Eleni Rachaniotou

About Eleni Rachaniotou

I am passionate about bringing disruption with business development models, and technology innovation, collecting customer, partner and Startup success stories worldwide. I love to move the needle forward from strategy ideation to excellent execution. I have been serving in Computer Science, Software Engineering and IT industry for over 22 years, while holding a BSc / MSc as well as global Engineering and Technology roles for more than 8 years with Microsoft Corporation. My expertise lies into Industrial Data & AI, as well as Industrial Metaverse solutions across Manufacturing, Energy, Auto Motive, Healthcare, Retail, Consumer Goods and Financial Services. I\'ve worked with major Startup hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, Seattle, Israel, UK, France, Greece) and Startups, co-founded startup and also mentored and advised as board member.My global leadership, management, financial and operational experience in very demanding and dynamic IT environments, are being characterized by out-of-the-box thinking, cross-group collaboration and entrepreneurial mindset. I possess high level business acumen, including P&L management, strong leadership and global management experience, technology innovation, business and financial modeling, strategic planning, human capital and technology management. I am excited to leverage these capabilities of mine in order to serve innovation and revolution in markets.Key areas of proficiency include:• Strategic Design & Planning• Business Development strategic thinking and execution• Cross-group collaboration and strong partnerships establishment• Organizational changes management • Communications, negotiations• Global Operations, Org blueprint and budget management• Channel / Community Development• Analytical & synthesis problem-solving skills • Product / Program Management• Software Development• Software engineering / Digital transformation architectural consulting (SaaS, PaaS)• Industry knowledge: Telcos, Financial Services, Media

Experience

1. Industry Technology Specialist Leader, Global Isvs

   Microsoft

   Nov 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Harvard University

  MSc Program partnership, Computer Science

  2012 — 2013

• Harvard University

  Master of Science - MS Program partnership

  2012 — 2013

• Athens University of Economics and Business

  Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Software Engineering

• Athens University of Economics and Business

  Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Computer Science

Skills

• Paas
• Enterprise Software
• Cloud Computing
• Saas
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Partner Management
• Product Management
• Pre-Sales
• Software Project Management
• Software Development
• Agile Methodologies