Wander Azevedo, Management Consultant in Porto Alegre - State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Wander Azevedo

Verified Expert  in Management Consulting

Management Consulting Expert

Porto Alegre - State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Toptal member since April 29, 2022

Expertise
Business ModelingFintechHuman ResourcesBusiness OperationsGrowth StrategyFamily OfficeM&A
Bio

Wander is a seasoned finance expert and strategy consultant, holding a Kellogg MBA and proven expertise in helping firms unlock their growth and value. He has led numerous strategic assignments in the financial services space for the top regional banks and key LATAM fintech enterprises while working as a consultant for Roland Berger and Accenture and taking executive positions at HSBC. Wander is currently a core team member at Toptal, leading the Enterprise Talent Matching Operations team.

Career Highlights

Head of Enterprise Matching
Toptal
Director of Financial Services
Roland Berger
Strategy and Planning Superintendent
HSBC

Education Highlights

Master's Degree
Kellogg School of Management | Northwestern University

Case Studies

Industry Expertise

  • Business Services
  • Management Consulting
  • HR & Staffing
  • Custom Software & IT Services
  • Holding Companies & Conglomerates
  • Construction
  • Finance
  • Banking

Other Expertise

  • Business Strategy
  • Digital Payments
  • Fintech
  • Growth
  • Management Consulting
  • Strategy

Work Experience

Head of Enterprise Matching

2024 - PRESENT
Toptal
  • Led a project for Streamlining Talent Operations in Enterprise, changing the level of responsiveness and delivery.
  • Orchestrated the set up of a revised fulfillment process and governance.
  • Supported Financial Services pursuits as an SME for enterprise clients.
Focus areas: Business Operations

Director of Finance Management Consulting

2023 - PRESENT
Toptal
  • Worked directly with clients ranging from Fortune 500 enterprise clients to early-stage startups to connect them with the ideal talent for their biggest challenges.
  • Led a team of four finance directors in the finance and management consulting vertical.
  • Oversaw strategic projects in Matching and Talent Operations teams.
Focus areas: Operations Management, Business Operations

CSO

2022 - 2023
Previneo
  • Led the structuring of a VC-backed healthtech, revising its technology roadmap and working as a co-CEO to strengthen the firm's team, pricing, offering, and attractivity.
  • Hired and trained four new team members and structured a new product management and design area.
  • Appointed by the VC as a CSO and co-CEO and led the relationships with investors, VC fund, and founders, bridging issues and building consensus on key themes.
Focus areas: Business Operations, Business Strategy

Partner

2021 - 2023
FGo Advisors
  • Led the strategy and the implementation of a Brazilian e-wallet operator expansion to the Americas.
  • Delivered a series of market entry, growth, and market intelligence initiatives for Latin America's growth-stage and digital companies.
  • Implemented a major project targeting a payment services provider's human resources restructuring and compensation strategy.
  • Spearheaded the launch of a gambling website, from business planning to execution and operations, coordinating all providers and internal teams in business and technical workstreams.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Strategy, Change Management, Human Resources (HR), Management Consulting, Product Strategy, Operating Models, Business Transformation, Business Models, Business Modeling, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Cryptocurrency, Growth Strategy Consultants, Digital Payments, Card Payments

Principal

2019 - 2020
Accenture
  • Conducted the credit and risk repositioning of one of the largest Brazilian retail banks in the advent of the 2020 pandemic.
  • Led the improvement of a performance marketing initiative for one of the client's key customer products, improving the customer journey through the sales funnel.
  • Spearheaded the client relationship and delivery of consulting projects for one of the Brazilian largest banks.
Focus areas: Financial Services, Digital Banking, Digital Transformation, Human Resources (HR), Management Consulting, Operating Models, Business Models, Business Modeling, Growth Strategy Consultants, Digital Payments

Director of Financial Services

2017 - 2019
Roland Berger
  • Led the positioning and long-term strategy revision for the Brazilian Development Bank in a CEO and board-sponsored project. Played a key role in presenting and approving the new strategy to senior stakeholders and board members.
  • Conducted several strategy projects for major financial institutions in Brazil and digital banks and fintech challengers.
  • Published various articles about the Brazilian financial services industry and its perspectives, focusing on development, medium-sized, and cooperative banks.
Focus areas: Global Banking, Financial Institutions, Fintech, Financial Services, Digital Banking, Digital Transformation, Change Management, Human Resources (HR), Management Consulting, Operating Models, Growth Strategy, Business Models, Business Modeling, Digital Payments, Card Payments

Strategy and Planning Superintendent

2013 - 2016
HSBC
  • Conducted a comprehensive review of the SME segment, identifying opportunities to grow revenues and improve customer experience, ultimately recommending a revision of the distribution structure in Latin America implemented in 2015.
  • Managed the evaluation, prioritization, and preparation for the sale of non-performing loans, overseeing the retail and SME portfolios and coordinating the investment bank, technology, and risk teams to consolidate a business case and roadmap.
  • Integrated the strategy team that, together with HSBC, coordinated the sale process of the Brazilian unit to Bradesco and the evaluation of scenarios for the continued presence of HSBC in the country for global service clients.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Strategy, Planning, Change Management, Product Strategy, Operating Models, Business Transformation, Growth Strategy, Digital Payments

Engagement Manager

2009 - 2013
Monitor Group
  • Coordinated a growth strategy project for a Brazilian holding company willing to diversify from its then current footprint, and came back to lead the strategic due diligence for the acquisition of the target (a major pharmaceutical retailer).
  • Led the development and the pilot run of a value-based pricing methodology for a Pharma client, supporting a new drug launch in multiple Latin-American countries.
  • Led the strategic pricing assessment on a global project for a leading equipment manufacturer that brought an additional 15% EBITDA margin improvement through top line margin initiatives.
Focus areas: Business Strategy

Manager - Special Projects Team

2006 - 2008
Itaú Unibanco
  • Conducted the marketing efforts for the launch of a new bank brand, from branch design to cards, checkbooks, internet banking and branch merchandising for a low-cost, friendly, simple-to-use bank.
  • Developed the commercial and operational models of the new bank, led the efforts of several teams to launch the pilot branches. Led the design and implementation of the new staffing model that enabled a reduction of 18% in operating costs.
  • Designed the improvement of the credit granting process for supermarket banking accounts (Hipercontas) that led to an increase of c80% in the use of credit by customers.
Focus areas: New Business Development, Business Strategy

Project Manager

2003 - 2006
ABB
  • Managed USD20M budget and a 50+ people cross cultural team to install the assembly line of a new model for an automotive client in Brazil in 2006, together with ABB France.
  • Led the successful turnaround of a critical assembly line project, delivered on time and on budget after initial 20% loss forecast and the bankruptcy of the main partner company.
  • Invited as a guest speaker at SAE Congress Brazil, 2006 for a panel on success cases of 6 sigma in Project Management, based on the transformation of sales application process created for ABB Robotics Brazil.
Focus areas: Project Management

Education

2020 - 2022

Master's Degree in Vineyard and Winery Management

Bordeaux Sciences Agro - Bordeaux, France

2008 - 2010

Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)

Kellogg School of Management | Northwestern University - Evanston, Illinois, USA

1998 - 2003

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

State University of Campinas | UNICAMP - Campinas, Brazil

Skills

Output Software

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

Industry Expertise

Financial Services, Financial Institutions

Data & Analysis Software

Tableau, R

Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), M&A (Sell-side)

Other

Strategy, Growth, Project Management, Fintech, Management Consulting, Business Models, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Trello, Marketing, Change Management, Human Resources (HR), Product Strategy, Operating Models, Business Transformation, Growth Strategy, Growth Strategy Consultants, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Business Operations, Digital Payments, STATA, Finance, Managerial Economics, Marketing Strategy, Engineering, Wine & Wineries, Operations Management, Digital Banking, Digital Transformation, Global Banking, Scenario Analysis, Corporate Benchmarking, International Expansion, Market Entry, Family Office Consultants, Planning, Cryptocurrency, Card Payments, New Business Development

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