Miguel Brandão-Manager
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Experience
Manager
Kearney
- Defined growth strategy for B2B SME (Small-Medium Enterprises) for a global credit and debit card provider to address a yearly transactional amount of ~€150bn in the whole European market.
- Redesigned customer engagement for a UK retail bank by increasing digital channel penetration to tailored customer groups, to realize £18M growth opportunity over 3 years.
- Led operations transformation for a global chemical player enabling $30M in cash generation by improving organization, processes and technological capabilities across procurement, manufacturing, finance and digital.
- Led transformation for an industrial goods manufacturer, enabling a 10% reduction in operational costs and improving efficiency through CAPEX program review, supplier consolidation and organization redesign.
- Led transformation of a major engineering service provider to deliver post-deal synergies of ~7% through organizational rehaul, financial and supplier consolidation.
- Steered digital, operations, sales and finance teams to deliver a margin impact tool for a global conglomerate food ingredient maker, creating an EBITDA improvement potential of 3 to 5%.
- Led corporate AI program to improve knowledge management and increase Gen AI adoption by defining north star and critical goals, setting initiatives and delivering MVPs.
- Led operational digital rehaul for a major European chemical player by identifying point solutions that significantly improve efficiency and effectiveness with high ROI (3 to 5x).
- Developed a comprehensive data strategy and roadmap for a pharmaceutical company, accelerating digital maturity in marketing, sales and supply chain and enabling broader data-driven capabilities.
Data Scientist
REN
- Developed a risk method to create an investment plan of ~$25M/yr over a 5 year time horizon.
Senior Analyst
KPMG
- Created AML risk based methodology for the biggest bank in Portugal with over 2M transactions/day.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Chemical, Banking and Finance, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical.
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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Marketing, Operations, Strategy, and Investments and M&A.
Summary
Professional with 10 years of experience in high profile projects focused on growth and strategy, enterprise transformation, AI and digital readiness to unlock value for major organizations. Experience working with C-Level (CEOs, CFOs and COOs) and senior clients across several industries (banking, retail ,chemicals, manufacturing) and markets (Iberia, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Benelux, Middle East and US).
Skills
- Python
- Ms Office
- Sql
- Vba
- Sap
Languages
Education
Instituto Superior Técnico
Master of Science · Computer and Electrical Engineering · Lisbon, Portugal · GPA: 18/20 – Top 1%
Instituto Superior Técnico
Bachelor of Science · Computer and Electrical Engineering · Lisbon, Portugal · GPA: 15/20 – Top 10%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Exchange program · Computer and Electrical Engineering · Karlsruhe, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certificate of Academic Excellence
Instituto Superior Técnico
Certificate of Academic Excellence
Instituto Superior Técnico
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Miguel is based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Miguel speaks the following languages: Portuguese (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), German (Intermediate), Ukrainian (Elementary).
Miguel has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Miguel has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 2 months. Note that Miguel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Miguel would be well-suited for roles such as: Manager, Data Scientist, Senior Analyst.
Miguel's most recent position is Manager at Kearney.
In recent years, Miguel has worked for Kearney.
Miguel is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Chemical, and Banking and Finance. Miguel also has some experience in Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical.
Miguel is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Marketing. Miguel also has some experience in Operations, Strategy, and Investments and M&A.
Miguel has recently worked in industries like Chemical, Banking and Finance, and Food and Beverage.
Miguel has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Marketing.
Miguel holds a Master in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, a Bachelor in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and a Bachelor in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Miguel has 2 certificates. These include: Certificate of Academic Excellence and Certificate of Academic Excellence.
The availability of Miguel needs to be confirmed.
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