Pierpaolo Zara โ Co-Founder
What happens when the career you built for decades disappears overnight? You find out who you really are. And what you're actually worth. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ - ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. ๐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐, ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ'๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต ๐ข ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด. Maybe you were restructured out after years of commitment. Maybe you're stuck in a role that no longer reflects what you're capable of. Maybe you're quietly wondering whether going back to corporate is even what you want any more. I've been exactly where you are. After 30 years in financial services โ leading portfolios, PMOs, and large-scale transformations across Europe โ I was made redundant at 54. One day I was managing CHF 200 million in front of senior executives. The next, I couldn't get a callback. Nine months of rejection, silence, and self-doubt followed. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ. Within months of launching, I reached Top 20 in Project Management worldwide on LinkedIn. Not through shortcuts. Through clarity, consistency, and a system that works. Today, through AIDVANCE, I help experienced professionals do three things: 1) ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ โ on who you are professionally, beyond the job title and the CV. Your identity, your story, your real value. 2) ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ โ so the right opportunities come to you. A rebuilt narrative, a LinkedIn presence that actually works, and a strategy that matches your ambition. 3) ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ toward what's next. Whether that's a senior role that reflects your true worth, or an independent practice built on your decades of expertise. What this looks like in practice: โ Career reinvention and positioning โ LinkedIn authority building โ Independent practice design I don't do motivation speeches,I build systems. ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐. My PMO background means I think in frameworks and outcomes, not fluff. And I integrate AI practically โ not to replace what you know, but to amplify it. If you're rethinking your career trajectory, or whether your experience still converts into something meaningful โ you're in the right place. The next chapter doesn't write itself. But it doesn't have to be written alone. ๐ Start here: https://subscribepage.io/AIDVANCE_Home Or click my feature.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Fintech and Project Management with a strong focus on AI integration.
Experience: 19 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Project Management Office (pmo)
- Leadership Development
- Project Portfolio Management
- Governance
- Program Management
- It Service Management
- Pmo Set-up
- Data Analysis
- Risk Management
Career Highlights
- Top 20 in Project Management worldwide on LinkedIn
- 30 years in financial services leadership
- Expert in career reinvention and positioning
Work Experience
AIdvance
Founder (11 mos)
UBS
GCRG Operating & Portfolio Management - Director (1 yr 7 mos)
Credit Suisse
Head of Change Compliance Portfolio - Vice President (1 yr)
IT COO deputy Lead - Vice President (2 yrs 8 mos)
Global IT Portfolio Management Office Lead - Vice President (8 yrs 9 mos)
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
IT Program Management Office Lead (1 yr 4 mos)
Fortis Bank
Head of PMO (1 yr 3 mos)
Clerical Medical
Program Management Office Lead (2 yrs 4 mos)
HBOS
Program Management Office Lead (3 yrs 11 mos)
Alitalia Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA
Business Management Consultant (1 yr 10 mos)
RAS Cost Consultants
Sales Accountant & Financial Reporting Accountant (5 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Economia e Commercio Internazionale at Universitร Ca'โ Foscari Venezia
