
Jeremy Paratilla
Strategy, Operations & People Leader
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London, UK
Mobility: Paris
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
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About me
Intro
Turning strategy into measurable performance. Clear priorities. Strong operating systems. Teams that deliver. Core Strengths: • Strategy-to-execution leadership • Operating model & org design • Performance systems • People & leadership effectiveness • Cross-functional & senior stakeholder leadership • Data-led operating cadence & AI-enabled workflows
Work experience
Managing Director | Strategy & Operations
Bloom Business Lab
Jan 2020 - Present
6 years 10 months
London, UK
Built and repositioned Bloom Business Lab around Apple-enabled business solutions for growing small businesses, connecting strategy, operations, workflows, and technology into a practical go-to-market offer. • Turned a broad Apple Partner opportunity into a clear business proposition, defining the positioning, target customer segments, service model, sector use cases, and launch priorities. • Designed the operating model for the offer, including Workflow Assessment, solution design, implementation support, adoption, and continuous optimisation. • Built a focused go-to-market plan for mobile, frontline, multi- location, and hybrid teams, translating common business inefficiencies into practical outcomes: saved time, better visibility, smoother onboarding, stronger customer experience, and scalable operations.
Chief of Staff | Head of Operations, People & Performance
Enterprise Nation
Jan 2023 - Jan 2025
2 years 1 month
London, UK
Acted as a strategy-to-execution partner to the leadership team, building the operating cadence, people systems, and delivery structures needed to scale enterprise partnerships and improve performance. • Established enterprise-wide OKR, planning, and performance cadence across operations, commercial, product, and programmes, improving on-time delivery of strategic initiatives from 75% to 90%. • Redesigned operating and resourcing models for major partner programmes including Google, Meta, JP Morgan, Deloitte, and UK Government, improving delivery efficiency by 25%. • Improved commercial conversion by 20% and raised employee engagement by 15 points by simplifying sales workflows, automating CRM processes, strengthening manager capability, and connecting people systems to business performance.
Director of Operations
Appvizer
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
1 year 1 month
Montpellier, France
Built the operating rhythm and performance infrastructure for a scale- up environment, helping leadership teams align priorities, manage execution risk, and improve organisational discipline. • Implemented a company-wide OKR system across product, marketing, sales, and operations, achieving full adoption in the first cycle and improving leadership visibility on priorities and trade-offs. • Built cross-functional dashboards and leadership reporting, reducing manual reporting effort by an estimated 30% and improving execution risk management across key workstreams. • Introduced structured performance cycles and manager coaching, increasing review completion and feedback quality to 95% while strengthening accountability through scale-up and acquisition planning.
Head of Operations
Bang & Olufsen
Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
3 years 1 month
London, UK
Led commercial and operational transformation across retail, service, and customer experience, improving performance through stronger planning, clearer ownership, and better operating routines. • Led sales and operations transformation, contributing to 30% year- on-year revenue growth through better planning, performance management, and reduced friction between commercial and operational teams. • Drove 22% revenue growth through cost optimisation, resource reallocation, forecasting discipline, and a more data-led commercial operating model.
Senior Operations Manager
Leica
Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
2 years 1 month
London, UK
Improved service performance, client retention, and operational efficiency across B2B, e-commerce, and after-sales operations. • Improved client retention by 30% by redesigning end-to-end service workflows and reducing friction across B2B, online, and after-sales journeys. • Delivered 25% productivity gains by auditing processes, clarifying ownership, improving escalation routes, reducing turnaround time.
Operations Manager
Apple
Jan 2009 - Jan 2014
5 years 1 month
Montpellier, France
Supported rapid EMEA retail expansion by leading operational readiness, talent planning, and execution standards across new store launches. • Launched 12 Apple stores across France and Spain, leading operational readiness, talent planning, and execution to global standards during a period of rapid growth. • Designed and introduced the in-store “Runner” fulfilment system to improve customer experience and operational flow; deployed globally.
Education
University of Lyon
Master's, Business & Management
1998 - 2002
4 years 1 month
University of Madrid
Diploma, Business & Sustainability
2000 - 2001
1 year 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Data Analytics for Strategic Decision-Making
Issued: Jan 2021
MBA Essentials: Strategy, Leadership & Operations
Issued: Jan 2019