Lagos, Nigeria · Open to Remote

Timilehin Opadere

Where CX meets business growth

Customer Experience & Operations professional with nearly 5 years driving measurable results inside Nigeria's most demanding Tier-1 banking institutions. I turn customer interactions into business growth.

Timilehin Opadere
92%+ First Contact Resolution
94%+ Customer Satisfaction Score
400+ Daily Interactions at Peak
5 Yrs Tier-1 Banking CX
25% Reduction in Onboarding Time
15% Faster Issue Resolution
5 Enterprise CRM Platforms
100% Data Compliance Record
92%+ First Contact Resolution
94%+ Customer Satisfaction Score
400+ Daily Interactions at Peak
5 Yrs Tier-1 Banking CX
25% Reduction in Onboarding Time
15% Faster Issue Resolution
5 Enterprise CRM Platforms
100% Data Compliance Record

Where CX
meets business growth

I'm a HubSpot-certified Customer Experience and Operations professional who spent nearly five years building and leading high-performance contact centre operations inside Guaranty Trust Bank and United Bank for Africa — two of Nigeria's most demanding financial institutions.

At GTBank, I lead a team of frontline representatives, maintaining a 92%+ First Contact Resolution rate while cutting issue resolution lifecycles by 15%. At UBA, I handled 80+ customer interactions daily with a 94%+ CSAT score — across inbound calls, outbound campaigns, and email queues — with zero processing errors on complex financial requests.

What sets me apart isn't just the experience — it's the systems thinking behind it. I don't just handle customers; I design the processes, coach the teams, and build the CRM workflows that make excellent CX scalable and sustainable.

I hold a C1 Advanced English certification, a Foreign Customer Service Mastery credential, and a Business Analytics scholarship with Datafrik — giving me the rare combination of operational depth and data fluency.

92%+
First Contact Resolution — consistently maintained under institutional SLAs
94%+
CSAT Score across 80+ daily interactions at UBA
−25%
Reduction in new-hire onboarding time through structured coaching
−15%
Faster issue resolution via structured escalation tracking
5
Enterprise CRM platforms — Salesforce, HubSpot, Freshdesk, Zendesk, Dynamics 365
100%
Data compliance maintained across call database audits

How I can help
your business

Whether you need a senior CX operator, a CRM specialist, or a team coach — I bring banking-grade standards to every engagement.

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CX Strategy & Consulting
Audit your customer journey, identify friction points, and design scalable CX systems that improve satisfaction and reduce churn — using the same frameworks I applied at Tier-1 banks.
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CRM Setup & Operations
Hands-on implementation and optimisation of HubSpot, Salesforce, Freshdesk, Zendesk, and Dynamics 365 — pipelines, workflows, ticket routing, data compliance, and reporting.
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Contact Centre Leadership
Team coaching, SLA management, KPI design, escalation pathway architecture, and quality monitoring. I've built systems that consistently hit 92%+ FCR at high volume.
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International Customer Support
C1 English certified, Foreign Customer Service Mastery trained, and experienced with US-facing campaigns. I deliver world-class support across voice, email, and omnichannel environments.
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CX Training for Teams
Structured onboarding frameworks, customer service tenet workshops, and call coaching programmes — I reduced onboarding ramp-up time by 25% at GTBank through these methods.
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Appointment Setting & Sales
High-volume outbound and inbound campaigns for US home services and solar verticals — qualifying, booking, and managing leads through CRM pipelines with measurable conversion rates.

Career timeline

Sep 2023 — Present
Guaranty Trust Bank
Lagos, Nigeria
Current Role
Team Lead, Inbound CX
Leading the Inbound Customer Experience team at one of Nigeria's most prestigious Tier-1 banks — responsible for team performance, process design, escalation architecture, and data compliance.
  • Directed and coached frontline contact centre representatives, reducing new-hire onboarding ramp-up time by 25% through structured training frameworks
  • Maintained personal and team First Contact Resolution rate consistently above 92% against strict institutional SLAs
  • Designed and implemented structured tracking mechanisms that cut issue resolution lifecycles by 15%
  • Spearheaded cross-functional escalation pathways with internal technical teams to resolve systemic bugs and minimise platform downtime
  • Meticulously audited the call database maintaining 100% data compliance and extracting actionable insights for leadership
Jun 2022 — Aug 2023
United Bank for Africa
Lagos, Nigeria
Customer Experience Expert (Inbound)
High-volume inbound and outbound contact centre role handling phone, email, and digital banking queries across UBA's pan-African customer base.
  • Managed 80+ customer interactions daily across inbound and outbound channels while maintaining a 94%+ CSAT score
  • Accurately processed complex financial account applications, corporate forms, and service requests with zero processing errors
  • Maintained strict data integrity across internal CRM platforms throughout the tenure
Jan 2022 — May 2022
United Bank for Africa
Lagos, Nigeria
Direct Sales Executive
Branch-based cross-selling and customer acquisition role, contributing to quarterly deposit metrics while training incoming sales staff.
  • Successfully cross-sold core retail banking products and portfolio services, contributing measurably to quarterly deposit targets
  • Transformed friction-filled onboarding experiences into high-retention first-impression cycles
  • Selected by leadership to train and mentor incoming sales executives on high-conversion interaction strategies

Tools & expertise

CRM Platforms
HubSpot Salesforce Freshdesk Zendesk Dynamics 365 GoHighLevel
CX & Operations
Contact Centre Ops SLA Management FCR Optimisation CSAT Tracking NPS & CES Escalation Design Quality Monitoring
Leadership & Soft Skills
Team Coaching Process Engineering Data Compliance Cross-functional Collab Onboarding Design
Productivity & Analytics
MS Excel (Advanced) MS Word PowerPoint Business Analytics Inbound Methodology
Communication
C1 Advanced English Business Writing Public Speaking Client Relations Objection Handling
Support Channels
Inbound Voice Outbound Calling Email Support Omnichannel Appointment Setting

Academic background

Cambridge International Qualifications, UK · UniAthena
Diploma in Business Administration
2026 · In Progress
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
Bachelor of Technology — Agricultural Engineering
Graduated 2021 · Ogbomosho, Nigeria
Datafrik · Business Analytics Scholarship
Business Analytics — Live Classes & Certification
2026 · In Progress · Selected Scholar

Certifications

HubSpot Certificate
HubSpot Academy
Inbound Certified Specialist
Valid Jun 2026 – Jul 2028
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HP LIFE Certificate
HP LIFE Foundation
Customer Experience (CX) for Business Success
Issued June 2026
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MS Excel Certificate
Cambridge International (via UniAthena)
Essentials of MS Excel — Formulas & Functions
Issued June 2026
🔍 View Certificate
Dakin's Consult
Foreign Customer Service Mastery
Issued April 2026
UniAthena
CRM Strategies & Applications
Completed 2026
Cambridge International (via UniAthena)
Executive Diploma in Business Communication
Completed 2026
GTBank Academy
Customer Service Tenets — H2 2023
Issued October 2023 · No Expiry
United Bank for Africa
CFC New Hire Induction Program — Elite Hire
Completed August 2022
EF SET
C1 Advanced English Proficiency
Certified 2026
Thought Leadership
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Beyond my professional roles, I'm building a personal brand as — creating practical CX education content for Nigerian SMEs and customer-facing teams. Covering everything from NPS and CSAT fundamentals to debunking "Customer is King" myths and sharing real contact centre lessons. I'm also writing "The Customer Book for SMEs" — a practical CX playbook for growing businesses.
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The CX Guy
Business Growth Framework

A structured, metrics-driven framework that treats customer satisfaction as a primary revenue driver. By implementing inbound methodology across five interconnected stages, businesses systematically improve their LTV:CAC ratio — scaling faster while spending less on acquisition.

0 Lead Generation & Conversion (Inbound Methodology)
1 Customer Satisfaction (CSAT · CES · FCR)
2 Business Recommendation (NPS · Referral Rate)
3 New Customer Acquisition (Referral-CAC)
4 Upsell & Cross-Sell (LTV · NDR)
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The Retentive Acquisition Flywheel
51%
Leave after one bad experience
74%
Switch if process is too complex
3:1
Healthy LTV:CAC ratio target
5
Stage growth flywheel
"World-class CX is not a cost.
It's your most efficient growth channel."
Available for remote opportunities
Let's build something great together
Whether you're looking for a remote CX operator, a contact centre team lead, a CRM specialist, or a CX consultant for your growing business — I'm open to conversations.
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