Ricardo Javier Castillo Balarezo

Senior Programme & Project Manager

Greater Murcia Metropolitan Area

About

Finance professional with extensive global experience in programme and project management, digital and business transformations, organisational change management and commercial management. Experience includes successfully managing ERP implementations (primarily SAP and Oracle) and business transformations globally. Key areas of expertise: • Programme and Project Management • Digital and Business Transformation • Organisational Change Management • Financial and Commercial Management • Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Key skills and competencies: • Solid organisational and time-management skills • Effective leadership and strategic planning • Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills • Strong problem solving and critical thinking • Highly adaptable and able to thrive in fast-paced environments

Experience

  • Relocation at Career Break
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Fonterra ()
    • Digital Ecosystem - Transformation Lead
      Jan 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Responsible for ensuring Fonterra's Safety, Quality and Regulatory Digital Ecosystem Programme achieves its business transformation objectives and delivers its identified strategic insights.

    • Digital Ecosystem - Business Implementation Lead
      Sep 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Responsible for the rollout of the first tranche of modules of Fonterra's Safety, Quality and Regulatory system to all Fonterra sites in New Zealand and globally.

  • FPIM Programme Manager (Oracle ERP Implementation) at HealthSource
    Jun 2020 - Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Responsible for the successful implementation and adoption of the NZ Health sector Oracle ERP solution encompassing key Finance, Procurement and Supply Chain processes and impacting approximately 4,000 users.

  • Programme Manager - Finance Transformation (SAP) at AIA
    Nov 2018 - May 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Responsible for leading and overseeing the execution and adoption of multiple business/SAP ERP integration projects within Sovereign (NZ) and AIA’s Finance and Actuarial area, following the acquisition of Sovereign by AIA.

  • Transformation & Project Manager - TRACE Programme (SAP) at Fonterra
    Feb 2017 - Nov 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Responsible for leading the implementation and adoption of Fonterra’s new traceability processes and systems in its Latin America region as well as multiple related traceability and product authentication projects globally.