Gerardo Romero

Manager @Deloitte

London, GB

Engagement Management: Managed internal IT audit and assurance engagements for a roster of FTSE 100 clients across the financial services, consumer, and retail sectors, managing the end-to-end delivery from scoping and planning through to reporting to Senior Stakeholders. High-Stakes Remediation: Led a high-stakes remediation program for a multinational client, coordinating a cross-functional team to close 300+ ITGC gaps. This large-scale program resulted in a successful external audit opinion with zero IT-related material weaknesses. Strategic Transformation Advisory: Realigned the Digital Transformation program for a British organisation, identifying critical disconnects between objectives and business goals. Supported Management with the adjustment to the value-realization framework that provided executive leadership with the visibility required to course-correct the program. IT Service Management (ITSM): Led a comprehensive review of ITSM practices for a major telecommunications provider, identifying gaps in Change, Testing, and Release Management. Delivered a roadmap for improvement aligned with ITIL 4. Security & Control-by-Design: Partnered with the technology functions at a leading global bank and a multinational corporation to embed security principles into core digital transformation programs, proactively mitigating key technology risks prior to go-live. Cloud & DevOps Assurance Leadership: Directed technical deep-dives into high-velocity environments, validating resilience and security across CI/CD pipelines (Argo CD, GitHub) and Data Lake architectures (RedShift, Kafka). Championed the adoption of audit automation, utilizing Ansible to scale assurance coverage across complex infrastructure estates.

Universidad Don Bosco

Master's degree, Quality Management

Universidad Don Bosco

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science