Catalina Lopera

Led global benefits, mobility and workplace strategy during expansion from ~15 to 300+ employees across multiple regions, delivering compliant, cost-effective programs and sustaining strong eNPS across 280+ distributed staff.

Built foundational People Operations workflows and digital workplace tooling to enable global collaboration and scalable recruitment, onboarding and governance during rapid international growth.

Coordinated strategic projects and implemented operational structures for the Creative team to support scaling and global expansion readiness.

Consulted to early-stage startups on growth, operational planning and go-to-market readiness to improve investor readiness and scale-up execution.

Managed office operations and marketing initiatives to support organizational efficiency and communications during a multi-year role.

Led social strategy for City of Sydney projects, delivering targeted communications and engagement across civic initiatives.

Managed the Cultural Enquiry program, overseeing operations, curriculum coordination and stakeholder engagement to support academic delivery.

Co-founded and led company operations, overseeing strategy, business development and management across functions for four years.

Supported international relations initiatives to facilitate commerce and integration between Colombia and China through stakeholder engagement and program coordination.

Completed a Change Leadership Certificate focused on leading and managing change initiatives.

Completed a Master of Cultural Studies, exploring cultural theory and research methods.

Achieved Project Management Professional (PMP) certification demonstrating project management competence.

Completed a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Finance covering finance principles and corporate financial management.

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Business with foundational studies in global commerce and management.