Virginia Rys

Background

About Virginia Rys

Senior IT executive with experience leading Projects, Operations, Architecture and Governance. • 18-year career in IT, 10 years in leadership positions, transforming teams to get their maximum potential, and acting as a mentor of international team members within the IT Organization. • Experience implementing complex solutions that allowed to the business reducing costs, risks or generating more income, as well solutions that change dramatically the business operations. • Solid background in Agribusiness, Consumer Goods and Pharma industries. • Business oriented seeking added IT value in supporting results with focus on Customer Centricity. Spearheading application of new technologies, digital transformation and processes to optimize the organization, executing continuous-improvement initiatives. Cost-oriented and data driven management. • Experience in Waterfall, Agile methodology, PMP, ITIL, COBIT, BPM, BPMN, DEVOPS, ERP, custom, digital and SaaS solutions. • Leadership in outsourcing initiatives with local and international vendors, ensuring excellence in delivering IT Services. • International assignments, working in Latin America and Germany. • Good relations with technology and service suppliers, acquired during years of negotiations, hiring and management. IT management of suppliers and budget (Opex & Capex). • Excellent communication and negotiation skills dealing with C-level executives, stakeholders/sponsors and teams. Excellent Business Relationship skills. • Auto-motivated, resilient, creative, goal-orientated and with aptitude for team working. Highlights – Main Organization contributions: • Active member of Global HR IT Organization since 2016, contributing to develop the IT Roles Framework, career path and training within all the global IT Organization. • Active leader of Business Relationship Management competency and trainer for Brazilian team. • Business Process Transformation Leader for LDC at global level. • Leader of IT culture initiatives to improve way of working, training, collaboration between teams.