Pepa in Avila's mediaeval city

Hi there, I’m Pepa Gonzalez
DIGITAL + STRATEGY + OPERATIONS + LEADER

  • Growth mindset
  • System thinker
  • Creative solver
  • Bilingual

Open to
strategy and operations roles / consultancy

About Me

Senior leader with strong 15-years’ experience in the digital innovation space, consistently taking more responsibilities by leveraging a growth mindset, a proven ability to get things done and a talent to build strong trusting relationships.

Experienced the full startup lifecycle, from seed stage to exit at a health-tech, and developed a cross-functional expertise in all aspects of the business, ranging from technical skills in system development life cycle to strategic skills in programme management and service delivery, plus interpersonal skills in leadership roles.

Passionate about empowering stakeholders through understanding their drivers and unique perspective. Adept at connecting strategy with day-to-day operations within a fast-paced, fluid environment.

Projects

Publication in Research Involvement and Engagement

Co-authored the peer reviewed article with Janssen Scientific Affairs US team titled Development and implementation of an online community as a strategy for mixed methods research during a pandemic.

We documented the co-creation process of this research initiative, which leveraged a mix methods approach, agile mind-set and delivered "live" community insights.

Publication

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Stakeholders Management
  • Programme Management
  • Change Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Team Development
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Figma
  • SalesForce
  • SQL-querying
  • Command Line
  • Git
  • Python
  • Prompt Engineering
  • English and Spanish

Work Experience

Start-Ups Consultant

JUN 2023 - PRESENT

Collaborating with early-stage founders on business insights, operational set up and strategic initiatives, which have been shaping their overall business model

Gap Year

DEC 2022 - JUN 2023

Kept on growing different aspects of life, such as learning to swim properly and being a dog owner for the first time, plus having all the time to read. Books here.

HealthUnlocked — Social network of online health communities

Operations, Director JUN 2019 - DEC 2022

Led the delivery of digital, community-based products and services

Head of Quality, Partnerships & Customer Experience DEC 2017 - MAY 2019

Enabled data-driven approach and streamlined decision-making

Software Quality Assurance & Delivery Lead NOV 2014 - DEC 2017

Drove technical standards, pipeline and releases

Technical Programme Manager JAN 2013 - OCT 2014

Coordinated end-to-end redevelopment of the platform

Product Manager OCT 2011 - DEC 2012

Crafting patient-focussed digital health products and growth strategy

Digitaria - Chilean digital strategy agency

Information Architect MAR 2009 - DEC 2010

Shaped the role and the creation of the R&D team

Junior Account Manager MAR 2008 - FEB 2009

First job out of university learning all about digital strategies