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Managing strategic cross-functional projects portfolios for the LATAM business, ensuring successful project outcomes that align with business objectives.Developing and leading a regional project management team, effectively assigning resources to projects and managing their workload.Defining a robust regional project delivery model that is fully compliant with the corporate project lifecycle.Establishing and maintaining a standard process for annual projects roadmap, streamlining operations.Maintaining a close working relationship with key stakeholders across various departments such as Marketing, Sales, Operations, and IT to drive new product launches, new programs and promotions, as well as geographic expansion projects.Establishing a strong connection between local management and corporate structures for projects and IT, ensuring that corporate resources are adequately committed to local projects.

Managed the Indianapolis phase of GSS Americas Program, overseeing the transfer of Shared Services Center (Treasury, Accounts Receivable, Intercompany, Fixed Assets, Accountancy, and Inventory) from Indianapolis (EUA) to San José (Costa Rica).Directly led a team of four senior functional analysts, ensuring a successful transfer.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement a comprehensive project plan, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.Established and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leaders and executives, to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.Provided regular updates and reports to executive leadership on project status, risks, and issues.Proactively identified and addressed project risks and issues, ensuring that appropriate mitigation plans were in place.

Responsible for Portfolio Optimization, M&A, Partnerships, Active Divestment, and Digital Acceleration initiatives, delivering significant value to the organization.Leading a multidisciplinary cross-functional projects portfolio within the Strategy & Operational Effectiveness area, driving successful outcomes and achieving business objectives.Planning and deploying projects from end-to-end, including problem management, communication, and change management.Building and tracking project plans, monitoring and reviewing project timelines progress, ensuring on-time and in-budget deployments.Identifying process improvement and simplification opportunities, and executing on them to enhance project effectiveness.Managing project budgets and negotiating with customer and supplier areas, ensuring expectations were met.Presenting project results to executive committee, providing insights and recommendations for future initiatives.

Leading strategic projects and identifying business opportunities in all BU’s across LATAM;Building and analyzing market models for maintenance and expansion of the Rare Diseases market in LATAM;Elaborating strategies and supervising SFE initiatives in the region (9 affiliates);Regional focal point for CRM, SFE and SFA.Elaboration of dashboards and consolidation of regional business reports.Training the affiliates in SFE and CRM

Responsible for managing IT operations in South America ● Leadership and team development with continuous follow-up and feedback;● Management of Global Applications, CRM, ERP, Infrastructure (client/server/networks)● Management of EUS, Telecoms and Information Security● Managing IT budget

● Business analysis and improvement requirements assessment.● Use cases proposal and changes specification.● Management of information security and application of technical standards;● ERP maintenance in Brazil, Chile and Argentina.

SISTEL Previdenciário: Integrated Private Pension Fund system controlling contribution, calculation and payment of benefits (Sistel - Multi-sponsored private pension fund); Pronus-PING: Workflow system for internal projects analysis and approval; (Vale - Brazilian mining and mineral production company); SIBEC: Project for automation and integration of the governmental programs for income transfer and minimum income (Caixa Economica Federal - federal bank); Laminário PDEP/BPA: Construction and digital organization of a repository of paleontological samples (Petrobras - Oil and gas company).