Executive Resume

Yahor Darashkevich

Customer Support and Customer Experience executive focused on scaling high-performing support organizations for DTC, eCommerce, subscription, SaaS, and technology businesses.

Executive Summary

Customer Support and Customer Experience executive with 15+ years of experience building and scaling support organizations for fast-growing direct-to-consumer, eCommerce, subscription, SaaS, and technology companies.

At Ka'Chava, scaled support from a 1-agent operation to 95+ agents at peak growth, led 1.5M+ resolved customer tickets, and maintained 89%+ CSAT in a high-volume consumer support environment.

Brings a mix of operational leadership, Zendesk expertise, AI and self-service strategy, workforce planning, analytics, vendor management, and customer insight programs.

Professional Experience

Sr. Director of Customer Support

2017 - 2026

Ka'Chava / Tribal Nutrition LLC - Remote

  • Built and scaled the customer support organization from a 1-agent operation to 95+ agents at peak growth, including staffing model, workflows, QA standards, and operating processes.
  • Led support operations through 1.5M+ resolved customer tickets while maintaining 89%+ CSAT across a high-volume, multi-channel environment.
  • Owned support for subscriptions, billing, refunds, returns, shipping issues, product questions, escalations, and retention-related friction.
  • Built workflows, automations, escalation paths, SOPs, and internal knowledge resources that improved consistency, response speed, and agent productivity.
  • Partnered with operations, fulfillment, marketing, retention, and product teams to surface customer pain points and operational risks to leadership.
  • Supported customer retention and subscription growth initiatives by identifying recurring friction points across billing, fulfillment, and customer lifecycle experiences.
  • Built reporting frameworks for CSAT, contact volume, response time, resolution time, sentiment trends, escalation rates, and customer pain points.
  • Managed hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, coaching, and vendor/BPO operations through seasonal spikes, launches, and fulfillment disruptions.

Zendesk & Customer Happiness Consultant

2015 - 2019

Freelance - Remote

  • Implemented and optimized Zendesk Suite environments for growing teams, including workflows, automations, macros, reporting, help centers, and integrations.
  • Designed SOPs, support processes, reporting dashboards, and self-service content aligned with operational goals and CX best practices.
  • Recruited, trained, and managed support agents while advising clients on quality, KPI tracking, and scalability.

Support & Training Specialist

2013 - 2015

TeachPoint - Cambridge, MA

  • Developed support, onboarding, and customer education strategies for a SaaS education technology platform.
  • Delivered technical support through Zendesk and phone channels while managing onboarding, training webinars, scheduling, and help center content.
  • Collected support metrics, customer feedback, bug reports, and feature requests to improve product and customer experience.

Specialist / Family Room Specialist

2011 - 2013

Apple - Cambridge, MA

  • Delivered 3,000+ customer support and training sessions across Apple mobile, computing, and software products in a high-volume retail environment.
  • Troubleshot iOS and macOS issues, repaired Mac and iPhone hardware, and supported device setup and data transfers.

Education

St. Lawrence University
Bachelor of Arts, Government - Canton, NY (2010)

United World College of the Adriatic
International Baccalaureate - Duino, Italy (2006)

Technology & Languages

Technology: Zendesk Suite, Zendesk Explore, AI and self-service platforms, support analytics, knowledge management systems, help center platforms, macOS, iOS, HTML/CSS, Adobe Illustrator.

Languages: English, Belarusian, Russian; intermediate French, Italian, and Polish.

Open to executive opportunities

Available for VP / Head of Customer Experience and customer support leadership roles.

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