Jean Azevedo

Executive with broad operational and business experience who consistently drives results with the combination of a strategic and hands on leadership style. I am very in-depth at identifying problems, developing solutions and process improvements, and implementing those solutions to create positive results. As a business partner for senior management, I am assist in the development and implementation of business strategies, with a focus on revenue growth with improved productivity.

My colleagues would agree that I am excellent at fostering cross-functional collaboration. I treat people with respect, and truly value each person’s point of view. At the same time, I'm skilled at managing conflict and am transparent in my communication, even Read more

Executive with broad operational and business experience who consistently drives results with the combination of a strategic and hands on leadership style. I am very in-depth at identifying problems, developing solutions and process improvements, and implementing those solutions to create positive results. As a business partner for senior management, I am assist in the development and implementation of business strategies, with a focus on revenue growth with improved productivity.

My colleagues would agree that I am excellent at fostering cross-functional collaboration. I treat people with respect, and truly value each person’s point of view. At the same time, I'm skilled at managing conflict and am transparent in my communication, even when it’s not what the other person wants to hear. I am particularly adept at coaching my teams and mentees to build talent in the organization. I have a true passion for developing people.

Extensive international experience in consulting, automotive, consumer products, manufacturing and financial service industries.

Industrial and chemical engineering combined with MBA in Finance and Master of Science in Applied Economics & Advanced Analytics.

American, Brazilian and European citizen, fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.


 Strategy
 Budgeting & Forecasting
 Performance Management, Business Intelligence
 Controllership, Accounting & Reporting
 USA GAAP and International Accounting Standards / IFRS
 Finance Transformation, CFO Agenda
 Mergers & Acquisitions, Post-merger Integration
 SG&A &, Working Capital Optimization
 Cost Accounting / Managerial Accounting
 Project and Program Management
 SAP/Hyperion/ Business Objects
 Green Belt, 6 Sigma, Continuous Improvement
 Marketing Mix, Predictive, Prescriptive & Forecasting Models
 SAS, Business Objects, Tableau, Excel Power Query, Azure Machine Learning

Financial Process improvement: baseline, benchmarking, identification and prioritization of opportunities, recommendation, implementation.  12 - 16 weeks, depending on the complexity and scope.
Ad-hoc analytics:  developement of forecasting models to drive demand planning, marketing mix models for pricing strategy and calculation of return of investment on marketing investments, etc. based on scope
Full data project: business understanding, data understanding, modeling, implementation, deployment of solution - based on scope.

• First-tier automotive suppliers
• Several Large Consumer Goods Companies
• Financial services arm of large automotive OEM
• Office supplies retail
• Large retail (department store)

• First-tier automotive suppliers
• Several Large Consumer Goods Companies
• Financial services arm of large automotive OEM
• Office supplies retail
• Large retail (department store)