RESUME
Justin M. Hemp
Portland, OR · justin.hemp@gmail.com · 541-760-4271 · linkedin.com/in/justinhemp
Operations and CX leader with 10+ years building and scaling support teams at global tech companies. Known for turning messy processes into clean systems — and making those improvements stick through strong documentation, coaching, and cross-functional alignment. Seeking roles in Operations, Program Management, CX Strategy, People Ops, or Business Analysis.
BY THE NUMBERS
Wait time reduction
80%
Autodesk — 5 days → 24 hrs
Dropped chats reduced
60%
Airbnb customer support
Partner agents onboarded
3,000+
LiveChat global rollout
NPS maintained
65+
Airbnb community support
EXPERIENCE
Candidate Support Experience Manager
Sep 2021 – Sep 2023Autodesk · Portland, OR (Remote)
Led a 10-person cross-regional support team across North America and Latin America, delivering operational excellence for Autodesk's recruiting function within the Regional People Services organization.
- —Maintained 100% SLA compliance across all markets
- —Cut candidate support wait times by 80% — from 5 days to 24 hours — through scheduling automation and workflow redesign
- —Reduced interview booking friction by 50% via cross-functional implementation of new tooling
- —Saved 5+ hours per week team-wide by streamlining data collection and reporting processes
- —Built PowerBI dashboards for MBRs and QBRs, giving senior leadership real-time visibility into team performance
- —Owned SOP and knowledge base documentation to ensure consistent quality across the team
Community Support Manager → Team Coordinator → Specialist I & II
Jul 2012 – Jul 2020Airbnb · Portland, OR · 8 years
Grew from frontline specialist to manager over eight years, ultimately leading teams of 10–15 across guest and host support, escalations, QA, and global product pilots.
- —Reduced dropped chats by 60% and cut customer wait times by 50% through live chat process optimization
- —Cut non-responsive chat handling time in half (12 min → 6 min) by designing and implementing a new workflow
- —Developed an invoice QA process for hotel rebook workflows, reducing errors by 20%
- —Led global product pilots across AMER, EMEA, and APAC — including the LiveChat rollout to 3,000+ partner agents
- —Maintained NPS of 65+ (target: 70) across guest and host support channels
- —Served as interim manager for Social Media and Payments teams during organizational transitions
- —Served as Americas POC for NICE platform rollout
Customer Support Representative
2011 – 2012Yahoo! · Hillsboro, OR
Account security, account verification, and fantasy sports support — handling volume, ambiguity, and a wide range of user issues across platforms.
Manager Associate
2009 – 2011Hertz · Beaverton & Tigard, OR
Fleet management, customer rentals, training new associates, and sales. Recognized as top 3 in sales across the Northwest region for Q4 2010 and Q1 2011. Co-developed a new hire checklist that expedited the rental process and improved sales conversion.
BOARD SERVICE
Board Secretary
Sherwood Charter School
Led administrator contract renewal negotiation, charter renewal process, and facility lease negotiations on behalf of the board.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration
Marylhurst University
B.S., Business Administration
Oregon State University
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) — PMI
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt — Six Sigma Global Institute
LUMA Practitioner, Human-Centered Design Thinking
Salesforce Administrator (in progress)