
Gonzalo Ferreyra Jofré
Technical Manager
Salary / Daily rate
Madrid, Spain
Mobility: Germany, United Kingdom, ...
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Project & Team Lead dedicated to driving operational excellence. I excel at coordinating cross-functional experts, managing complex timelines, and fostering a culture of accountability. Whether it's a short-term sprint or a long-term transformation, I ensure teams stay focused, projects stay on budget, and the final delivery exceeds expectations.
Work experience
Technical Manager
Sportian
Jan 2023 - Present
3 years 10 months
Madrid, Spain
– Directly manage a distributed global engineering organization of 130+ engineers, defining the team architecture through pods and verticals supported by a management and architectural layer to ensure delivery across 6 timezones. – Architected and documented the end-to-end SDLC, establishing rigorous procedures for feature documentation, deployment, QA, and bug fixing. Optimized these processes by integrating AI agents into the SDLC to automate code reviews and accelerate bug fixing, ensuring high-quality standards while reducing manual overhead during hyper-growth. – Strengthened platform security by collaborating with security teams to implement SAST (Static Application Security Testing) and ensure full OWASP compliance across all developments. – Directed the integration of Azure Databricks to execute ML processes for ticketing and F&B systems, leveraging data to drive the Datalake and power real-time upselling during the purchase funnel. – Spearheaded the flagship mobile application for the Intuit Dome (LA Clippers), developing a shared Business Core Layer to accelerate time-to-market and utilizing AI-driven tools to maintain unbiased, high-performance code quality. – Currently leading the transition of business logic to the Edge to optimize infrastructure performance and reduce latency for global users.
Digital Technology Manager
Radisson Hotel Group
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
2 years 1 month
Madrid, Spain
– Led the digital platform roadmap and development teams responsible for the global website, mobile application, and critical internal web applications used to support daily company operations. – Managed the delivery and technical standards of a hybrid team including internal staff and 25+ external consultants, ensuring alignment with corporate KPIs and budgets. – Partnered with the CISO to integrate secure development practices and OWASP standards into the evolutive roadmap. – Acted as the primary liaison between business and technology, defining solutions for complex logistical needs and preparing Business Cases for Board-level approval. – Managed the relationship with vendors and providers to ensure seamless integration within the digital ecosystem.
Lead Solutions Architect
Paradigma Digital
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
1 year 1 month
Madrid, Spain
– Led, mentored, and coordinated a multidisciplinary engineering team to ensure high-quality delivery. – Specialized in bridging technical execution with business objectives, ensuring architectural oversight through standardized development procedures. – Collaborated with engineering teams to determine and design the most appropriate technical strategies to meet specific business needs. – Participated in business process due diligence, as well as the creation and documentation of requirements for new and existing application implementation projects. – Established and built rapport with internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle to identify future business needs and technical opportunities. – Managed task-level budgets and scope to ensure project success and overall profitability. – Partnered with procurement to evaluate and recommend external vendors and partners for strategic selection.
Technical Solutions Practice Lead
Celerity Information Services
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
2 years 1 month
Madrid, Spain
– Leading, mentoring and coordinating a team of software engineers. – Building roadmaps and leading prioritisation; balancing the right amount of structure and planning. – Lead the efficient delivery for time-boxed releases, ensuring high quality and innovative feature development. – Working closely with the sales team on proposals and pitches for business. – Attending meetings with business development managers and acting as a technical expert. – Putting together business cases for the sales teams to support their proposals.
Publicis Sapient
Jan 2011 - Jan 2018
7 years 1 month
Paris, France
Senior Technical Lead Manager
Jan 2015 - Jan 2018
3 years 1 month
Paris, France
– Cost estimating, coordinating and keeping clients informed about project advancements. – Participating in the full lifecycle development process and digital transformation. – Interacting with customers and internal teams during product demos/evaluations. – Working with technology and business groups to define project specifications. – Developing technical implementation plans and taking full ownership. – Coordinating tasks among offshore teams located worldwide. – Researching and tracking developments. – Enhancing efficiency of development, test and release process; developing tools, frameworks. – Designing and developing solutions for Non-Functional Requirements (Release management, Continuous Delivery, Testing)
Technical Account Manager
Jan 2011 - Jan 2015
4 years 1 month
Paris, France
– Responsible for client's regional business unit – Delivering planning and projects management based on a global plan – Authoring, managing, and delivering reports to management – Keeping control of projects expenditure, ensuring it's within agreed budgets – Digital performance follow-up and KPIs monitoring – Consultancy, deployment of the European digital strategy
Software Engineer | Project Manager
MRM worldwide
Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
2 years 1 month
Paris, France
– Responsible for effectively initiating, planning, scheduling, estimating, forecasting, coordinating, controlling and delivering all activities for different projects initiatives – Responsible for writing detailed and summarized project progress reports. – Contributed to the ongoing improvement of software practices within the agency – Researched, designed and implemented best practice solutions to new problems – Introduced methodologies and best practices that enhanced product definition, release processes and customisation of applications to user needs – Facilitated customizations of systems by encouraging software engineering team to adopt emerging standards for software application development architecture and tools
PMO Assistant
Bureau Veritas
Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
1 year 1 month
Paris, France
– Monitored, coordinated and advised different production teams during the worldwide implementation of Oracle Siebel CRM, Field Services Module – Analyzed production costs, risks, compliance and delivery schedules – Delivered reports and functional specification documents
Systems Analyst
Molinos Rio de la Plata
Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
2 years 1 month
Buenos Aires, Argentina
– Liaised extensively with external or internal clients – Analyzed internal clients' existing systems – Translated client requirements into highly specified project briefs – Identified options for potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability – Producing project reports and presented proposals to clients – Worked closely with developers and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction – Supervised the implementation of a new system – Wrote user manuals and provided training to users of a new system
Education
Isep - École d'ingénieurs du numérique
Master, Project Management
2008 - 2009
1 year 1 month
Isep - École d'ingénieurs du numérique
Engineer's Degree, Computer Science
2007 - 2008
1 year 1 month
Universidad de Belgrano
Engineer's Degree, Computer Science
2002 - 2007
5 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Professional Scrum Master
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