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Helen Baynes

Luxury customer strategy and experience design. Expert in VIP experience, loyalty, service design.
Previous Brands
Richemont
Harper
ŌNCE Club
MPowder
Me the Customer and I
Cult Beauty
THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP
Harrods
Work Experience
Director, Client Experience + Private Client
Oct ‘22 - Jun ‘25
Richemont

Via Arno, a Richemont business, is a luxury service that connects a community of master artisans with clients who seek unique, bespoke, and beautiful objects.

Customer Experience Consultant
Jan ‘22 - Dec ‘23
Harper

Supported successful scale of style concierge team to deliver business growth, whilst maintaining high NPS scores. Worked with the team to define and implement service rituals to provide a structure for sustainable team growth.

Strategic Advisor
Jun ‘21 - Mar ‘22
ŌNCE Club

Customer Experience Consultant + Investor
Sep ‘20 - Now
MPowder

Experience Design Consultant
Sep ‘20 - Dec ‘22
Me the Customer and I

Consulted on projects for luxury brands focusing on different elements of experience design including customer service strategy, service blueprint design, experience mapping, loyalty strategy design, customer segmentation analysis.

Director of Customer Experience
Dec ‘17 - Jul ‘20
Cult Beauty

Head of Premium Customer Strategy
Jun ‘15 - Dec ‘17
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP

Head of Sales
Aug ‘11 - May ‘15
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP

Global Customer Care Manager
Feb ‘08 - Aug ‘11
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP

Sales Manager
Nov ‘07 - Feb ‘08
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP

Personal Shopping Manager
Mar ‘04 - Oct ‘07
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP

Personal Shopper
Jan ‘03 - Feb ‘04
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP

Assistant Customer Care Manager
Apr ‘02 - Jan ‘03
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP

Womenswear Sales Manager
Aug ‘98 - Jan ‘02
Harrods

Executive Training Scheme 1998 - 1999 (Trainee of the Year Award) Ast. Manager, Plus Collections: 1999 Manager, Contemporary: 2000 Manager, Designer Separates: 2001 Manager, International Designer Room: 2001-2

Languages
English - Native
Education & Training
University of Leeds
‘94 - ‘98
BA(Hons) 2:1
History of Fine and Decorative Arts
Brighton, UK