Jeremy Paratilla
Business Strategy & Performance
Salary / Daily rate
London, UK
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
I work with growth-stage startups to turn traction into sustainable scale — without chaos. My approach combines strategic clarity, team design, and operational rigour. Whether you're launching a new product, hiring at pace, or struggling with growing pains, I bring founder-level thinking and hands-on support to help you scale smarter. I bring over a decade of experience in leadership, operations, and people strategy, with a practical, toolkit-driven approach designed for ambitious founders.
Work experience
Strategic Business Advisor | Founder
Bloom Business Lab
Jan 2020 - Present
6 years 10 months
London, UK
Founded a boutique advisory practice to help entrepreneurs and small business leaders scale operations, improve team performance, and lead with clarity. Delivered practical mentoring, frameworks, and tools that drove measurable growth and cultural alignment.
Head of People, Operations & Performance
Enterprise Nation
Jan 2023 - Jan 2025
2 years 1 month
London, UK
Held a strategic cross-functional leadership role at the UK’s leading small business platform, connecting 800,000+ founders annually. Led operational and commercial programmes while embedding scalable systems to support enterprise-level partnerships and incubator success.
Director of Strategic Operations
Bang & Olufsen
Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
3 years 1 month
London, UK
Led UK-wide operations for the luxury brand, with full P&L accountability and a mandate to drive profitable growth, operational excellence, and partner performance.
Senior Operations Manager
Leica Camera Ltd
Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
2 years 1 month
London, UK
Led day-to-day operations and commercial performance across Leica’s UK division, focusing on process optimisation, service excellence, and financial control. Acted as a key liaison with European HQ, aligning global brand standards with local execution.
People Operations Leader
Apple
Jan 2009 - Jan 2014
5 years 1 month
Montpellier, France
Led people strategy and organisational effectiveness across multiple teams during Apple’s EMEA expansion. Partnered with senior leadership to implement programs that improved capability, retention, and alignment between people and performance.
Project Manager
American Apparel
Jan 2006 - Jan 2009
3 years 1 month
Barcelona, Spain
Led the brand’s market entry and operational setup in Spain, managing expansion projects, team development, and store openings during a high-growth phase.
Education
University of Cambridge
Certification
2021 - 2021
1 month
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Certification
2018 - 2019
1 year 1 month