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Ricardo Russo

@ricardorusso

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Analytics Governance and BI Transformation Lead driving scalable, governed enterprise analytics.

Portugal

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a senior analytics role leading BI transformation and governance in a collaborative, cross-regional environment focused on scalability, performance, and stakeholder adoption.

I am an Analytics Governance and BI Transformation Lead with extensive experience coordinating cross-regional analytics initiatives across Europe and Brazil, aligning business and technical teams to ensure governance, scalability, and performance of enterprise analytics solutions. I combine a strategic mindset with hands-on technical expertise in SAP Analytics Cloud, BW/4HANA, Datasphere and Power BI to lead large-scale migrations, standardize KPIs, and improve BI adoption.

I have led BI transformations from federated to hub-and-spoke models, optimized high-scale data models (including a 6-billion record dataset), and built cross-functional teams and governance frameworks that improve performance and user experience. I promote continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and clear stakeholder communication to deliver measurable analytics outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Analytics Senior Consultant

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Norsk Hydro

Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Lead governance and coordination of enterprise analytics across Europe and Brazil, defining governance frameworks and standardizing KPIs while managing migrations, testing, and performance optimization for SAP Analytics Cloud and BW/4HANA environments.

SAP Analytics Cloud Datasphere Data Visualization Governance Performance Optimization

Analytics Senior Consultant

Richemont

Mar 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 8 months)

Led APAC and Europe rollouts of SAP BW and SAP Analytics Cloud templates for Richemont brands, managing a 3-person data platforms team, conducting gap analyses, and providing L3 support during deployments.

SAP Analytics Cloud Project Management Team Leadership Gap Analysis L3 Support Training

SAP BI Functional Senior Consultant

Hugo Boss

Feb 2019 - Feb 2022 (3 years)

Combined project management and BW backend expertise to optimize a 6-billion record historical data model, integrate SAP Analytics Cloud with DWH infrastructure, and lead an analytics team in Agile 3-week release cycles.

SAP Analytics Cloud Performance Optimization Agile Team Leadership Data Modelling Stakeholder Management Release Management

SAP BI Senior Consultant

ODKAS Consulting

Oct 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 2 months)

Delivered SAP BO reporting, BW4HANA implementations and Power BI/Powertools training for Oil & Gas and manufacturing clients, supporting S/4HANA greenfield projects and applying Agile methodologies.

BW4HANA SAP HANA Studio Power BI BW Implementation Training Delivery Agile Methodology

Senior Project Manager

Deutsche Bank

Mar 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year 6 months)

Managed 8 workstreams and multiple suppliers delivering DWH 2.0 projects using Oracle, PowerCenter and SAS, driving supplier coordination, stakeholder leadership, and Power BI adoption for faster business outcomes.

Oracle PowerCenter SAS Power BI Waterfall Project Management Stakeholder Management DWH

Senior Business Analyst

Novo Banco

Mar 2011 - Mar 2016 (5 years)

Owned corporate datawarehouse applications for client profitability and budgeting, led QA and ITIL-based service management, and implemented SAP BPC budgeting solutions that reduced report times significantly.

SAP BPC SQL SSIS ITIL & QA

Senior Consultant

Deloitte

Sep 2007 - Feb 2011 (3 years 5 months)

Progressed from uCi Analyst to Project Manager delivering SAP BI, Oracle eBS and reconciliation solutions across banking, insurance and public sector clients, leading multicultural teams and on-time project delivery.

EBS Project Management Risk Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Management and Engineering

2002 - 2007

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management and Engineering completed at ISCTE-IUL with studies from Sept 2002 to Sept 2007.

Tallinn University of Technology

Erasmus Exchange Program, Exchange studies in Quality Management and International Business

2006 - 2006

Erasmus exchange program coursework in Quality Management, Sustainable/Cleaner Production, International Business, and related subjects (Aug 2006–Nov 2006).