Chris Carter

Customer Experience Strategy & Operations Executive
email me | 512.905.9977 | linkedin.com/in/cartertx | Remote — Dripping Springs, TX

Summary

Customer experience and strategy executive with 15+ years leading enterprise transformation across SaaS, healthcare, gaming, and technology organizations including Atlassian, EA, and Cigna/Evernorth. Proven track record designing customer lifecycle strategies, scaling global customer programs, improving adoption and retention, and translating customer intelligence into measurable operational and revenue outcomes.

Known for building cross-functional operating models that align Product, Sales, Support, Marketing, and Operations around customer value. Led initiatives contributing to $14M+ in operational savings, NPS improvement from 9 to 37, CSAT growth from 55% to 85%, and enterprise AI-enabled insight programs supporting ~11M users.

Brings a rare combination of executive strategy, operational leadership, and frontline customer understanding, from doubling revenue at an independent retailer to enterprise-scale transformation leadership. Currently runs end-to-end client engagements as an independent consultant through Drivetrain Solutions.

Core Competencies

Customer Excellence & Strategy: Customer Lifecycle Strategy · Journey Mapping & Journey-Based Frameworks · Retention & Adoption Programs · Customer Health Frameworks · Voice of Customer Strategy · Customer Experience Operations · Insight-to-Action Frameworks · Cross-Functional Operating Models
Executive & Operational Leadership: Strategic Planning & Governance · Organizational Transformation · Executive Storytelling & Reporting · Workshop Design & Facilitation · Change Management · Team Leadership & Talent Development · Conference Speaking
Analytics & Technology: AI-Driven Insights & Root Cause Analysis · Predictive & Behavioral Analytics · Tableau · Qualtrics · Databricks · SQL · Python · R · Salesforce · Verint · Figma / FigJam · Miro

Experience

Principal Consultant

2025 – Present
Drivetrain Solutions

Head of Digital Strategy & Customer Intelligence

2019 – Apr 2026
Cigna Group | Evernorth Health Services
Led enterprise-wide customer intelligence and digital experience strategy across Cigna and Evernorth during a major organizational transformation, partnering with Product, Operations, Support, Analytics, and GTM leadership to improve customer adoption, operational efficiency, and experience outcomes across healthcare and virtual care platforms serving ~11M users.

Senior Program Manager, Strategy & Customer Intelligence

2014 – 2019
Atlassian · Joined pre-IPO; supported growth to $1.2B ARR
Built and scaled Atlassian's centralized customer intelligence and lifecycle strategy function during a period of hypergrowth, partnering across Product, Support, Marketing, and GTM teams to improve customer adoption, retention, onboarding effectiveness, and executive decision-making.

Manager, Global Strategy & Analytics

2011 – 2014
Electronic Arts (EA)
Led global analytics strategy within EA's Worldwide Customer Experience organization during the company's digital transformation and rapid platform growth. Managed analytics teams supporting millions of players across a global multi-title ecosystem while partnering directly with executive leadership to position customer experience as a strategic business driver.

Marketing Director

[YEARS] – 2011
Bicycle Sport Shop · Austin, TX

Education & Development

University of Texas, Austin — Coursework in Sociology
Continuous learning across customer strategy, analytics, AI-enabled operational improvement, and organizational leadership