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Computer Engineer expert in change management and organizational transformation. Creation and development of open innovation ecosystems in the field of technology.
Recent experience:
10/22 - Present: CEO of Surfing the Change
70% of organizations fail to implement change initiatives. We help change this reality:
- At the organizational level through strategic and technological consulting.
- At the team level by fostering collaboration through practical training.
- At the personal level through mentoring and personalized training.
01/2016 - 12/2021: Senior Product Manager Innovation at BBVA
- Responsible for the organization and processes of BBVA's Technological Innovation department, leading several cross-functional teams (50 people) driving improvements in team efficiency and reducing development cycle time by 20%. I collaborated closely with product and design teams to validate ideas and accelerate the delivery of new features.
- As a member of the executive committee, I actively participated in developing and managing the strategy and initiatives of the 3 areas: Artificial Intelligence, Security, and Hyperscale.
- I took on the role of responsible for the design and leadership of the transversal initiative, BBVALabs, created to align and manage innovation initiatives in a common pipeline for the different innovation teams of the BBVA group (100 people)
- I developed and implemented mentoring and training strategies that increased productivity and improved collaboration by 30%, contributing to the professional growth of team members. Enhancing soft skills such as communication, feedback, conflict resolution, decision-making...
- For 2 years, I was responsible for the processes and organization of the upskilling initiative for BBVA's Talent and Culture department using Kanban methodology. (12000 people)
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Madrid (up to 50km)
Experience
- Surfeando el cambioCo-founder of Surfing the ChangeCONSULTING AND AUDITSSeptember 2022 - Today (3 years and 9 months)70% of organizations fail to execute change initiatives. We help transform this reality by introducing change into the DNA of organizations.We help companies adapt to changes:
- At the organizational level with strategic vision
- At the team level with an experimentation approach
- At the personal level through coaching and mentoring
And we focus on minimizing resistance by transforming changes into:- Something positive that you can manage as constant.
- An opportunity to try, fail, and learn.
- A means to an end, not an end in itself.
We apply an empirical method that facilitates change management. You need to find your right rhythm; running is useless if people are not ready to walk.We also focus on mobilizing teams to collaborate and generate creative solutions to problems. Involving them in the change so they make it their own.Practical training is a key activity where teams learn through their own problems, applying concepts, practices, and tools learned to their daily work. - BBVA NEXT TECHNOLOGIESTransformation Agent at BBVA Next TechnologiesJanuary 2014 - September 2022 (8 years and 8 months)- Design and coordination of initiatives for employee participation in the company's strategy and management- Design, management, and implementation of training strategy for management profiles at BBVA Next Technologies- Selection of profiles for BBVA Next Technologies- Mentor and trainer for management profiles in a proprietary company learning program- Participation in a working group for the definition of the career plan for company employees and various organizational change initiatives
- BBVA NEXT TECHNOLOGIESProduct Owner in Alpha team BBVA firmJanuary 2022 - June 2022 (5 months)Product Owner in the global development team for BBVA's NextGen signature piece:- Management of the Alpha team for the design and development of BBVA's new global signature piece. The Alpha team focuses on re-engineering BBVA's current banking core, making all core pieces reusable and homogeneous for all countries with high performance and ease of maintenance.- Management of the implementation and adoption of the piece in the different countries of the group.
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Education
- Specialized course in Digital TransformationINESEM Business School2022Curso especializado en Transformación digital
- Specialist course in Team Coaching and Systemic LeadershipUniversidad de Alcalá2021Curso de especialista en Coaching de equipos y liderazgo sistémico