Matteo Bernazzani, PMP ®

IT Senior Project Manager | alone you might go faster, but together we can go further

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

About

PMP® certified Project/Program Manager with a proven track record of 20+ years of successful professional experience in International companies in Finance/Banking Retail/Corporate, Media Industry Content/Advertising, Fashion, Automotive. Developed deep skills in Project and Program Management with Agile/SCRUM, Agile/XP, Waterfall or Hybrid methodologies, overseeing OKRs, keeping backlog, capacity, time, quality, budget and risks under control. I also had interesting opportunities in Digital Transformation and IT Business Analysis to step up in my career on top of a solid Technical Background built in consultancy companies. During my spare time I love traveling, playing tennis and hiking.

Experience

  • Senior Project Manager at Liferay
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Strategic Leadership: Orchestrating distributed teams for e-commerce (15  resources) and marketplace (10  resources), managing two of the most critical modules of the Liferay DXP global platform. • PM Framework: Co-designed and implemented LIMS, an internal Project Management framework with exceptional results (reduced time spent on Agile Ceremonies and other meetings by 50%, increased team velocity by 20%, and achieved a 50% reduction in monthly incidents with a corresponding improvement in Lead Time). • AI Innovation: Spearheading the development of an AI Chatbot leveraging Google ADK (Agent Development Kit) and Vertex AI. Also automated the daily reporting of bugs by integrating Jira, Slack and Gemini via MCP server. • Execution & Governance: Collaborating with Product and Engineering Leads to align global roadmaps and capacity, ensuring on-time delivery and strict budget control. Providing C-level executives with strategic insights and executive summaries on for high-impact global initiatives under my responsibility.

  • Nielsen (Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland · Hybrid)
    • Senior Program Manager Global Digital Applications
      Dec 2021 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Orchestrate the roll out & the evolution of innovative Digital and Total Audience products in the MEDIA/CONTENT Industry, area Global, using machine learning algorithms on data lakes in cloud based on Nielsen SDK, 3rd party IDs and REST/Json principle. Agile/Scrum approach with distributed teams among multiple time zones keeping backlog, capacity, time, quality, budget and risks under control sprint by sprint. Focused on OKRs and retrospective on Road Blockers & Incidents. Reporting directly to VP Product Manager. Main tools: Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow.

    • IT Project Manager Italy Digital Products
      Oct 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Industry Body Leader in Italy for Nielsen Digital Products. Pivot role to address the different initiatives, client requests, roadblockers, incidents with the Audicom (Digital Joint Industry Committee in Italy). Agile/SCRUM approach with distributed teams across the globe.

    • IT Transformation Manager Digital Europe
      Feb 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Drived a successful transition to Nielsen Digital Audience Measurement Systems in European markets. Enabled new processes and tools for a more efficient delivery improving the data quality. Fostered the Change Management culture across heterogeneous and distributed teams.

  • IT Project Manager at DS Group
    Feb 2015 - Jul 2015 · 6 mos

    Coordinator of B2B / B2C projects in the FASHION area. CRM Salesforce customization, presale, business analysis, LOE estimation, SOW negotiation, planning, interacting with project sponsor / cross-functional teams / external suppliers, actual costs vs. budget monitoring, lessons learned and project closure.

  • Head of Technology at Drive2go S.r.l.
    Jul 2009 - Feb 2015 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    ICT Governance of the initiatives of Drive2go & Teleparking, start-up companies in the AUTOMOTIVE industry. IT manager, system/network administration, presale, IT Business Analyst, Delivery manager, facilitator of stakeholders conversations, engaged in the procurements and in the risk assessments. Also Test coordinator and Driving Style teacher.

  • IT Business Analyst at Sky Italia
    Feb 2009 - Jul 2009 · 6 mos

    Worked in the MEDIA/ADVERTISING area, building functional requirements for channels/programs planning and for spot life-cycle on SKY platform IBMS (Integrated Broadcast Management System). UAT (User Acceptance Tests) definition and coordination. Acquired experience in Advertising Sales and Advertising Life-cycle. SHI Consultant