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MSP® Programme Manager / Director
João Vera-Cruz
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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I am a certified MSP® Programme Manager and Agile® Project Manager, Computer Science Engineer and Master in Business Administration, offering more than 15 years of experience in Project/Programme Management and Digital Consultancy.
Specialised in large-scale digital transformation programmes for clients within Aviation, Automotive, Pharma, Oil & Gas and FMCG sectors, I coordinate teams of Consultants, Content Strategists, UX, Creative, Technology and Project Managers in order to delivered Web CMS (predominantly AEM6/CQ5), Mobile and Digital Marketing solutions, through the use of industry best practices and expert knowledge of Agile and PRINCE2 methodologies.
Ultimately I blend business acumen, technical expertise and programme delivery skills to advance corporate objectives in ever-evolving digital markets.
Key Points of Interest:
• Proven track record of success in Agile and Waterfall project delivery (40+ programmes/projects);
• Certified MSP® Programme Manager;
• Certified Agile® Project Manager;
• Definition, implementation and roll-out of Adobe EM 6 transformation programmes on global accounts;
• Large-scale digital transformation programmes within complex organisations;
• Strong senior Stakeholder engagement and management skill set;
• Directed multi-million £ per annum budget on global accounts;
• Onshore/offshore multi-disciplinary team management;
• Native Portuguese ~ Fluent English, Spanish & French ~ Basic Catalan.
Specialised in large-scale digital transformation programmes for clients within Aviation, Automotive, Pharma, Oil & Gas and FMCG sectors, I coordinate teams of Consultants, Content Strategists, UX, Creative, Technology and Project Managers in order to delivered Web CMS (predominantly AEM6/CQ5), Mobile and Digital Marketing solutions, through the use of industry best practices and expert knowledge of Agile and PRINCE2 methodologies.
Ultimately I blend business acumen, technical expertise and programme delivery skills to advance corporate objectives in ever-evolving digital markets.
Key Points of Interest:
• Proven track record of success in Agile and Waterfall project delivery (40+ programmes/projects);
• Certified MSP® Programme Manager;
• Certified Agile® Project Manager;
• Definition, implementation and roll-out of Adobe EM 6 transformation programmes on global accounts;
• Large-scale digital transformation programmes within complex organisations;
• Strong senior Stakeholder engagement and management skill set;
• Directed multi-million £ per annum budget on global accounts;
• Onshore/offshore multi-disciplinary team management;
• Native Portuguese ~ Fluent English, Spanish & French ~ Basic Catalan.
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United Kingdom
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Language
English
Fluently
Spanish
Fluently
French
Good
Dutch
Good
Portuguese
Fluently
Available
My experience
2018 - ?
freelance
Digital Programme Manager
Cognifide (www.cognifide.com).
(Contractor)
Lead the digital transformation Programme for the Unilever account, delivering the Adobe Templated (AT)
product (AEM 6 and Cognifide Zen Garden) to serve 1500+ websites across 200+ websites, used by a vast
ecosystem of creative and tech. agencies.
§ Adopted and implemented the 'Spotify Squads' delivery model driven by business objectives and KPIs;
§ Defined the benefits realisation plan according to the AT product roadmap;
§ Acted as the Product Owner for the Front of House Squad, orchestrating marketing activities, product demos,
requirements mapping with brands and agencies across the globe, whilst driving other Squads towards
meeting their KPIs.
Recently joined a new digital transformation Programme for the Boden account, to deliver a unified E-Commerce
platform with AEM 6 and Zen Garden - having successfully launched in UK and AU markets, with many more
planned for 2019/20.
Lead the digital transformation Programme for the Unilever account, delivering the Adobe Templated (AT)
product (AEM 6 and Cognifide Zen Garden) to serve 1500+ websites across 200+ websites, used by a vast
ecosystem of creative and tech. agencies.
§ Adopted and implemented the 'Spotify Squads' delivery model driven by business objectives and KPIs;
§ Defined the benefits realisation plan according to the AT product roadmap;
§ Acted as the Product Owner for the Front of House Squad, orchestrating marketing activities, product demos,
requirements mapping with brands and agencies across the globe, whilst driving other Squads towards
meeting their KPIs.
Recently joined a new digital transformation Programme for the Boden account, to deliver a unified E-Commerce
platform with AEM 6 and Zen Garden - having successfully launched in UK and AU markets, with many more
planned for 2019/20.
Marketing, Websites, Digital transformation, E-commerce, Product owner, Transformation, Adobe, Manager, Many more
2017 - 2018
freelance
Digital Project Director
DigitasLBi (www.digitaslbi.com).
(Contractor)
Re-joined DigitasLbi (Publicis Groupe) as Project Director on the Samsung account, acting as an integrator on
multiple fronts being most noticeably:
§ Adobe suite leveraging initiatives - leading Technology, Data & Analytics, UX, Creative and Strategy
workstreams;
§ Scoping and shaping 2018 Digital Roadmap - defining new ways of working between partner agencies and Samsung South Korean - European Headquarters, setting the direction from a strategy to creation, delivery
and optimisation;
Re-joined DigitasLbi (Publicis Groupe) as Project Director on the Samsung account, acting as an integrator on
multiple fronts being most noticeably:
§ Adobe suite leveraging initiatives - leading Technology, Data & Analytics, UX, Creative and Strategy
workstreams;
§ Scoping and shaping 2018 Digital Roadmap - defining new ways of working between partner agencies and Samsung South Korean - European Headquarters, setting the direction from a strategy to creation, delivery
and optimisation;
UX, Optimization, Adobe Suite, Analytics, Technology, Adobe, Direction
2016 - 2017
freelance
Digital Programme Manager
Adobe Systems.
(Contractor)
Led the delivery of the new Airbus corporate and Leroy Merlin e-commerce websites in AEM 6.2, DAM and Analytics whilst promoting the adoption of agile methodologies within customers organization.
Key role aspects:
§ Responsible for Programme roadmap definition, planning, communication and delivery;
§ Led multi-disciplinary team across UK, Spain, Russia, India and France;
§ Led the integration stream on developing dedicated APIs to allow for bi-directional communication between
Adobe products and customer in-house systems;
§ Reporting to Steering Committee and senior Management on Programme execution and KPIs.
Led the delivery of the new Airbus corporate and Leroy Merlin e-commerce websites in AEM 6.2, DAM and Analytics whilst promoting the adoption of agile methodologies within customers organization.
Key role aspects:
§ Responsible for Programme roadmap definition, planning, communication and delivery;
§ Led multi-disciplinary team across UK, Spain, Russia, India and France;
§ Led the integration stream on developing dedicated APIs to allow for bi-directional communication between
Adobe products and customer in-house systems;
§ Reporting to Steering Committee and senior Management on Programme execution and KPIs.
Websites, Agile, E-commerce, Agile methodologies, Management, Integration, Analytics, Adobe, BEE, LED, Manager
2014 - 2015
freelance
Digital Programme Manager
Radley Yeldar (www.ry.com).
(Contractor)
Stepped up from a Project Manager role at Radley Yeldar to assume a more strategic and business-focused
Programme Manager position in the digital transformation programme for Royal Dutch Shell.
Worked closely with the Programme Sponsor and Business Stakeholders (B2B, B2C, Careers, Sustainability, Media and Investor Relations) at Shell in order to review the outcomes of the UK pilot website and align objectives and requirements for the new Shell.com website, whilst providing support for the roll-out of the new digital strategy
and design framework to Brazil, USA and Netherlands websites.
§ Responsible for the programme delivery within time, budget and quality against envisioned benefits;
§ Defined onshore/offshore stakeholder communication plan and lead corresponding workshops;
§ Scoped, planned and delivered multi-year and multi-million £ programme overseeing operations, budget
burn-down and ensured optimal resources allocation.
Stepped up from a Project Manager role at Radley Yeldar to assume a more strategic and business-focused
Programme Manager position in the digital transformation programme for Royal Dutch Shell.
Worked closely with the Programme Sponsor and Business Stakeholders (B2B, B2C, Careers, Sustainability, Media and Investor Relations) at Shell in order to review the outcomes of the UK pilot website and align objectives and requirements for the new Shell.com website, whilst providing support for the roll-out of the new digital strategy
and design framework to Brazil, USA and Netherlands websites.
§ Responsible for the programme delivery within time, budget and quality against envisioned benefits;
§ Defined onshore/offshore stakeholder communication plan and lead corresponding workshops;
§ Scoped, planned and delivered multi-year and multi-million £ programme overseeing operations, budget
burn-down and ensured optimal resources allocation.
Website, Manager, UP, Framework, USA, Investor relations, Transformation, Support, Offshore, Workshops, Design, Sustainability, B2C, Budget, Digital transformation, Operations, B2B, Websites, Project Manager, Digital Strategy
2012 - 2013
job
Lead Digital Project Manager
GREY (www.grey.co.uk).
Lead Project Manager for the automotive brand - SEAT S.A, ensuring digital strategy, marketing campaigns, car
configurators and new product launches are developed with a 360º global market lenses and activated in TOP EU6
markets (Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, UK, and Germany) across Web (Adobe CQ5), Mobile, Social Media and TV.
configurators and new product launches are developed with a 360º global market lenses and activated in TOP EU6
markets (Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, UK, and Germany) across Web (Adobe CQ5), Mobile, Social Media and TV.
Social Media, Marketing, Digital Strategy, Project Manager, TV, Adobe, Web, Manager, Social
2010 - 2012
job
Senior Project Manager
NURUN (www.nurun.com).
Coordinated projects for the automotive brand SEAT S.A. across Barcelona, Madrid, Shanghai and Montréal,
delivering fast-paced B2B and Retail corporate websites and digital marketing campaigns on Adobe CQ5 CMS.
delivering fast-paced B2B and Retail corporate websites and digital marketing campaigns on Adobe CQ5 CMS.
Digital Marketing, Marketing, Project Manager, Websites, Retail, CMS, B2B, Adobe, Manager
2009 - 2010
job
Software Engineer / Project Manager
BLUEIT (www.blueit.es).
Software Engineer and project manager leading a team of 1 Software Engineer, 1 Database Analyst and 2 Front-
end Developers in the Enterprise Application Integration department, delivering solutions for the low-cost flights
company Vueling.
end Developers in the Enterprise Application Integration department, delivering solutions for the low-cost flights
company Vueling.
Project Manager, Database, Integration, Analyst, Software, Enterprise application integration, Enterprise, Manager
2006 - 2009
job
Software Engineer
ALERT LIFE SCIENCES COMPUTING (WWW.ALERT-ONLINE.COM).
Developed bespoke multi-platform integration solutions for healthcare systems based on client-server and web
architectures through Microsoft and Oracle technologies such as WCF, WPF, ASP.NET (C# and Visual Basic), MS
SQL Server and Oracle DB.
architectures through Microsoft and Oracle technologies such as WCF, WPF, ASP.NET (C# and Visual Basic), MS
SQL Server and Oracle DB.
Sql, .Net, SQL Server, ASP.NET, Oracle, C, ASP, Integration, Wpf, Net, WCF, Software, Server, Web, Basic
My education
2009
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2011
ESERP Business School
MBA, N/a
MBA, N/a
2001
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2006
Porto Superior Institute of Engineering
Masters, Engineering (Minor in Project Management)
Masters, Engineering (Minor in Project Management)
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