Matteo Giordano

Experience

Sep 2022 – presentSt. Gallen, CH / remote

Freelance Consultant & Entrepreneur

Matteo Giordano Consulting & Services (self-employed)

• Business & Technology Consulting (matteogiordano.com): Consulting on digital transformation, data and AI for small and midsize businesses and large enterprises, bridging business and IT: IT strategy and roadmaps, PMO and business analysis, AI prototypes and data platforms, and recruiting for IT and data roles.
• Communication & Career Coaching (perfectjob.ch): Coaching professionals and managers on personal branding and storytelling for job applications. Building and running an online store for digital job application templates.

Mar 2018 – Aug 2022Basel, CH

Deputy Head of CIO Office / Head of Advanced Analytics & AI

Coop

A dual role with two areas of responsibility.

In-house Consultant and Deputy Head of IT Strategy (CIO Office)

• Strategic Decision Support for the CIO: IT due diligence for M&A deals, price negotiations with software vendors and preparing the substance of the IT strategy for the group executive board.
• Executive Communication & Stakeholder Management: Designing and facilitating workshops with C-level stakeholders on strategic direction; running large events and training programs.
• Strategic Project Leadership: Overall lead of the IT project “Digital Negotiation Process” (SAP, budget CHF 3.5 million) and project lead for the new IT strategy of the Transgourmet Group.

Team Lead, Advanced Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (team within the CIO Office)

• Team Leadership and Development: Building and managing the 10-person data science team within the CIO Office, including hiring and professional development.
• Translator Role & Advisory: Bridging AA/AI development and the business; complex analyses and presentations for stakeholders, actionable recommendations and process improvements.
• AA/AI Use Case Management: Strategy, ideation, prototyping and operationalization of use cases (e.g. forecasting models, LLMs); managing the portfolio through workshops with top management.
• Establishing Processes & Platform: Defining standards and governance together with compliance; building the architecture and running software components in a DevOps model.

May 2016 – Feb 2018Basel, CH

In-house Consultant, IT Strategy (CIO Office)

Coop

• Executive Support & Content Creation: Keynotes, trend analyses and presentations for executive management (e.g. on tech trends); preparing the content of workshops and committee meetings.
• PMO & Program Management: Setting up and running the PMO for the strategic digital transformation program; leading process improvement subprojects (e.g. “Track & Trace” for online stores).
• Strategy Monitoring & M&A: Contributing to IT strategy development and portfolio tracking; supporting IT due diligence in M&A projects.

Feb 2014 – Aug 2014Basel, CH

Intern, Corporate Development

SBB Cargo

Analyzing customers, the product portfolio, booking behavior, customer touchpoints and processes; preparing and following up on workshops.

Nov 2011 – Feb 2014St. Gallen, CH

IT System Engineer

Bischoff-Textil · Part-time, about 30%

Delivering parts of IT projects; maintaining and running systems and applications.

Oct 2007 – Mar 2013Abtwil, CH

Managing Partner / IT Expert

SG Computer – Giordano & Helfenberger · Part-time, about 20%

IT services for private customers and small businesses.