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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Scaling the Americas region of a global transformation consultancy with team + P&L responsibility

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Leading the Middle Eastern expansion of Nodes and MonstarLab Group. Establishing a senior team of experts on the ground to guide clients through complex deliveries at speed.Advising major clients in the region such as Careem and Atlantis The Palm with executing their digital strategy.

London & Manchester

Leading the UK expansion of a global mobile app specialist, I am building dynamic teams around the most exciting projects for the most respected clients in the country. Supported by a highly skilled and available global workforce, I am able to provide clients with an opportunity to realise an entirely new rate of scale and growth in their digital capabilities. Our provision of exceptional strategy, solutions, and services is leading to long-lasting relationships which will benefit our clients over years to come.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibility for the digital transformation of key client, Audi UK. Applied existing automotive knowledge and leadership to oversee the delivery of an annual programme of work by a retained team of 12.Also perfected skills in budgeting, forecasting, and c-level stakeholder management. A new focus on utilisation led to significant improvements to efficiencies in the development team which benefited both agency and client. Highlights include the development of an all-new Beta website, multiple app-based tools improving sales and customer experience in the dealer network and various 'inspiration presentations' at company events.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibility for enhancing the digital capabilities of three major departments of key client, Audi UK.Showed creativity and commercial sensitivity through the provision of creative solutions to client business problems. Through this approach, Somo's presence grew across the business and in-turn enhanced the position of the digital team internally.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibility for supporting the account team and the enhancing of digital capabilities of two departments at key client, Audi UK.A broad focus across a multi-faceted client and a dynamic agency taught me the necessities of client management and how to get the most out of an agency. By demonstrating a passion for technology and automotive, I was also able to support project teams in securing budget for significant digital programmes of work including AR, VR, app-based solutions and website enhancements.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

My second year of the Volkswagen Group UK graduate scheme was spent in the Audi Digital team.Key responsibilities included:- Management of agency relationships- Overseeing the re-design of a section of the website - Running projects with multiple internal stakeholders- Forming proposal of an affiliate/influencer programme - App development management- Leading a project aimed at monetising the website - Championing an internal digital culture through the creation of a transformation programme

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Year one of the Volkswagen Group UK Graduate Scheme.Reporting to the IT Strategy and Group Liaison Manager, I was responsible for:- Relationship building- Cross-departmental collaboration- Company-wide IT report architecture- Project management- Management of cultural eventsGiven my interest in digital and working with agencies, plus my knowledge of the SEAT brand, this was seen as a perfect opportunity to develop my technical understanding whilst utilising my softer skills.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

I joined SEAT as part of a 12-month placement with the Volkswagen Group.The experience covered a broad range of learning in both Product and Communication Marketing.Responsibilities included:- analysis of UK automotive market- project management - agency brief writing- agency managementI was also able to earn the trust of my superiors and secure a £100,000 budget for a brand awareness project which I went on to lead on behalf of the brand. The experience exposed me to agency life and industry experts which laid the foundations for future career steps.

Ba Hons Business Studies, Marketing, Branding And Relationship Management

Organizational Design For Digital Transformation - Short Course

Gcse & A-Level, Geography, History & English Literature