Santi Malinowski

Enterprise Transformation Leader with a background in engineering, organizational transformation and leadership dynamics. Over the past decade has helped multinational organizations redesign operating models, scale cross-functional product teams and align leadership around strategic change. Work focuses on unlocking organizational alignment in complex environments, enabling companies to improve productivity, accelerate time-to-market and foster collaboration across teams and countries.

Has led transformation initiatives with companies such as Inditex, Zurich, Eurofragance and Sunweb, working closely with CEOs, CTOs and executive leadership teams.

Enterprise Transformation Consultant at MandarinaTeam (2019-01 – Present)

Leading transformation initiatives across multinational organizations focusing on operating model redesign, leadership alignment and organizational agility.

• Leading transformation initiatives across multinational organizations focusing on operating model redesign, leadership alignment and organizational agility.

Enterprise Transformation Lead at Sunweb Group (2019-01 – Present)

Led enterprise transformation at Sunweb Group, scaling improvements from two teams to the entire IT organization and later the full company under CEO sponsorship.

• Initially hired to support two teams and later expanded responsibility to coordinate multiple international teams.
• Worked with CTO and CEO to scale new collaboration and delivery practices across the organization.
• Established a transformation team and enabled company-wide alignment around shared objectives and transparency.

Operating Model Transformation Lead at Eurofragance (2019-01 – Present)

Redesigned the operating model of Eurofragance creative centers, shifting from individual perfumer workflows to cross-functional product teams.

• Redesigned creative center structure around customer-focused product lines.
• Built cross-functional teams integrating perfumers and laboratory technicians.
• Increased productivity from 0.4% to 21%, significantly reducing product development cycles.
• Successful pilot expanded to 10 global creative centers.

Agile Transformation Program Lead at Paradigma Digital (2017-01 – 2019-12)

Led and supported enterprise agile transformations across large organizations including Inditex and VidaCaixa.

• Led and supported enterprise agile transformations across large organizations including Inditex and VidaCaixa.

Technology Transformation Consultant at Inditex (2017-01 – 2019-12)

Contributed to the large-scale technology transformation of Inditex, supporting the creation and stabilization of new value-stream teams within a 3500-engineer organization.

• Supported transformation of a 3500-engineer technology organization working alongside McKinsey consultants.
• Helped stabilize newly created value-stream teams and coached product owners, scrum masters and engineering teams.

Enterprise Agile Transformation Lead at VidaCaixa (2017-01 – 2019-12)

Led agile adoption within the insurance division of CaixaBank.

• Led agile adoption within the insurance division of CaixaBank.
• Helped unblock delivery of a critical project linked to regulatory requirements.

Cross-Department Collaboration Consultant at Asus

Improved cross-department collaboration at Asus, eliminating internal competition between departments and significantly reducing promotional infrastructure costs.

• Improved cross-department collaboration at Asus, eliminating internal competition between departments and significantly reducing promotional infrastructure costs.

CTO / Technology Lead at Centro Bonanova (1998-01 – Present)

Responsible for the evolution of the organization's technology infrastructure supporting clinical operations at this private mental health center.

• Led five ERP migrations and continuous modernization of systems.
• Managed cybersecurity and successfully mitigated multiple cyber attacks.
• Enabled teleworking during COVID ensuring operational continuity.
• Supported expansion to multiple locations through scalable IT infrastructure.

Degree in Physics – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Degree in Computer Engineering – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

MBA in Business Administration

Certificate in Facilitation & Eldership – IIFACE

Master in Agile Methods – La Salle University

Certificate in Power Intelligence Coach – Diamond Leadership Institute

Certificate in Process Work oriented psychology – CTCH

MBA in Leadership & Transformation