Christian Chavaglia

IT Senior Executive | CTO | CIO | IT VP | VP of Technology | IT Senior Director | Technology Senior Director | Head of IT | Digital Transformation | Startups

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

About

• +32 years of solid career in IT field, working in executive positions, supporting and managing mission-critical production environments and leading large-scale transformations across Banking, Cards, Fintechs, Payment, Consulting and Services industries. • +25 years of experience leading cross-functional teams, including Solution Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics, Software Engineering, Operations, Product Management, Cloud & Infrastructure, Security, Support, Governance, and Project Management. • +20 years of experience in Software Architecture and Engineering, leveraging .NET (C#), JavaScript, React, React Native, Node.js, C/C++, Java, microservices, and cloud-native architectures. • Extensive experience in architecture, implementation, infrastructure, and support of CRM solutions, including MS Dynamics and Salesforce. • Over 15 years of experience in product development, as well as managing and analyzing strategic roadmaps. • 16 years of experience in architecture, deployment, and operations of AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud solutions, for thousands of services. • Strong experience in architecture, implementation, infrastructure, and support for ERP solutions (SAP, TOTVS and Oracle). • Extensive experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, Analytics, and Business Intelligence frameworks and solutions • Deep knowledge of best practices and frameworks, including OKR, NPS, TOGAF, MOF, CIS, SOX, AGILE, SCRUM, ITIL, PMBOK. • Strong background in M&A, Strategic Planning, and P&L Management, managing budgets and programs up to US$200MM. • Deep knowledge of the regulatory requirements for the Financial and Insurance industries in Brazil. • International experience in Israel, UK, USA and United Arab Emirates. Management of global teams in UK, USA, Netherlands and India. • Language Proficiency: Portuguese - Fluent (Native Speaker) / English – Fluent / Spanish - Advanced

Experience

  • Operations Director (COO) at Open Finance Brasil
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Member at Board Club
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Board Club is a Professional Relationship Club composed of Advisors, C-Level Executives, and Entrepreneurs with the purpose of spreading Corporate Governance to all, through networking, exchange of knowledge and experiences, supporting companies in the implementation or management of their Advisory or Administration Boards, as well as their committees.

  • VP of Technology and Operations (CTO) at Neurotech
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 · 3 yrs

  • Global Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at assets365
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs

  • Head of SaaS Operations - Brazil at Avalara
    Jan 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos