Andre Cardoso
Director, Strategic Portfolio Governance @Canada Life
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Strategic Portfolio Governance @Canada Life
Toronto, ON, CA
Providing executive leadership across technology and digital investment portfolios, with accountability for governance, risk, and value delivery.Accountable for audits and controls management, privacy and business continuity leadership, and end‑to‑end vendor and contract management for critical enterprise initiatives. Leading portfolio management, governance, and executive reporting to keep investments aligned to strategy while optimizing performance, risk, and benefits realization. Overseeing budget management and resource planning to stand up robust program and project management capabilities that accelerate high‑impact technology and digital investments.
EDUCATION
Universidade Federal da Bahia
BSChE – Bachelor of Science In Chemical Engineering, Engineering
Fundação Dom Cabral
MBA, Business Administration (Corporate Management)
ESPM
Post Graduation, Marketing
CSI Global Education Inc.
Certifications, Financial Industry
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
Certification: Generative and Agentic AI for Business: Driving Growth and Competitive Advantage
SKILLS
ABOUT ANDRE CARDOSO
An energetic, multilingual, team orientated Project Management, Change Management, Project Delivery, Strategic Sourcing and Business Development specialist with global experience across several industry groups including IT Consulting, Telecommunications, Financial Services and Government agencies. A leader with diverse and global experience and a successful track record in customer facing and strategy development roles. An accomplished executive with an entrepreneurial spirit and a genuine interest in the development and training of others. Known for an ability to find genuine consensus and possessing a unique capability to develop business strategy and effect operational change, leading to improved business performance and customer satisfaction. A leader with strong problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills and a deep understanding of challenges and opportunities presented in driving companies through change and transition. A skilled liaison who successfully breaks down organizational silos.SPECIALTY SKILLSChange Management. Strategic Sourcing, Design Thinking, BPM, Business Analysis, Performance Management, Vendor Management, SCRUM / Agile, AML, Risk management, Product Management and Business Intelligence.HIGHLIGHTS· Experienced in managed large, complex system integration, international, multidisciplinary and multi million enterprise technical projects involving IT and telecommunications.· Created project documentation: Business Case, Project Charter, Project Plan and others.· Experienced with contract law, different types of contracts and contract documents.· Created proposals, bids, quotations, RFPs, IFBs and RFQs on multimillion government and international projects.· Experienced in developing: business and systems requirements, functional specifications, statement of work, change management process using scope, schedule, cost verification and change control.· Created budgets and managed financials for large and complex projects: capitalization, spend vs. expense, budget, forecast, and actuals.
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