MARCO PAIM
@marcopaim
Experienced project manager specializing in IaaS, cloud migrations, and technical delivery.
What I'm looking for
I am an experienced Project Manager with a strong technical background and 20+ years delivering IT infrastructure and IaaS projects across North America, Latin America, EMEA, and Asia.
Throughout my career at IBM and Kyndryl, I led large-scale decommissions, cloud data migrations, and global delivery teams, managing programs with 80+ people and over 15 projects per quarter.
I have hands-on experience with Workday for HR processes, Jira for agile delivery, and multiple lifecycle and CLM tools, and I earned over 30 IBM badges including Project Manager and Agile Achiever.
I mentor and teach test management and project leadership, and I focus on driving measurable results, cost reduction, and improved operational efficiency for clients and global teams.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Project Manager
GFT Technologies
Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 (2 months)
Led planning and execution for Phase 1 of an Open Finance implementation, assembled and onboarded a 15-person cross-functional team, designed Jira artifact structure, managed backlog and sprints, and coordinated a war-room delivery to the Central Bank.
Lead Project Management Advisor
Kyndryl
Sep 2021 - Nov 2024 (3 years 2 months)
Led large-scale IaaS and data migration programs with 80+ team members across North America, LATAM, EMEA and Asia, managed 15+ projects per quarter, and optimized data center operations to reclaim capacity under budget within one year.
Advisory Project Manager
Kyndryl
Jun 2018 - Sep 2021 (3 years 3 months)
Managed decommissioning and network migration projects, mentored local and offshore teams, and reorganized a North American account's data equipment to a European account within one year, improving cost allocation and data accuracy.
Led Global Test Organization initiatives across multiple regions, implemented Collaborative Lifecycle Management, established new test methodology and tools in six months, and delivered efficiency and cost savings within a year.
Planned and developed functional and non-functional test cases for global test projects, evaluated requirements for testability, and led test execution, reporting, and interpretation across regions.
Supported billing mediation platform projects for telecom clients, improved procedures and built a Java automation tool to streamline processing of usage detail records.
Entrepreneur
Outdoor Life & Sports
Mar 2004 - Apr 2007 (3 years 1 month)
Founded and operated an outdoor retail business, handling operations, sales, and customer service from 2004 to 2007.
Production Support Specialist
Unilever
Sep 2002 - Feb 2004 (1 year 5 months)
Provided production support for enterprise systems, ensuring operational stability and resolving incidents from 2002 to 2004.
Support Analyst
AT&T
Jul 2000 - Nov 2001 (1 year 4 months)
Contributed to LATAM backbone implementation and support activities, earning a team achievement award for participation in 2000 initiatives.
Support Analyst
Omint
Feb 1994 - Jul 2000 (6 years 5 months)
Provided support analyst services from 1994 to 2000, maintaining systems and resolving user issues for the organization.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Stafford House International
Certificate, Project Management
2019 - 2019
Completed a Project Management Professional Certificate program in San Diego focused on project management fundamentals and best practices.
International Scrum Institute
Scrum Master Certified (SMC), Agile / Scrum
2017 - 2017
Earned Scrum Master certification demonstrating knowledge of Scrum practices and facilitation techniques.
EXIN
ITIL v3 Foundation, IT Service Management
2017 - 2017
Completed ITIL v3 Foundation certification covering IT service management principles and processes.
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Graduate Studies, Systems Analysis
2000 - 2000
Activities and societies: Delivered lectures and workshops on test management and project leadership at Etecs, Fatecs, and Mackenzie University.
Completed graduate studies in Systems Analysis focusing on systems design and analysis methodologies.
Universidade Ibirapuera
Bachelor's in Data Processing, Data Processing
1997 - 1997
Completed a Bachelor's degree in Data Processing covering programming, databases, and information systems.
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