Ivana Ilic

With 28+ years in IT and 17+ years leading enterprise-wide transformation, I specialize in aligning talent strategy with business goals to drive performance, engagement, and innovation. As a certified SAFe® Practitioner and Lean Green Belt Champion, I’ve built diverse, inclusive, high-performing cultures through agile adoption, leadership coaching, and strategic workforce planning. My EQ-i 2.0 score of 116 reflects my commitment to emotionally intelligent leadership.

I’ve led award-winning teams, launched enterprise learning frameworks, and acted as a trusted advisor to executives—always with a people-first mindset. Passionate about building aspirational workplaces, I thrive on empowering teams and modernizing operations to reflect brand values and excellence.

• Built and led the enterprise People Development function • Spearheaded Agile transformation and scaled DevOps practices, enhancing operational efficiency and cross-functional collaboration for 100+ staff 
• Designed and launched a division-wide L&D framework, accelerating leadership readiness and career mobility
• Delivered coaching and mentoring to 100+ employees, resulting in 25% promotion rate into leadership roles
• Talent Strategy and Workforce Development
• Onboarding, Offboarding and Talent Operations
• Organizational Effectivenes and Culture 
• Governance and Finiancial/Strategic Alignment
• Talent Analytics, KPIs and Measurement
• Acted as strategic advisor in executive briefings, budget planning, and workforce transformation

York St. John University

Master of Business Administration - MBA (high merit)

Grade: High merit

Dissertation: “The Impact of AI-Augmented Management Decision-Making in Recruitment” Four core taught modules:

• The Essence of Leadership
• Building and Leading High Performing Teams
• Coaching and Mentoring Skills for Success
• Successful Strategic Thinking