Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos · Remote

• As a guest lecturer for MIT xPRO’s Quantum Computing: Strategy and Impact course, Steve Suarez delivers practical guidance on integrating quantum computing into enterprise strategy. His sessions outline a six-step framework that helps leaders assess why quantum matters now, secure executive sponsorship, set appropriate strategies, and mobilize their organizations.
• He emphasizes experimentation, learning, and iteration as critical phases before scaling quantum initiatives, all while underscoring the importance of building quantum literacy across the enterprise. Steve’s approach ensures participants can strategically navigate the opportunities and threats posed by this transformative technology.

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Hybrid

• Navigate quantum innovation: The index for comparing the quantum readiness of enterprises globally. https://thequantumindex.com/

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · City Of London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• As a Senior Advisor to Mitsubishi Corporation’s London branch, I guide the company in harnessing emerging technologies like Quantum Computing, AI, and Cybersecurity to drive innovation and competitive advantage. My focus is on identifying and implementing cutting-edge solutions that keep Mitsubishi at the forefront of technological advancements. By aligning these emerging technologies with the company's strategic objectives, I help ensure long-term success in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

Jan 2024 – Mar 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• QuEra is paving the way
• QuEra’s technology is built on large-scale arrays of atoms, laser-cooled to microkelvin temperatures and held in vacuum by movable laser tweezers. These atoms serve as the memory banks for scalable quantum computing with ultrafast, high-fidelity gates, and a clear technology roadmap to millions of qubits. Users can access this technology today on the cloud, running quantum algorithms of their own design on our continuously maintained hardware using QuEra’s first-generation machine, Aquila, a 256-qubit Quantum Processor available on Amazon Braket.

Jan 2024 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Reimagining customer service

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Strategic Innovation Consultancy - Fueling Growth Through Strategic Innovation
• Welcome to HorizonX Innovation, your partner in revolutionizing possibilities. As a consulting company, we specialize in guiding organizations towards inventive horizons. Our mission is to ignite innovative thinking, navigate complex challenges, and drive meaningful transformation. With HorizonX, the future of innovation is within your reach.

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

Jul 2023 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · London, England, United Kingdom

• Proven track record of driving business generation through valuable insights, establishing credibility with clients, and actively participating in proposal development while contributing to content creation and showcasing additional expertise.
• Adept at enhancing case delivery efficiency by leveraging deep industry knowledge, trends, and competitor analysis and actively engaging with case teams to implement industry best practices and execution experience, resulting in strengthened client relationships and trusted executive partnerships.

May 2022 – May 2023 · 1 yr · Miami, Florida, United States

• The Metaverse and world of NFTs has just taken another step forward.
• FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ORIGIN Metaverse, the virtual real estate marketplace that's streamlining metaverse real estate NFT transactions, is pleased to announce the addition of Steve Suarez to their team.
• ORIGIN Metaverse Chief Advisor Steve Suarez
• Suarez, an executive with over thirty years of experience in the finance and tech world has experience in emerging technologies in Web3, Blockchain, Quantum Computing and Metaverse. Educated at Stanford and MIT, building on his innovation and design thinking skills, he has developed a reputation as a leader in global enterprise-wide initiatives that streamline operations. Suarez, Head of Innovation Global Functions at HSBC, currently serves as board advisor to other technology companies

Apr 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

• TechPassport gets you moving in days, not weeks, accelerating NDA and POC engagement. Suppliers and startups get a fast, simple way to sell their products into banks. Banks have an exclusive marketplace to shop for products and great suppliers. All contract negotiations happen using our collaboration tool.

Aug 2021 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

Jul 2021 – Sep 2021 · 2 mos

Sep 2020 – Jul 2021 · 10 mos

Jun 2015 – Sep 2020 · 5 yrs 3 mos

• Responsible for mobilising and managing the Global leadership team for Risk Transformation, Business Architecture, Data Transformation, Cloud Services and the Risk Innovation community across the function
• Lead the build out and implementation of the Global Transformation/Innovation Community to increase the use of digital tools and technologies across the bank.
• Responsible for both the strategy and execution of the Global Risk Innovation Programme and upskilling the Global Risk Community, which has included but not limited to:
• Mobilised 387 Innovation Champions as a volunteer network to drive the innovation programme across the organization
• Deployed an idea crowdsourcing platform “IdeaHub” that has generated over 500 idea submissions, producing 56 production implementations to deliver real value to Global Risk and the bank
• Partnered with Google to develop an accreditation cloud programme for Business practitioners through the MyLearning platform, allowing HSBC colleagues free access while charging the market $150 per user
• Launched the Risk Nanodegree, a one-year programme on Digital Transformation, Technology and Innovation, which graduated over 835 colleagues in Risk and across the group. The same platform has been replicated and rolled out to Compliance and due to be launched soon for Finance.

Jan 2013 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Globally mobilised the Global Standards Regional Execution Leads and key change resources like the Programme Director for Customer Due Diligence

Sep 2009 – Jan 2013 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• ● Accountable for leading the Europe Change Delivery organization within 22 countries and over 450 FTE between France, Germany, Turkey, Malta, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
• ● Enabled all Global Businesses and Functions to create and implement their blueprints within all markets and found large savings in both FTE and cost without increase the Operational Risk of those entities.
• ● Successfully created an offshore utility in Krakow, Poland to support the Change Delivery needs in the small European countries to support mergers, acquisitions and regulatory programmes like FATCA.
• ● Sponsored the, “Understanding the Programme Management Framework” course and “Managing Regulatory Change” that was deployed Globally at HSBC to everyone in Change Management and other functions
• ● Responsible for the creation of the Technology & Services runbook for the simulation of a future exit of Greece from the Euro.
• ● Responsible for mobilizing change resources and driving quality for all mergers and acquisitions activity across Europe
• ● Worked with senior management executives and programme team to create a Commercial Management Business in Switzerland for HSBC and deploying system to manage this for just under $2m. This programme recognized internally and won the Platinum League winner. (An HSBC internal award to recognized programme execution)
• ● Kicked off the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) programme, a European Union initiative to simplify bank transfers denominated in Euro

Jan 2004 – Aug 2009 · 5 yrs 7 mos

• ● Delivered 2007 Flagship initiatives for CML Servicing such as Ring Fence, MortgageServ PL$$, UGI 2nd Lien Insurance and Triad Phase 1 & 2 for a combined return on investment of over $34 Million.
• ● Chair the Bi-Weekly Technology Executive Review meeting with CML Executive management team to communicate the scope, schedule, and cost of all programs and projects in the Servicing portfolio.
• ● Achieved process efficiencies in project management and executive dashboard reporting through the implementation of new estimation processes that reduced estimation from 30 days to less than 10 days, a 300% increase in efficiency.
• ● Successfully manage the complete project portfolio for Servicing Operations and/or Collections/Default Operations implementing an average 25 to 30 enterprise projects and over 400 Rapid Application Development projects per year.
• ● Developed and manage the resource allocation plan for all CML Servicing to ensure effective use of both onshore and offshore technical resources.

Jun 2021 – Jun 2023 · 2 yrs · London, England, United Kingdom

Feb 2021 – Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France

Jul 2001 – Jan 2004 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• ● Successfully introduced and implemented offshore development with multiple vendors. A cost savings of $9 Million dollars a year.
• ● Successfully designed, developed, implemented and managed the entire Program Management Office (PMO). A cost savings of over $5.5 Million dollars in Project Management per year.
• ● Accountable for managing the organizations portfolio of projects, PMO dashboard, the departmental budget and deploying PMI standards to all projects
• ● Created an architecture group consisting of Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Java, C++, VB, Delphi and Clarify developers who architected and developed all technical specifications and standards for all onshore and offshore development.
• ● Designed and deployed Roadside Assistance product, a new revenue stream for the organization. Co-developed the point of purchase material for the launch of Roadside in 1800 Wal-Mart stores
• ● Effectively launched the new product release of TracFone’s “Amigo” phone that involved introducing a new Nokia handset into the Hispanic market with capabilities to call Mexico as a local market. Developed the POS and POP material for the market launch.
• ● Managed the new look- and- feel for the TracFone website and worked on initiatives such as personalization, shopping cart, refer-a-friend, promo-codes, and the design of a “My Account” section.
• ● Managed the implementation of a point-of-sale transaction system to monitor real time transactions with vendors such as Wal-Mart, Amazon.com, Kmart, and Lowes.
• ● Responsible for the integration of Witness E-Quailty Balance software for a call center monitoring 600 representatives, which supported 2 million active customers. The integration included the installation of a (CTI) Telephony Server, SQL, and E-Quailty Balance to the PBX and corporate LAN.

Dec 1999 – Jul 2001 · 1 yr 7 mos · Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• ● Responsible for developing methodology of all Visualcom’s Business-to-Business, Business-to-consumer and custom application engagements
• ● Responsible for managing the PMO department and training Project Managers and their teams, consisting of a business analyst, functional, technical, design, and Internet Marketing consultants.
• ● Lead client meetings to help gather web functional requirements and brainstorming for strategies, Internet marketing campaigns, strategic alliances, and design concepts.
• ● Responsible for setting terms and conditions of web implementation contracts and negotiating final prices for companies such as Disney, FedEx Latin America, Jagnotes, and Telefonica.
• ● Generated $850,000 in new and repeat business for Visualcom by helping to develop strategic alliances and relationships with companies like Hewlett Packard, Screaming Media, and Vignette

Jan 1994 – Nov 1999 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• ● Developed and implemented international sales strategies for the Caribbean, Central and South America with successful results.
• ● Responsible for managing six direct reports, training and helping them achieve service and sales quotas for their respective countries in Latin America.
• ● Assisted in successfully implementing and improving point of purchase materials in Chile, Argentina and Puerto Rico.
• ● Worked closely with an international advertising agency in Chile to effectively introduce the ClosetMaid brand into new markets.
• ● Responsible for building new store set for Home Depot all throughout Latin America with country Managers and third party consultants.

Oct 1991 – Nov 1994 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Fort Riley, Kansas

• 1st Infantry Division, 1st Engineer Battalion, 12 Bravo Combat Engineer
• Participated in REFORGER simulation exercises with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces as a Computer Specialist providing logistics intelligence to units in the field. Frankfurt, Germany 1992
• Air Assault School Graduate May 1993, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Qualified to conduct airmobile and air assault helicopter operations, to include aircraft orientation, slingload operations, proper rappelling techniques and fast-rope techniques
• Awarded the BIG RED ONE CHAPTER Scholarship by Major General William W. Hartzog
• Honourable Discharged Veteran, awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, 2 Army Achievement Medals, Expert Marksmen, and the Schützenschnur. German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency