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Chantell Collins, MBA

Delivery & operational excellence leader Global platforms, professional services, & fintech
€1M+ AI PoC

Six-month agentic AI initiative inside regulated industry, aligning C-level, tech, and legal.

€5M+ portfolio

Annual portfolio owned, across five PMs and 30+ platform rollouts and upgrades concurrently.

85.2% margin health

Budgets met or exceeded their target profit margin through PMO governance.

Built & sold

Two online businesses founded and exited. Nine years of P&L, product pricing, and strategy.

Capabilities

Building the operational scaffolding that scales organisations without burning margin or people.

  • Redesigned the account portfolio into two retainer offers, transitioning clients to six-month minimum contracts and generating up to €30,000 per month in predictable recurring revenue.

  • Co-authored the company-wide Estimation Guide, commercial pricing frameworks, and contract templates, then built and maintained the supporting production and automation suite, enabling sales to secure 69 new agreements.

  • Oversaw commercial health of an active €5M+ portfolio, mentoring PMs to meet or exceed targets on 85.2% of digital products and projects, while managing operational risks.

  • Designed and implemented a company-wide 3-tier Quality Assurance framework with audit checklists and root cause corrective action plans, plus GDPR/CCPA-aligned consent management processes.

  • Architected product vision and execution of a 4-month Proof of Concept (PoC), 4-month Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and 6-month Pilot for an AI-based Pre-Boarding Companion. Currently shortlisted for an HR Inside award.

  • Led the six-month Proof of Concept (PoC) and owned the product roadmap for a €1M+ agentic AI initiative in a regulated environment (EU AI Act, MiFID), aligning C-level stakeholders, design, tech, and legal.

  • Steered a live AI platform demonstration at a Central European leadership summit, implementing two fail-safe backup protocols to minimize the risk of service disruption and secured interest in subsequent AI initiatives.

  • Drove internal AI transformation for operations, building automated workflows in Claude Cowork to streamline discovery preparation, resource allocation, stakeholder feedback loops, and financial monitoring.

  • Led a remote, neurodiverse team of seven on async-first operational principles across multiple time zones, maintaining service continuity throughout the pandemic.

  • Oversaw global platform launches for IBM, Serve Robotics, Comfy, Unstructured, and Suki AI, with secure architecture, quality assurance, and compliance considerations (GDPR, CCPA).

  • Held full delegation to approve leave and resource requests for 30 employees via Productive and Deel, as well as invoices, proposals, and retainer agreements without C-Level escalation.

  • Established governance frameworks, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), pre-launch payment checks, and automated reporting to elevate operations to executive oversight.

  • Overhauled company hiring, implementing human-centric recruitment processes that increased accountability, attracted high-calibre talent, and lowered operational friction.

  • Recruited, evaluated, and onboarded four Product and Project Managers, owning the full recruitment funnel. Built a PM development program focused on AI, delivery, and operational excellence.

  • Directed five Product & Project Managers (PMs) across 30 multi-country platform rollouts and upgrades concurrently, securing a 100% completion rate across team KPIs in Q1, 2026.

  • Co-mentored six mentees through a six-week Residence programme, coaching them to deliver moving, impromptu talks with confidence by the final session.

Trajectory

Thirteen years of owning PMO governance, multi-country delivery, and business operations across global platforms, professional services, and fintech.

Aug 2024 to Jun 2026 · Austria, Hybrid

Project Management Lead, promoted from Senior Project Manager · wild

Directed operational excellence, commercial delivery, and resource management for a remote 30-person business across 30 multi-country platform rollouts and upgrades concurrently. Led AI initiatives, aligning C-level, legal, compliance, and tech stakeholders across Central and Eastern European (CEE) markets.

Aug 2015 to Dec 2024 · Global, Remote

Founder & Head of Operations · Pin Advertising

Bootstrapped, operated, and exited two online businesses (marketing and tourism), carrying company-level strategy, P&L, hiring, and delivery accountability across a 160+ client portfolio, including adidas, Google, Skyscanner, and Visit Estonia. Led a remote team of seven on async-first operational principles.

2004 to 2021 · Australia & The United States
  • Head of Digital Marketing · Forum Bio. 15 remote contractors, eight six-figure US enterprise accounts.
  • IT Governance & Project Officer · Queensland University of Technology. AU$12M portfolio governance.
  • Corporate Access Associate · Goldman Sachs. PLANIT platform rollout with the Technology Team.
  • Senior Credit Analyst · Macquarie Group. AU$750,000 delegation without mortgage insurance. Fraud detection award, twice.

Praise

“What sets Chantell apart is not only her strategic and organisational ability, but also her leadership, collaborative instinct, and problem-solving mindset. She excels at incorporating feedback and anticipating challenges before they arise, proposing thoughtful solutions that have strengthened both our delivery and our ways of working.”

Matthias Mentasti · Founder, Creative Direction & Culture, wild

Credentials

  • Practical AI For Agile Workflows · Project Management Institute, August 2026

  • Certified Professional in Managing AI · Project Management Institute, July 2026

  • MBA, Entrepreneurial Management · Australian Institute of Business, January 2019

  • Graduate Certificate in Management · Australian Institute of Business, 2017

  • Certificate IV, Frontline Management and Project Management · Australian Institute of Management, 2014

Systems & skills

Business Operations Team Leadership 2x Founder Stakeholder Management Cross-Functional Delivery PMO Governance Multi-Country Delivery AI Agents & Claude Cowork

Languages

English C2 native · Spanish B1 · German A1, currently studying

High-value rollouts & wins