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Carmen Maria Rostotchi

Carmen Maria Rostotchi

Gzira

Summary

Experienced Customer Sustainability Manager with a strong background in the Gaming Industry, which started in 2010 at a land-based casino and transitioning to online gaming in 2017.

Currently leading a Team of Sustainability Partners at Kindred Group, overseeing markets including Romania, Hungary, Norway, Italy, Poland, and International.

Skilled in Team leadership and Management, strategic Project Management, effective communication, risk mitigation (Responsible Gambling & Anti-Money Laundering), performance monitoring and analysis, customer experience optimization, and cross-departmental collaboration.

Experienced in analyzing performance data, finding areas for improvement, and improving customer experience through proactive service and strategic actions.

Proven ability to support key stakeholders in Player Sustainability, Legal, and Compliance, and to mitigate risks associated with Responsible Gambling and Anti-Money Laundering.

I have completed several notable courses, including Management and Leadership, Masa AML/CFT for Funds and Fund Servicing, GamCare Suicide Prevention Training, and GamCare Motivational Behaviour Change Training.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Sustainability Manager

Kindred Group
05.2024 - Current
  • Lead a team of Sustainability Partners, overseeing key markets including Romania, Hungary, Norway, Italy, Poland, and International. We provide essential support to key stakeholders in areas such as Player Sustainability, Legal, and Compliance, and play a pivotal role in mitigating risks associated with Responsible Gambling and Anti-Money Laundering;
  • First point of contact for escalations from team members and support departments, proactively offering advice & sourcing solutions to ensure effective resolution;
  • Monitor and analyze performance in all assigned markets and create action plans based on the performance of the key KPI's;
  • Identify potential issues with high net worth customers and flaws in internal processes and flag them with relevant stakeholders to ensure the improvement of day to day operations and customer experience;
  • Take full ownership of proactive outbound CS communication with key focus on sustainability, compliance and customer experience/service;
  • Work closely with legal and Player Sustainability teams to ensure alignment and to improve internal communication flow around high risk outbound communication for get help, that will improve customer experience and support the ”Build on Trust” transformation;
  • Various other market specific tasks and responsibilities related to proactive service, retention and relationship building of our high value customers that aims to drive revenue and business value, but still within guidelines of our sustainability strategy;
  • Work closely with Player Sustainability, Account managers, CS, Eservice, Marketing teams, Payments and Country team to support and drive the relevant local market strategy from a proactive service point of view;
  • Ensure the delivery of a superb and highly proactive service and gaming experience to our customers.

Customer Sustainability Partner Romania

Kindred Group
02.2022 - 06.2024
  • Manage outbound responsible gaming (PSEDS) related contacts through various communication channels;
  • Follow up on legal cases, GDPR Requests from customers through various communication channels;
  • Collaborate and assist with various stakeholders in order to maintain a long-term relationship with our customers;
  • Personal and team projects to improve the quality of existing and new procedures;
  • Proactively contacting HNW customers to ensure their activity remains sustainable;
  • Prioritizing and de-risking High Net Worth (HNW) customers by ensuring they have knowledge of our Safer Gambling tools, and also requesting documents to finalize Source of Funds/ Source of Wealth verification and supporting them during the process;
  • Educating customers from early life on our document requirements based on the different markets regulations;
  • Liaising with our legal and compliance department to efficiently handle complaints from customers and escalate them to the relevant departments;
  • Maintaining reporting for use of external audits and regulator requests.

Customer Service Agent

Kindred Group
05.2021 - 06.2022
  • Deliver customer support across LiveChat and e-mail;
  • Guide players through the website and/or Mobile App platform assisting them in using our services and products;
  • Help to resolve different customer queries;
  • Work closely with other departments like Payer Safety, Responsible Gambling and CRM to ensure a positive and safe gambling experience;
  • Share knowledge, contribute to team projects and identify innovative practices that improve customer support activities.

Customer Service Manager

Novomatic Romania
04.2017 - 03.2021
  • Supervise day-to-day operations in the customer service department; plan, assign and monitor work tasks for optimum team efficiency;
  • Delegate work tasks to ensure proper functioning of the department; perform staff performance evaluations;
  • Formulate and implement customer service policies and procedures;
  • Collate and analyze data to identify strategies for improvement of service and productivity;
  • Active role in recruiting, training and monitoring new joiners for the Customer Service Department;
  • Provide guidance and support to the team, assisting them with challenging calls and issues, and effectively managing and defusing escalated customer concerns;
  • Monitoring the performance of the team members and implementing corrective measures as required;
  • Collaborate with other departments (fraud, compliance, marketing, legal) to ensure integrated and efficient operations, resulting in improved compliance rates, enhanced customer satisfaction, and streamlined processes;
  • Analyzed customer service data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

Customer Service

Hala De Printuri
09.2014 - 03.2017
  • Communicate with current and potential customers via phone and email about the company’s products;
  • Suggest the best options to meet the customers’ needs;
  • Give price estimates to the customers;
  • Track the orders until they are delivered.

Area Coordinator

Bet Cafe Arena
02.2012 - 08.2014

As an Area Coordinator, I oversaw all the betting shops from district 1 and 2 - about 20 shops in total. My duties included:

  • monitoring the team and the performance versus targets;
  • active role in recruiting and monitoring of new joiners for the locations opened by the company;
  • active role in management meetings;
  • evaluating overall team performance, create policies and procedures;
  • contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed;
  • achieve employee outcomes by communicating job expectations; organizing, monitoring, and evaluating job performance.

Cashier

Bet Cafe Arena
05.2010 - 02.2012
  • Processing Bets and Payouts: Utilizing specific systems to accept bets from customers and payout winnings when bets are successful;
  • Explaining Odds and Betting Options: Providing information to customers about different odds and various ways to place bets;
  • Product Information: Offering details about gaming machines and other betting products available in the shop;
  • Updating Display Boards: Keeping the display boards up to date with current betting opportunities and odds;
  • Vigilance Against Illegal Activity: Remaining alert for potential fraud, underage gambling, or any other illegal behavior, and taking necessary actions to prevent it;
  • Balancing Finances: Ensuring that the shop’s takings are accurately balanced at the end of the day.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing

Spiru Haret University

Skills

  • Collaboration and Teamwork
  • Leadership and Team Management
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making
  • Communication and Interpersonal Skills
  • Time Management and Organization

Timeline

Customer Sustainability Manager

Kindred Group
05.2024 - Current

Customer Sustainability Partner Romania

Kindred Group
02.2022 - 06.2024

Customer Service Agent

Kindred Group
05.2021 - 06.2022

Customer Service Manager

Novomatic Romania
04.2017 - 03.2021

Customer Service

Hala De Printuri
09.2014 - 03.2017

Area Coordinator

Bet Cafe Arena
02.2012 - 08.2014

Cashier

Bet Cafe Arena
05.2010 - 02.2012

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing

Spiru Haret University
Carmen Maria Rostotchi