Claudio Perez

Senior Project Management Director

Salary / Daily rate

Lisbon, Portugal

Freelance

Skills

Project Management (PMO)

Languages

EnglishPortugueseSpanish

About me

Intro

Project Management Director with 20+ years driving global operations and $35M+ project portfolios across healthcare, BPO, and consulting. Delivered $15M in business benefits through strategic initiatives, 13% cost reduction, and seamless AI/automation integration. MBA-qualified leader specializing in complex transformations and scalable delivery frameworks.

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Work experience

Director Project Management

AstraZeneca

Apr 2024 - Present

2 years 7 months

Lisbon, Portugal

Deliver excellence and build long-term capabilities to drive internal business projects efficiently. - Organised and led a division of Project Managers across multiple geographic locations, achieving high customer satisfaction. - Recruited, developed, and retained top talent while coaching low performers to improve or transitioning them out as needed. - Established high standards for service delivery, achieving successful on-time, on-scope, and on-budget project completions. - Collaborated with Sales and Product teams to identify up-sell and cross-sell opportunities, driving $15M+ in benefits. - Defined key metrics for project health, financials, and customer satisfaction to enable data-driven decisions and improvements.

Global Transition/Quality Director

TaskUs

Aug 2020 - Mar 2024

3 years 8 months

New York, NY, USA

Directed quality transitions in BPO delivery locations worldwide, including the US, India, the Philippines, and Ireland. Delivered expert-level mentoring to teams in project delivery at specified times and budgets. Championed initiatives in AI and automation, seamlessly amalgamating technologies into BPO operations.. - Spearheaded Professional Services initiatives, driving the professionalisation of delivery functions and optimising service offerings. - Led the team to achieve key metrics such as utilisation, customer satisfaction, and revenue growth by improving service methodologies. - Partnered closely with Sales and Customer Success teams to support market-facing interactions and promote service offerings. - Developed scalable frameworks and tools for onboarding and delivery, establishing standards to improve consistency and quality. - Utilised metrics to continuously refine strategies, achieving 13% cost reduction and a 7% improvement in contribution margin.

Business Excellence Director

UnitedHealth Group

Mar 2015 - Jul 2020

5 years 5 months

Brazil, IN 47834, USA

Established setup and operations of the technology center in Brazil for 1500 employees. Headed project management office for nationwide laboratory information management system implementation. - Directed Professional Services functions for Brazil and US operations, including budgeting, services revenue, and profitability targets. - Managed complex project portfolios with a focus on service delivery excellence, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement. - Led financial planning and execution for a $35M project budget, achieving margin goals through resource optimisation. - Established escalation protocols and quality standards, ensuring timely identification and correction of at-risk projects.

Shared Services & Project Director | Senior Transition Project Manager

Capgemini

Aug 2005 - Mar 2015

9 years 8 months

Chile, Ibicuitinga - CE, 62955-000, Brazil

Responsible for regional strategic and center operations. Devised tactical project agenda and led initiatives in transitions, growth, and new systems, such as Oracle, SAP, Optical Recognition, and e-services. Engaged actively in the architecture solutions team for RFPs and transformation clients. - Directed Professional Services functions for Brazil and US operations, including budgeting, services revenue, and profitability targets. - Managed complex project portfolios with a focus on service delivery excellence, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement. - Led financial planning and execution for a $35M project budget, achieving margin goals through resource optimisation. - Established escalation protocols and quality standards, ensuring timely identification and correction of at-risk projects.

Project Leader

Knox D'arcy Limited

May 1995 - Jul 2005

10 years 3 months

Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK

10 years of experience as a Management & Strategy Consultant in Europe, the Americas and South Africa; in Banking, Massive Consumption, Retail, Telecom and Healthcare industries. - Productivity project management in Europe, the Americas and Africa. - Set up Teach member of Bellsouth Chile and integration with Telefónica España 2003-2005


Education

Trinity College Dublin

MBA

2001 - 2002

2 years

Universidad Central (CL)

Bachelor's degree

1990 - 1995

5 years 10 months

Capgemini

Master Black Belt

Capgemini

PMI - PMO - PMP

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