
Claudio Perez
Senior Project Management Director
Salary / Daily rate
Lisbon, Portugal
Freelance
Skills
Languages
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.
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