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Kevin O.

Consumer Experience & Digital Leader | Strategic Marketing Executive

As a seasoned CX and digital experience leader, I excel in helping organizations understand their customers to drive impactful strategies and experiences. My journey began in marketing, evolved into product leadership, and now focuses on customer experience strategy. I am passionate about aligning products, systems, and teams to meet customer needs effectively. **Key Achievements:** - Established a CX and UX team, launching a Customer Center of Excellence. - Led digital transformations, enhancing engagement and digital adoption. - Developed Capital One’s first mobile credit card servicing app. **Tenets of Success:** - Building scalable CX foundations and journey frameworks. - Connecting research to execution seamlessly. - Collaborating across product, technology, and operations. - Leading with trust and empowering teams. - Challenging directions based on data and insights. Colleagues describe me as calm and effective at building consensus, always keeping the customer at the center. I value character, teamwork, and clarity as much as results. If you're evolving a marketing or CX strategy, let's connect.

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Experience

Jan 2025 — Present

Orsi CX Consulting

CX Consultant

Orsi CX Consulting is a company.

  • Shaping digital experience decisions through customer research and journey insights.
  • Deliver usability validation, journey mapping, and experience assessment to identify friction, prioritize improvements, and align teams around customer needs.
  • Clarify end-to-end user journeys and service blueprinting for existing digital experiences via qualitative research and usability evaluations.
  • Translate research findings into practical recommendations aligned with business constraints and decision timelines.
  • Facilitate customer journey initiatives to identify high-friction moments to guide CX investment.
Jul 2021 — Present

The Dean Jarrett Foundation

Board Member

The Dean Jarrett Foundation is a company.

May 2020 — Present
Customer Experience at University of Richmond

Customer Experience at University of Richmond

Advisory Board Member

Richmond offers a top-ranked liberal arts education focused on personalized mentoring, strong academics, and engaged student life.

Mar 2020 — Sep 2024
Markel

Markel

Sr. Director, Customer Journey and Experience Design

  • Directed comprehensive customer experience strategies across multiple business lines, reimagining value delivery for customers and partners
  • Developed unified experience strategy that broke down organizational silos and created seamless customer journeys across broker and customer touchpoints
  • Pioneered company's first experience design discipline, deploying strategic frameworks that accelerated innovation across product lines
  • Leveraged customer research and data analytics to identify unmet needs and strategic opportunities, resulting in brand differentiation
  • Crafted holistic measurement framework that quantified business impact and secured executive buy-in for transformation initiatives
  • Designed strategic workshops with executive teams to align stakeholders around unified customer experience vision
  • Key Achievements:
  • Increased public website engagement by 10%
  • Reduced customer support calls by 5% while boosting zero-touch endorsements by 15%
  • Delivered first enterprise-wide design system aligning brand experience with customer expectations
  • Established Customer Centricity community of practice which increased the understanding and application of human-centered-design.
Jul 2018 — Mar 2020
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Vice President Customer Experience - Community Bank

  • Developed comprehensive customer experience strategies that accelerated digital adoption while enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction
  • Led mobile adoption initiatives bridging physical and digital experiences across national branch network
  • Employed strategic customer journey mapping to identify friction points and deliver innovative solutions
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams including product, technology, and marketing to drive measurable outcomes aligned with business objectives
  • Key Achievements:
  • Elevated branch experience satisfaction scores by 10%
  • Realized significant operational efficiencies through targeted digital transformation initiatives
May 2014 — Jul 2018
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Vice President Digital Customer Experience

  • Orchestrated digital transformation of sales and servicing processes across key customer segments and product lines
  • Reimagined customer discovery, evaluation, and acquisition experiences through holistic digital strategies
  • Led and mentored team of 5 product managers, fostering culture of experimentation and customer-centricity
  • Developed innovative testing frameworks to validate hypotheses and reduce implementation risk
  • Established strategic partnerships across marketing, technology, and business teams for seamless execution
  • Key Achievements:
  • Achieved 5% increase in application starts and 37% improvement in sales funnel performance
  • Advanced competitive positioning from 6th to 2nd place in independent industry benchmarking
Jul 2011 — Apr 2014
Capital One

Capital One

Sr. Mobile Product Manager & Head of Mobile Research and Concepts

  • Directed experience strategy for mobile banking platform, setting visionary product roadmaps and customer-centric research initiatives
  • Launched first dedicated mobile research and concepts team while establishing frameworks for innovation prioritization
  • Led customer research efforts uncovering unmet needs that drove industry-first mobile features and accessible design solutions
  • Key Achievements:
  • Drove mobile adoption to over 4 million users in first year of launch
  • Launched industry's first mobile iPhone application for credit card servicing
Feb 2005 — Jun 2011
Capital One

Capital One

Sr. Manager - Brand and Digital

  • Led integrated brand marketing and digital experience strategy across credit card, small business, rewards, and emerging digital channels.
  • Focused on aligning brand promise with digital execution during early growth of mobile and social platforms.
  • Identified and reduced drop-offs across key funnel stages through journey analysis and testing.
  • Recognized by Forrester for top-rated credit card shopping experiences through customer-centered digital redesign.
  • Developed internal training resources and communication plans to prepare teams for digital experience rollouts, ensuring alignment and readiness.
Feb 2005 — Jun 2011
Capital One

Capital One

Sr. Brand Manager - Digital Brand Strategy

  • Developed integrated brand and digital experience strategies across small business, rewards, and emerging digital channels
  • Unified brand promise with digital execution, leading dynamic redesigns of online shopping and rewards experiences
  • Initiated expansion into social media and mobile applications, establishing standard for cohesive customer experiences
  • Key Achievements:
  • Earned top honors from Forrester Research for credit card shopping experiences
  • Established industry-leading position in mobile and digital servicing through continuous innovation
Jan 2004 — Feb 2005
MARTIN*

MARTIN*

Program Supervisor

When you impact culture, you impact sales.

  • Developed marketing and event strategies for sports marketing clients including: Olympus, NCAA, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Jan 2003 — Dec 2004
twotango collaborative®

twotango collaborative®

Account Supervisor

For nearly 40 years we’ve put humans first. Even before brands. Two Tango entwines intelligent media and creative solutions to uncover the deepest connection between your audience and your brand. We like doing fun, innovative things that get big results.

  • Provided account leadership and marketing strategies to key clients including Performance Food Group, and the Virginia District Attorney's office.
Jan 1999 — Dec 2003
Prophet

Prophet

Supervisor

We develop digital marketing and sales strategies that win in the modern landscape.

  • Strategic and Creative Coach, helping Fortune 500 companies think differently about their marketing strategies, new product development as well as internal culture and values.
  • Specialized in Brainstorming/Ideation facilitation.
  • Clients included: The Weather Channel, Timberland, Kraft Foods, Rawlings Sporting Goods, Sea Doo.
Jan 1997 — Dec 1998

Siddal Matus and Coughter

Account Supervisor

Siddal Matus and Coughter is a company.

  • Developed marketing strategies and lead creative development for clients including the Virginia Tourism Corporation, and Virginia Film Office.
Jan 1995 — Dec 1997

Arnold Finnegan Martin

Account Executive

Arnold Finnegan Martin is a company.

  • Created Marketing and Brand Strategies for: Riggs National Bank, McDonald's, Klockner Pentaplast.