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Lisa Snaddon

Cardiff

Summary

People-focused leader with extensive experience and strong track record of leading large, high-performing teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences at scale. Passionate about coaching and developing, creating a culture where individuals thrive and take pride in their work. Known for a hands-on leadership style—comfortable getting into the detail, solving problems quickly, and ensuring every customer interaction is smooth, professional, and positive.

Experienced in end-to-end operational delivery, including workforce planning, scheduling, and maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality. Continuously identifies and implements smarter ways of working to improve efficiency and support sustainable growth. Motivated by the opportunity to play a key role in scaling low-carbon technology, while keeping customers at the heart of every decision. Accomplished professional with expertise in strategic partnership development and procurement management. Demonstrates a strong ability to enhance customer experience and improve organisational leadership through effective employee training and strategic planning. Proven track record in client relationship management and problem resolution, leveraging extensive procurement knowledge to drive business success. Committed to advancing career goals by fostering innovative solutions and leading teams towards achieving organisational objectives.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work history

Head of Support Services

Octopus Energy
04.2024 - Current
  • Leading & developing both customer facing & back office support teams enabling delivery of ECO4: Including CEx & Complaints, Ops Excellence/Programme Management, Regulatory, Field Planning & Scheduling, & Partnerships
  • Design & implementation of operational reporting & forecasting processes to enable optimisation of internal resources, as well as supporting partner performance delivery
  • Accountable for >70 installer partnerships delivering installations valuing >£100m
  • Increased operational efficiency with streamlined front end customer facing process implementation whilst increasing regulatory compliance

Head of Customer Delivery

Ovo Energy
01.2021 - 03.2024
  • Led a multifunctional team, with both direct and third party field and support disciplines - to provide the platforms for high performance and large scale delivery of low carbon tech installation.
  • Teams included Customer Operations, Operational Excellence, Technical Field Training & Coaches, Engineer Apprenticeships, Learning & Development, Comms & Engagement & 3rd party Installer Performance & Relationships
  • Focussed on building a collaborative & highly engaged diverse & inclusive team environment - Ensuring support and alignment within the team and those it supported
  • Responsible for budget of >£45m in an overall field budget of >100m

Senior Field Growth & Development Manager

OVO Energy
05.2020 - 05.2021
  • Leadership of multi disciplined teams responsible for implementing operational improvements across field services - Unblocking barriers and enabling increase in scale and diversity of installations
  • Leading a skills & capability transformation - Building front line & leadership skills. Cross-skilling teams with technical and leadership capability to design & deliver customer approach with a zero carbon agenda
  • Created the commercial strategy for a blended workforce of direct/non direct Engineers & subsequently fulfilling this with c1.2k of Engineers

Senior Commercial Performance Manager

OVO Energy
02.2018 - 03.2020
  • Established procurement processes and performance metrics for low carbon tech installs, ensuring effective collaboration with third-party suppliers.

Field Scheduling Lead

OVO Energy
02.2017 - 02.2018
  • Led activities across Planning and Scheduling team, streamlining processes for national smart meter installation projects.

Senior Account Manager

Tokheim
06.2015 - 12.2016
  • Oversaw account management and performance accountability for 7 national contracts to drive financial success and operational excellence.

Field Area Manager

Tokheim
10.2013 - 06.2015
  • Led operations for 3 Field Managers and 60 Engineers carrying out installation and fault rectification on petrol forecourts.

High Level Complaints Manager

BT
07.2009 - 10.2013
  • Led team of Complaint Advisors and Analysts to effectively manage escalated and brand-damaging complaints.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Behavioural Science

Abertay University
Dundee

Skills

  • Senior leadership and team development
  • Customer-centric mindset
  • Stakeholder management
  • Adaptability and resilience
  • People-focused leadership
  • Commercial strategy

Timeline

Head of Support Services

Octopus Energy
04.2024 - Current

Head of Customer Delivery

Ovo Energy
01.2021 - 03.2024

Senior Field Growth & Development Manager

OVO Energy
05.2020 - 05.2021

Senior Commercial Performance Manager

OVO Energy
02.2018 - 03.2020

Field Scheduling Lead

OVO Energy
02.2017 - 02.2018

Senior Account Manager

Tokheim
06.2015 - 12.2016

Field Area Manager

Tokheim
10.2013 - 06.2015

High Level Complaints Manager

BT
07.2009 - 10.2013

Bachelor of Science - Behavioural Science

Abertay University
Lisa Snaddon