Stavros V.-Senior Director | Project Director | PMO, Transformation And Change Leader

Build the business value case for a global Talent Acquisition transformation covering talent attraction, shared specialist capabilities, process standardization, AI-enabled automation and the future HR operating model.

• Led the value-case workstream and aligned Finance, HR, Digital and workstream leaders on scope, assumptions, investment requirements and decision criteria.
• Built low, base and high scenarios linking adoption, productivity, workforce capacity, cost and service outcomes; identified double-digit FTE-equivalent capacity and multi-million-euro modeled value potential.
• Assessed AI and automation across scheduling, sourcing and candidate qualification, separating released capacity, avoided cost, qualitative benefits and standalone investment needs.
• Produced executive dashboards, a value-driver tree and a traceable calculation guide; reconciled cross-workstream inputs into the storyline used for the investment decision.

• Led end-to-end project management for Owned Consumer Activations, Occasion Campaigns, and Key Events across Red Bull TV and owned digital channels, from briefing agencies to development, QA, and launch in priority markets.
• Acted as the point of contact across business teams, development agencies, legal, analytics, QA, and direct-to-consumer stakeholders to align objectives and streamline delivery.
• Designed and maintained Airtable project plans with milestones, task breakdowns, and risk/issue tracking, supported by SharePoint as the central repository for project documentation, blockers, and delivery status.
• Introduced governance structures including risk and mitigation plans, issue and decision logs, and stakeholder communication frameworks, with controlled documentation and versioning maintained in SharePoint to increase accountability and transparency.
• Improved RBTV ways of working by standardizing request handling, enforcing clear lead times, and establishing structured check-ins with markets and operators.
• Enabled and coached operator teams on artwork quality, localization standards, and capacity planning, reducing last-minute escalations and improving delivery predictability.
• Supported operational activities by handling key tasks in Lucid, LCM, and Editor App, working closely with DTC and legal to ensure requirements were complete, compliant, and legally approved, with approvals and artefacts documented via SharePoint.

• Oversaw the global digital portfolio for Red Bull's platforms division, spanning web, analytics, B2B, AR, TV apps, and voice, with SharePoint used as the central platform for programme governance and documentation.
• Led the end-to-end management of the most complex and high-stake initiative in the portfolio, involving extensive cross-functional coordination, senior stakeholder alignment, and strategic prioritization.
• Owned all project phases for high-impact initiatives—from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closure—including detailed project plans, rollout plans, stakeholder engagement, risk mitigation, and post-implementation review.
• Led the SharePoint review and relaunch, including content rationalisation, definition of metadata structures, version control, and approval workflows, establishing SharePoint as the backbone for PMO governance (RACI matrix, scope and design documents, decision and risk logs).
• Delivered robust agile governance and centralized executive reporting, enhancing transparency, accountability, and data-driven decision-making.
• Built and led a team of project managers, ensuring timely delivery, clear communication of status and risks, and effective issue resolution across all digital streams.
• Partnered with product and engineering leadership to harmonize quarterly and annual planning cycles, manage dependencies, and resolve delivery roadblocks proactively.

• Delivered agile projects across departments using Scrum and Kanban frameworks.
• Acted as Scrum Master for cross-functional development teams; facilitated sprints, retrospectives, and planning sessions.
• Created clear, actionable user stories and managed Jira boards for backlog grooming and sprint tracking.
• Drove project delivery from concept to go-live, ensuring business alignment and stakeholder visibility throughout.

• Led the delivery of ERP/BI solutions focused on commissioning systems, financial operations, and reporting for multinational clients across Europe as part of a Vodafone project.
• Acted as SME for Crystal BO and Callidus, leading design of reports, mockups, and data architecture for rollout across European OpCos.
• Facilitated client workshops in Milan, Madrid, Dusseldorf, and London, aligning business needs with reporting platform capabilities.
• Designed a global blueprint for finance commissioning processes, enabling reuse and faster delivery in new markets.
• Collaborated with ETL experts on architecture discussions and reporting layer design using Informatica.

• Provided system and application support across telecom delivery platforms.
• Translated business issues into technical requirements; contributed to database template development and documentation.
• Coordinated incident resolution and provisioning efforts across multiple service channels.
• Supported regression testing, service deployment, and system change readiness from both user and system perspectives.