed internal CSA STAR Level 1 atestation audit. • Managed SOC 2 TYPE II and CSA STAR Level 2 external compliance audits. • Manage, update, and maintain 26 company processes, policies, and plans including all security related. • Perform yearly risk management review and threat assessments. • Complete, investigate, and log security and privacy incidents. • Consult with Product Manager, R&D Team, and Quality Assurance on compliance requirements and concerns including vulnerability scans and penetration testing. • Plan, develop, and manage yearly tabletop exercises. • Provide support to internal stakeholders during negotiations regarding compliance and cyber security maters.
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    Manager, Customer Experience and IT Operations
    Signority Inc., Remote
    Jul 2022 - Current (3 years)
    • Stakeholder liaison for feature requests and privacy and security concerns. • Designed, developed, implemented, and enforce Customer Support and Product Release processes and policies. • Surveyed, 92% report we exceeded their expectations, 4.2% say we did what was expected. • Developed company training and conduct customer support training and internal and external product training. • Develop and conduct use case testing in testing, sandbox, and production environments. • Responsible for company asset management, vendor management, and RBAC. • Designing, building, and creating the company customer portal and knowledge base.
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    Product Marketer
    Signority Inc
    Apr 2022 - Jul 2022 (4 months)
    • Designed and developed sales materials, social media posts, and email sequences. • Content development • Scheduled client feedback sessions and focus groups on new features.
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    New Business Development and Account Manager
    Signority Inc
    Mar 2021 - Apr 2022 (1 year 2 months)
    • Designed and conducted transition from PipeDrive to HubSpot and created customized processes, properties, and workflows for Support, Sales, and Marketing Hubs. • Managed sales and marketing projects with cross-functional stakeholders and contributors. • Drove growth through the cross-selling of products and services to new and existing clients. • Built strong relationships with key customer accounts and strategic partners. • Developed SWOT analysis on competitors and Signority.
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    Sales Consultant
    Myers Automotive Group
    Jul 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 9 months)
    • Consulted with consumers on the purchase of a new or used vehicle. • Followed up with current clients to leverage end of lease opportunities. • Successfully learned that car sales is the one sales job I suck at.
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    Head Business Networker & Founder
    2C Contacts
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2017 (3 years 1 month)
    • Designed, created, and implemented social media marketing campaigns. • Introduced a local sustainability event to a North American audience and brought in international speakers and sponsors. • Designed, created, managed, and updated company website. • Leveraged existing relationships to gain new business, increased business and created strategic partnerships for clients. • Designed and developed sales materials, social media posts, and email sequences.
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    Business Development Manager
    Continental Automated Buildings Association CABA
    Oct 2010 - Nov 2014 (4 years 2 months)
    • Increased membership 15% and cut churn rate by 35%. • Consulted with stakeholders, Board of Directors, and vendors on major research projects. • Travelled across North America for 25% of the year representing CABA at trade shows, conferences, and forums. • Coordinated with Finance, Research, and Marketing to develop, design, and host 2 forums a year and 2 networking events. • Shaped CABA oferings and benefits by being a proactive bridge between the members, Board of Directors, and the administrative team.
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    Ecommerce Solutions Developer
    Institute for Computer Studies
    Sep 2000 - Jul 2001 (11 months)
  • Algonquin College
    Public Relations,
    Algonquin College
    Sep 1992 - Dec 1993 (1 year 4 months)
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    eCommerce and website developer
    Aug 2001 - Feb 2003 (1 year 7 months)