Ivo Barros
Senior IT Program Manager | Test & Change Management
Salary / Daily rate
Lisbon, Portugal
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Global MBA & Test Manager with 7+ years in digital transformation and program management across financial services. Proven expertise in cloud migration projects, test automation, and agile methodologies at top-tier companies like UBS. I deliver streamlined processes and strategic implementation to accelerate your digital initiatives.
Work experience
UBS
May 2023 - Mar 2025
1 year 11 months
Zurich, Switzerland · Hybrid
IT Program Manager | Test & Change Manager | Product Manager - Associate Director
Feb 2024 - Mar 2025
1 year 2 months
Zurich, Switzerland · Hybrid
- Project: Migration of the CH, EMEA, APAC fraud web applications to cloud. Manage the onboarding of all instances of this application accordingly with change board advisory guidelines and policies
IT Test Manager | PSM | Business Analyst | Consultant
May 2023 - Jan 2024
9 months
Zurich, Switzerland · Hybrid
With @Infosys - Project: Migration of the US fraud web application to cloud. Lead and manage the implementation of the automation solution of this platform
Indigita SA
Nov 2020 - May 2023
2 years 7 months
Geneva, Switzerland · Hybrid
Test Manager | Business Analyst
Oct 2022 - May 2023
8 months
Geneva, Switzerland · Hybrid
- Project: Managing the software testing life cycle (manual and automation) as well as the change management for all IT applications and services of the company operating in financial services. Support leading agile methodologies, business analysis and end user’s requirements
Test Manager| Business Analyst | Consultant
Nov 2020 - Oct 2022
2 years
Lisbon, Portugal · Remote
With @Nearshore Portugal - Project: Managing the software testing life cycle (manual and automation) as well as the change management for all IT applications and services of the company operating in financial services. Support leading agile methodologies, business analysis and end user’s requirements
UAT Test Manager | Business Analyst | Consultant
askblue
Jun 2020 - Dec 2020
7 months
Lisbon, Portugal · Hybrid
- Project: Maintenance of the UAT testing activities in the digital channels of bank (mobile and web pages)
IT Project Manager | Test & Release Manager | Consultant
ALTEN Portugal
Sep 2018 - Jul 2020
1 year 11 months
Lisbon, Portugal
- Project: Implementation of a digital solution in pharma industry that enable the standardization and optimization of lab processes
Test Manager | Business Analyst | Consultant
InnoWave
Sep 2017 - Aug 2018
1 year
Lisbon Area, Portugal · On-site
- Project: Development of a mobile app (iOS and Android) and a web page for a client in the energy sector. This app enabled the user to monitor the equipment’s at home
Customer Service Representative
Pluricall
Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
5 months
Lisbon, Portugal
- Project: Telemarketing (Inbound, outbound sales and customer support)
Store Manager | Program Manager
Pingo Doce
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
3 months
Lisbon, Portugal
- Project: General Program of Stores Management
IT Business Analyst | Consultant
Accenture Portugal
Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
6 months
Lisbon, Portugal
- Project: Redesign the debt process of EDP, including definition of new metrologic events, debt processes, suggestions and improvements from customers with vision of process optimization
Education
Alliance Manchester Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2024 - 2026
2 years 1 month
Instituto Superior Técnico
Exchange program | Master Thesis
2016 - 2016
1 month
ICBAS- Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Master's degree In Bioengineering
2013 - 2016
3 years 1 month
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Master's degree In Bioengineering
2013 - 2016
3 years 1 month
Ghent University
Exchange Program | Erasmus + Internship
2015 - 2015
1 month
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Degree in Bioengineering
2010 - 2013
3 years 1 month