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Nathalie Rooth

Business Leader | Transformation Executive
Viernheim

Summary

A dynamic and charismatic leader with over 25 years of experience in global business management and transformation . Excels in achieving complex and cross-functional business goals , all while fostering a high-performance culture within organizations.


Specializing in enabling , empowering , and energizing teams , I foster a winning culture that drives long-term sustainable growth . My track record includes achieving ambitious business goals by deploying best business practices and creating win-win situations . Consistently delivering increased business revenue and profit through robust key account and operational management strategies , I ensure maximum customer satisfaction .


Strengths include building and sustaining positive relationships at all levels, working collaboratively to achieve shared objectives. Extensive experience across both public and private sectors has led to successful service delivery for global clients, with a focus on Managed Services in IT and Space services .

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

General Manager

Serco Services GmbH
2017.10 - 8 2023
  • Oversaw strategic P&L management of Space and IT Services operations across Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain, leading a team of over 450 professionals and driving annual revenues in excess of €60 million .
  • Leverage extensive leadership acumen to steer business engagements with global and domestic space agencies , as well as key European institutions.
  • Drove year-over-year business growth , spearheading a comprehensive transformation that encompassed operational processes, strategic development , technology adaptation and digitalization and forward-looking planning.
  • Drove business improvement , resulting in elevated employee and customer satisfaction , strong customer retention , and secured new customer wins.
  • Directed organization's financial health , establishing budgets and optimizing expenditures to ensure fiscal stability , and foster sustained organizational growth and profitability.
  • Cultivated and maintained outstanding customer relationships by strategically developing key accounts.
  • Executed integration of acquired space company Sapienza Group , coordinating a diverse team of 130+ employees spread across six countries
  • Cultivated and maintained outstanding customer relationships by strategically developing key accounts end ensuring regular communication , timely project delivery , and high-quality services .

Transformation Lead

DXC Technology, EMEA Application & Business Services
1 2017 - 9 2017
    • Forged strategic coherence within the Key Account management and delivery teams, overseeing a major international Key Account with a Total Contract Value (TCV) exceeding $500 million in the financial sector.
    • Developed and implemented strategic Account improvement plans , aimed at eliminating the Application Development backlog, streamlining the technical transition from transferred employees to incumbent DXC staff, and promoting a unified culture within the Account team, inclusive of newly integrated personnel.
    • Developed data-driven business insights to inform strategic decisions and drive growth.
    • Coordinated stakeholder involvement throughout transformation projects to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives .

Application Services Lead & Program Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise/DXC, EMEA
2 2016 - 4 2017
  • Ensured steadfast leadership of HPE's HR Business Process Services (BPS) and SAP implementation Program for Austrian customer subsidiary, concurrently serving as Application Management Services (AMS) Lead and Program Manager for a prominent international client (TCV > $500M) within financial services industry.
  • Enabled prompt de-escalation through improvement of trust and strategic relationship by managing and strengthening customer relations for HPE with Austrian customer subsidiary
  • Achieved a monthly run rate reduction of €250K within a span of two months by migrating service delivery operations from Austria and Germany to Best Shore Delivery centers located in Poland and Slovakia.
  • Spearheaded innovative problem-solving techniques that addressed challenges head-on , resulting in effective resolution measures.
  • HPE European Women Leadership council - Vice President (2016-2017)

Governance & Business Operations Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, EMEA
2014.08 - 2016.02
  • Successfully facilitated standardization and automation of Application Services across EMEA Regional Delivery organization, which comprises approximately 12,000 employees .
  • Initiated and conceptualized the ABS EMEA Service Innovation Program , developing intellectual property for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), such as new service solutions, processes, or technologies adding value to HPE's offerings. The Program contribute to shaping HPE's ABS service landscape and drove innovation through intellectual property.
  • Led establishment of a global Service Delivery Engineering (SDE) business operations team, implementing robust governance and streamlined reporting processes across SDE. These initiatives effectively supported the achievement of key business targets.
  • Mitigated risks through meticulous planning and proactive identification of potential issues in operations .

Governance & Business Operations Manager

Hewlett Packard, EMEA
2012.03 - 2013.07
  • Collaborated with Account Service Executive to efficiently manage large-scale global telecommunications account, overseeing approximately 900 global headcount and an annual revenue of approximately $63 million.
  • Handled commercial issue resolution for Account Team .
  • Coordinated achievement of FY2013 budget for ABS Delivery Tower.
  • Successfully implemented the ABS Future Mode Operations SLA risk reduction initiative .
  • Reduced costs and increased savings by 10% ($1.8M Operating profit improvement in FY 2013) by devising and applying best strategies as well as steering ABS Global Delivery Centre activities
  • Achieved a 10% reduction in costs and increased Operating profit by $1.8 million through improvements during FY 2013. This was accomplished through strategic planning, effective implementation of best practices, and proactive management of ABS Global Delivery Centre activities.
  • Devised and implemented comprehensive service penalty strategy , focusing on avoidance, mitigation, and removal . As a result, we achieved a 74% reduction in Service Credit Allocation and optimized performance, leading to $2.7 million in accrual avoidance .

Workforce Management, Migration & Training Manager

Hewlett Packard, EMEA
2010.11 - 2012.03
  • Effectively managed the EMEA dispersed EMEA BAS Operations RMTT team of 12 members , ensuring the delivery of expected outcomes and targeted objectives across workforce migration , L&D function for BAS (mandatory training curricula), and resource management supervision.
  • Facilitated cross-functional training sessions , fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual support , which strengthened interdepartmental communication and collaboration.

Applications Best Shoring Program manager

Hewlett Packard
2009.10 - 2010.11
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders , ensuring support for program initiatives across HPE Western Europe impacting a total of 2000 employees.
  • Leveraged and developed technology tools for enhanced complex project tracking, reporting, and information sharing among team members.
  • Led change management efforts, supporting staff through transitions, redeployment and promoting buy-in for new initiatives.

Project/ Program Manager

Hewlett Packard
2001.01 - 2009.10

Account Support Team Lead

Hewlett Packard
1999.01 - 2001.01

Messaging support services Engineer

Hewlett Packard
1998.01 - 1999.01

Education

Serco Oxford Advanced Leadership Programme - Business Administration And Management

Said Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford
2022.06 - 2022.05

St. Gallen CEO Program - Business Administration And Management

SGMI Management Institute
St Gallen
2021.08 - 2021.11

Serco Oxford Management Program -

Said Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford
2018.06 - 2018.06

Project Management -

Project Management Institute
Hamburg
2011.01 - 2011.05

Skills

Global Management

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Accomplishments

HPE EMEA ABS (Application & Business Services) Organization - Pioneered and executed Global Innovation Program:

  • Established a business-as-usual (BAU) innovation function.
  • Robust Program: Offered incentives and specialist coaching to participants - boosting employee engagement
    Facilitated end-to-end incubation of grassroots ideas, leading to innovations and intellectual property (IP) creation.
  • Addressed individual Key Account questions and issues, fostering a “global think tank” approach for resolution and optimization


Successfully implemented a Global Best Shoring program:

  • Qualitatively migrating service delivery work to low-cost locations, impacting 4,000 employees globally.
  • Increased customer satisfaction and enhanced business profitability.


Effectively managed escalations across HP EMEA's ABS Accounts:

  • Driving Go-2Green and transformation plans across international account leadership and delivery teams.
  • Successfully recovered key accounts in critical areas, including customer satisfaction, account profitability, delivery quality , and sustainability.


Serco Services GmbH - Transformed business into a sustainable and thriving organization:

  • 30% year-over-year growth with continuously improved net profit margin.
  • Positioned the business as a leader in managed services within the European Space industry.
  • Secured a significant new business win: Flight Operations Segment Services (FOS) for the EU’s Earth Observation Program, Copernicus, Sentinel missions.
  • Demonstrated a global capability approach by winning the first-ever Serco Group Cross Regional and Cross Divisional bid. This achievement involved effective collaboration between local customer management and remote delivery teams


Sponsored Serco's Europe-wide D&I Strategy:

  • Developed and launched a cross-country D&I framework, aligning it with business goals and emphasizing cultural competence, employee engagement, and measurable outcomes.
  • Implemented Bias-Reduction Training for 1000+ employees, addressing unconscious bias and promoting inclusive behaviors.
  • Established Local Country D&I Networks : Pioneered D&I employee resource groups (ERGs) across European offices, empowering ERGs to drive initiatives related to gender, ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, and generational diversity.
  • Collaborated with Recruitment for Diverse Hiring : Partnered with talent acquisition teams to create targeted recruitment strategies.
  • Set Performance Metrics for D&I Initiatives : Developed KPIs to measure the impact of D&I efforts, regularly assessing progress and adjusting strategies based on data-driven insights.

Leadership Style

  • Visionary : Shared understanding of goals and direction.
  • Consultative : Employees actively involved in decision-making.
  • Coaching : Fostering trust and self-improvement.
  • Democratic : Collaborative, driving autonomy and sustainability

Professional Preference

  • Transformational Activities : Driving sustainable success across organizations.
  • Consultative Support : Advising internally and externally for improvement, new service development, and sales.
  • Cultural Impact : Building resilient organizations with a strong sense of ownership.
  • Innovation : Enabling ecosystems to deliver results, from grassroots ideas to specific customer problem resolution.
  • Strategic Alignment : Creating cross-organizational momentum and buy-in.

Timeline

Serco Oxford Advanced Leadership Programme - Business Administration And Management

Said Business School, University of Oxford
2022.06 - 2022.05

St. Gallen CEO Program - Business Administration And Management

SGMI Management Institute
2021.08 - 2021.11

Serco Oxford Management Program -

Said Business School, University of Oxford
2018.06 - 2018.06

General Manager

Serco Services GmbH
2017.10 - 8 2023

Governance & Business Operations Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, EMEA
2014.08 - 2016.02

Governance & Business Operations Manager

Hewlett Packard, EMEA
2012.03 - 2013.07

Project Management -

Project Management Institute
2011.01 - 2011.05

Workforce Management, Migration & Training Manager

Hewlett Packard, EMEA
2010.11 - 2012.03

Applications Best Shoring Program manager

Hewlett Packard
2009.10 - 2010.11

Project/ Program Manager

Hewlett Packard
2001.01 - 2009.10

Account Support Team Lead

Hewlett Packard
1999.01 - 2001.01

Messaging support services Engineer

Hewlett Packard
1998.01 - 1999.01

Transformation Lead

DXC Technology, EMEA Application & Business Services
1 2017 - 9 2017

Application Services Lead & Program Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise/DXC, EMEA
2 2016 - 4 2017
Nathalie RoothBusiness Leader | Transformation Executive