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Leonardo Calil

@leonardocalil

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Operations leader who scales global business operations, reduces costs, and deploys AI-driven workflows.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior operations role where I can drive cost savings, scale global operations, deploy GenAI automation, and lead cross-functional teams in high-growth environments.

I am an operations leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling business operations across Finance, Engineering, Legal, and IT for global organizations.

At a US-headquartered gaming startup I owned a $1.2M+ annual IT & Operations budget, delivered $250K in cumulative OpEx savings, and kept spend 14% below target across consecutive fiscal years through vendor consolidation and contract renegotiation.

I led cross-border initiatives including closing four international offices without disruption, deploying AI automation to cut legal review cycles, and architecting a Jira Service Management ecosystem that reduced manual IT ticket volume and scaled support for 150+ agents.

I also bring deep procurement and vendor management experience from large enterprises, having managed multi‑million renewals and network procurements, redesigned contract lifecycle processes, and implemented automated ITAM/SAM solutions with high audit adoption.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Operations Lead

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Wildlife Studios

Aug 2022 - Present (3 years 7 months)

Led Product & Strategy operations for a US-headquartered gaming startup, delivering $250K in OpEx savings on a $1.2M+ budget and closing four international offices with zero business disruption while deploying AI automation to cut legal review cycles.

Operational Strategy Contract Management

Senior Strategic Sourcing Partner

Rede Globo

Jul 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 6 months)

Managed R$90M+ SaaS renewals and directed a R$30M+ cloud modernization program across the corporate group, redesigning contract lifecycle processes to reduce time-to-close and scale vendor onboarding for 20,000+ employees.

Strategic Sourcing Cloud Modernization Contract Lifecycle Management Vendor Onboarding Stakeholder Management Commercial Negotiation Program Delivery

Senior Infrastructure Procurement

TIM Brasil

Jun 2012 - Jun 2019 (7 years)

Led procurement for a R$300M+ 5G network expansion, negotiated multi-million-dollar contracts with Ericsson, Nokia, and Huawei, and ensured 100% alignment between engineering requirements and commercial delivery.

Procurement Supplier Management Contract Negotiation SLA Management