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Denver, CO, USA

Marlaine E.

Fractional COO & Chief of Staff | Operations, Customer Experience & Value Creation

I am a fractional COO and operations leader focused on helping companies improve growth, margin, and execution—especially in periods of scale, complexity, or performance pressure.

I work with executive teams to bring structure and clarity to how the business runs, including operating model design, customer operations, and cross-functional execution. My focus is on translating strategy into practical plans, aligning teams, and driving measurable outcomes.

My experience includes leading large-scale transformation and operations initiatives across financial services and PE-backed environments, delivering $20M–$100M+ in cost savings, productivity improvements, and revenue impact. I have worked directly with C-suite leaders to improve cost-to-serve, redesign customer and service operations, and establish governance and accountability across teams.

I am particularly valuable in situations where:

  • Growth is slowing or margin is under pressure
  • Operations are fragmented or not scaling effectively
  • Customer experience is inconsistent or costly to deliver
  • Multiple initiatives are underway but not translating into results

I step in as a hands-on partner to leadership—bringing structure, driving execution, and helping teams move from planning to performance.

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Work

Thought Leadership: Four hurdles insurers can navigate to improve user experience

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Thought Leadership: Four hurdles insurers can navigate to improve user experience

Co-authored a thought leadership article on how insurers can accelerate customer experience improvements by adopting a design-to-code operating model. The piece explores how aligning product management, design thinking, and Agile delivery—supported by design systems and scalable talent models—can help carriers modernize service experiences, increase delivery speed, and reduce interaction costs while improving customer outcomes.

Experience

Aug 2025 — Jan 2026
EY

EY

Senior Manager - Business Transformation - Financial Services

EY provides consulting, assurance, tax, and transaction services in global markets.

  • Led enterprise-wide transformation projects delivering over $200M in multi-year improvements.
  • Guided AI-driven modernization of service models saving $8.5M annually.
  • Spearheaded global financial services optimization resulting in $20-25M cost reduction.
  • Directed digital transformation of regulatory processes, achieving $5M recurring savings.
Apr 2022 — Aug 2025
EY

EY

Manager - Customer & Front Office Excellence - Financial Services

  • Illustrative engagement experience includes:
  • Managed contact center servicing for a leading global payments provider on a program spanning 14 countries. Responsibilities included: requirements gathering, call volume forecasting and staffing capacity assessment, vendor selection, vendor management, technology and telephony set up/configuration, call center reporting, etc.
  • Led a customer experience workstream for a U.S. retirement and employee benefits provider to simplify and digitize customer correspondence to realize operational savings and enhance customer experience. Managed a cross-functional team of business analysts and UX designers to redesign and deploy the provider’s quarterly retirement statements (annual volume of 5M)
  • Defined a net-new financial wellness product for a Fortune-100 life insurer who just acquired a workforce benefits line of business. Drove recommendations on business strategy, operating model, technology enablement, and multi-year investment plan
Oct 2019 — Apr 2022
EY

EY

Senior Consultant - Financial Services

Feb 2019 — Oct 2019
F45 Training

F45 Training

Certified Personal Trainer

F45 Training is a global fitness community offering innovative, high-intensity group workouts.

Oct 2017 — Sep 2019
EY

EY

Consultant - Financial Services

  • Leveraged emerging technologies to enhance financial services applications.
  • Facilitated cross-functional tech implementations advancing client-service outcomes.
Jun 2016 — Aug 2016
PayPal

PayPal

Marketing Analytics Intern

PayPal facilitates secure online payments and money transfers globally.

  • Developed an attribution model for measuring digital marketing ROI based on competitors' successful strategies.
  • Defined strategic data frameworks for PPC's digital marketing expansion.
May 2014 — Jul 2014
Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Marketing and Data Analytics Intern

Marriott Vacations Worldwide operates a portfolio of vacation ownership resorts globally.

  • Optimized customer advertisements through analytics to reach diverse consumer segments.
  • Supported data-driven decision making in market research for executive strategies.