Liberty Global

• Identifying Telco API use cases, supporting API roadmap ideation through market insight, revenue forecasting, and industry feedback
• Assessing future mobile spectrum needs, aligning with emerging technologies, use cases, and regulatory roadmap to inform long-term strategic planning
• Collaborating with Regulatory Team to draft sound technical and economic arguments for consultation responses

Senior Mobile Strategy Manager

• Designed and implemented a trend scanning framework, to identify market & technology trends, guiding forward-looking assessments & enabling proactive opportunity identification
• Led consumer needs and competitor analysis for UK, NL, BE and CH to inform thinking on innovative roaming and travel eSIM propositions; facilitated partnership development
• Partnered with network architects to assess current and future-state network capabilities and translate insights into cost drivers to inform investment decisions

Mobile Strategy Manager

Acted as trusted advisor and project leader to the Chief of Staff, enabling the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to be effective in their role  
 • Managed materials preparation for Board & CEO/CTO Leadership meetings, as well as ad-hoc analysis, coordinating cross-functional input in a timely manner
 • Lead of the Tech graduate programme, supporting the hiring process, defining and delivering onboarding and on-programme development opportunities for ~30 graduates in collaboration with the business

Business Manager (Chief Technology Office)

Product owner of 5 app features, helping customers optimise Wi-Fi coverage at home. One feature live in one market (~ 30,000 monthly users)
 • Co-created a coherent product vision and storyline; shaped the definition and prioritisation of roadmap features
 • Secured buy-in on concepts from 5 OpCo product teams 
 • Defined user stories; assisted with intuitive user flows and sketches
 • Collaborated with product owners, engineers, designers to ensure high-quality technical delivery and UX design

Product Development - Connectivity Products | Graduate Programme

Led and completed the planning and transition of ~200 Network projects and activities, as a result of company decentralisation; 
 • Led the assessment of the Network project portfolio, collaborating with management, Finance and technical experts
 • Achieved alignment on a new operating model between Central and OpCo network teams, co-developing a strategic framework

Network & Shared Operations - Strategy & Insights | Graduate Programme

Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis to identify opportunities for process optimisation within the Project Management Office (PMO)
 • Translated insights into clear recommendations to senior management and assisted in developing an improvement plan 
 • Championed a new training strategy, creating learning paths, revamping training offering and delivery approach

Global Delivery - Project Management Office | Graduate Programme

Unilever

• Coordinated the planning and delivery of 2 Youth Employability programmes, upskilling 50 individuals; partnered with 4 organisations, engaged 35 volunteers; nominated for Unilever award 
• Chaired and facilitated the Employee Consultation Forum, driving action on workplace issues & policy changes
• Co-ordinated the mentoring programme for high-potential employees; managing 40 mentoring pairs
• Conducted interviews and data analysis to frame recruitment issues in Supply chain; consulted HR leaders on the best course of action

Human Resources Business Partnering

Lancaster University Students' Union

• Represented students’ views on main student committees and councils
• Assisted the President in their duties and deputised for the President when requested
• Led a team of four Welfare officers in organising Welfare events and campaigns
• Coordinated a Healthy Eating Campaign in order to promote healthy lifestyle and raise
college spirit
• Worked in a small team on producing a short movie promoting happiness in the college,
reaching out to students and staff members asking them what makes them happy;
• Worked alongside The Lancaster University Baking Society and LUSU Gives to raise money for Comic Relief

Vice President Welfare

I approach challenges with a holistic mindset - analysing problems from multiple angles to connect the dots  into clear, actionable insights. Known for my warmth and candor, I build trust across teams and stakeholders to drive collaboration and meaningful outcomes. A fast learner with a growth mindset, I draw on international experience that broadens my perspective and strengthens my ability to think creatively and adapt with ease.

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