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Soraia GarridoThe Digital MBA
Portuguese
Languages
- English / Spanish / French
Top Strengths
- Resilience / Make decisions under pressure / Leadership / Team Management in multicultural contexts / Business Management & Administration
Future Professional Interests
- Project Management / Customer Service Specialist / Development & Continuous Improvement / Personal & Professional Development / Ethical Committee
Soraia Garrido The Digital MBA
LEADING TO INSPIRING AND INFLUENCING PEOPLE
Passionate about people, development, AI, and leadership, Soraia is a confident strategic thinker with pragmatism and grit to drive teams towards goals.
Discrete, sincere, poised, and fair, she's an emotionally intelligent leader, understanding when and how to be practical, when to come into the scene and when to offer autonomy to those she leads, fostering development and an environment of confidence.
Soraia's career started In the Education field as a teacher in 2009, but in 2013 she shifted to the corporate business to work at the international Portuguese brand Parfois. From starting as a Service Desk Technician, to quickly moving up to IT Expansion and Continuous Improvement and, more recently, to IT Expansion and Service Desk Manager.
For the past five years, she's been managing store operations and providing IT support to Parfois stores worldwide while also in charge of new store openings, both nationally and internationally, as part of the company's expansion strategy.
Passionate about people, development, AI, and leadership, Soraia is a confident strategic thinker with pragmatism and grit to drive teams towards goals.
Discrete, sincere, poised, and fair, she's an emotionally intelligent leader, understanding when and how to be practical, when to come into the scene and when to offer autonomy to those she leads, fostering development and an environment of confidence.
Soraia's career started In the Education field as a teacher in 2009, but in 2013 she shifted to the corporate business to work at the international Portuguese brand Parfois. From starting as a Service Desk Technician, to quickly moving up to IT Expansion and Continuous Improvement and, more recently, to IT Expansion and Service Desk Manager.
For the past five years, she's been managing store operations and providing IT support to Parfois stores worldwide while also in charge of new store openings, both nationally and internationally, as part of the company's expansion strategy.
Languages
- English / Spanish / French
Top Strengths
- Resilience / Make decisions under pressure / Leadership / Team Management in multicultural contexts / Business Management & Administration
Future Professional Interests
- Project Management / Customer Service Specialist / Development & Continuous Improvement / Personal & Professional Development / Ethical Committee
Academic Background
- 2022The Digital MBA | Porto Business School, University of Porto
- 2020Fundamentals of Leadership, Management, and Operational Supervision | 10,000 Women da Goldman Sachs
- 2011Master Education Degree Philosophy and Psychology | University of Porto
Timeline
- 2017 - (...)IT Expansion and Service Desk Manager | PARFOIS
- 2017 - 2017IT Expansion and Continuous Improvement | PARFOIS
- 2014 - 2017Service Desk Technician | PARFOIS
- 2009 - 2011Teacher | Carolina Michaelis High School
Likes & Curiosities
- Kick Boxing
- Reading
- IA
- Traveling
- Remodeling spaces
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