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Chris Klocek

Cornelius,NC

Summary

Chris is an experienced entrepreneur and operations leader, currently owning and operating a HomeSmiles.com franchise where he manages full P&L, client acquisition, service execution, and innovation through corporate partnerships and advisory role. He built a sustaining career at Alight Solutions in the benefits outsourcing space developing strong project and client relationship skills to lead large market clients through contract renewals and performance stability. He is dedicated to achieving client delivery goals and driving client engagement. His early career as a business analyst honed skills in analytical problem-solving, client satisfaction, and process improvement.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Franchise Owner/Operator

HomeSmiles.com - Charlotte
09.2023 - Current
  • Business Ownership & P&L: Launched and solely owned a two-location franchise. Managed full P&L, budgeting, pricing, vendor agreements, cash flow, and compliance for a first-of-its-kind property maintenance concept.
  • Brand & Market Development: Pioneered the brand in new territories with zero market presence. Built client base from scratch and established local recognition through targeted networking and service excellence.
  • Client Acquisition & Retention: Secured and expanded relationships with property managers, HOAs, and homeowners. Grew client/contact list to 600+ accounts via customized maintenance programs and proactive service.
  • Operations & Service Execution: Using Serviceminder.io CRM to manage all field and office operations: including lead capture, scheduling, dispatching, proposals, invoicing, and online payment processing.
  • Innovation & Corporate Partnership: Collaborated with corporate to refine services and develop vendor partnerships system-wide. Served on the Advisory Board Committee, representing regional owners to drive engagement. Ensured 100% SLA compliance across services.
  • Performance & Continuous Improvement: Led root cause analysis, implemented tech training, and reported outcomes to clients and corporate to validate innovations and drive scalable growth.

Client Services Sr. Manager

Alight Solutions (Payroll & Professional Services BpaaS)
09.2018 - 09.2023

(This division is now known as Strada Global)

  • Account Management: Drive end-to-end success for assigned large-market Worday clients ($10MM+ portfolio TCV). Own Change Requests (scoping, pricing, implementation), contract reviews, governance routines, and full financial accountability.
  • Client Relationship Management: Build trusted, long-term client partnerships; serve as the single escalation point for executive issues and coordinate with Operations, IT, and other teams/stakeholders to meet client objectives. Successfully re-newed contract extensions for multiple clients.
  • Service Delivery Oversight: Ensure contract and SLA compliance across all locations, domains, and platforms. Onboard new-client implementation from hand-off through go-live stabilization. Execute annual ACA reporting (Forms 1094/1095) for seamless, error-free compliance.
  • Performance and Reporting: Track, analyze, and report KPIs to prove client value. Own root cause analysis (RCA), drive corrective actions to closure, and present outcomes. Lead QBRs and Annual Reviews with tailored, data-driven insights tied to each client’s unique goals.
  • Team Leadership: Provide coaching and mentorship to client service managers and delivery staff to elevate performance and accountability.
  • Strategic Alignment: Co-create a forward-looking success roadmap with clients, spot practical upsell/cross-sell opportunities for Alight solutions (including ACA reporting), and deliver measurable progress against their business and workforce goals.

Client Manager I, II

Alight Solutions (Defined Benefits, Wealth Solutions, SaaS)
05.2012 - 08.2018
  • People & Performance Management: Developed colleagues through mentoring, annual performance reviews, pay discussions, interviewing, onboarding, cross-training, growth opportunities, and feedback to managers.
  • Operational Strategy & Excellence: Tracked capacity via metrics, escalated staffing gaps, implemented process improvements, daily huddles, and CorePlus training to meet deliverables and drive efficiency.
  • Systems, Processes & Testing: Updated SOPs/processing guides per client requirements and best practices; reported defects via Maestro, collaborated on tech hand-offs, created test plans, performed acceptance testing, and delivered client-specific training to delivery and call center teams.
  • Operational Management: Partnered with call center on trends, coaching, participant experience enhancements, and escalation prioritization; ensured timely task completion, right-touch connections, and risk/capacity identification via huddles.
  • Client Partnership & Responsiveness: Built strong relationships through weekly calls, quarterly governance, onsite visits, timely escalations, and tough conversations yielding acceptable outcomes.
  • Financial & Risk Management: Ensured accurate/up-to-date blueprints and billing, informed teams of updates, reviewed timecards, conducted root cause analyses, and mitigated E&O risks via leadership action plans. Successfully lead large market client through stability plan to get backlog of issues and client inquiries back on track to meet KPI's. This included creating & updating over 100 SOP's.

Skills

  • MS: Excel, Word, Power Point, Teams, Outlook, Sharepoint
  • Customer retention
  • Service excellence
  • Operations management
  • Performance improvement
  • Relationship building
  • Customer relations
  • Client service
  • Consulting
  • Contract management
  • KPI management
  • Business leadership

Affiliations

  • Epic Networking
  • Lake Norman Small Business Network
  • International Facilities Management Association (IFMA)
  • Greater Charlotte Apartment Association (GCAA)
  • National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)
  • Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce

Timeline

Franchise Owner/Operator

HomeSmiles.com - Charlotte
09.2023 - Current

Client Services Sr. Manager

Alight Solutions (Payroll & Professional Services BpaaS)
09.2018 - 09.2023

Client Manager I, II

Alight Solutions (Defined Benefits, Wealth Solutions, SaaS)
05.2012 - 08.2018
Chris Klocek