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Chantell Collins, MBA

Head Delivery & Operational Excellence Global Platforms & Fintech
Six-figure AI PoC

Agentic AI initiative inside a highly 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 as part of portfolio ownership.

Built & sold

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

Capabilities

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

  • Conducted a review of existing accounts, creating two retainer offers and transitioning existing clients to six-month minimum contracts, generating up to €30,000 per month in predictable recurring revenue.

  • Co-authored the company-wide Estimation Guide, commercial pricing frameworks, and contracts, then built and maintained the supporting production template 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.

  • Built durable operational quality controls: 3-tier QA framework and consent management processes (aligned with GDPR and CCPA). Root cause audits and corrective action plans for operational variances.

  • 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 employer branding and onboarding platform.

  • Led the Proof of Concept (PoC) for a six-figure agentic AI initiative, aligning C-level stakeholders, legal, tech, and risk teams within a highly regulated environment (EU AI Act, MiFID).

  • Executed a live AI platform demonstration at a Central European leadership summit, implementing two fail-safe backup protocols to minimize risk and to secure a lasting commercial reputation.

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

  • Nine years running 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) remotely from Vienna HQ.

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

  • Established control frameworks, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), pre-launch invoice 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 and hired four Product and Project Managers directly onto my team. Initiated biweekly PM workshops to foster continuous development in AI, operational excellence, and cross-functional team building.

  • 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 high-stakes execution and multi-country delivery across global platforms, fintech, and autonomous systems.

Aug 2024 to Jun 2026 · Austria, Hybrid

Project Management Lead, promoted from Senior Project Manager · wild

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

Aug 2015 to Dec 2024 · Global, Remote

Founder & Head of Operations · Pin Advertising

Built, scaled, and exited two online businesses (marketing and tourism), holding accountability for strategy, pricing, P&L, and delivery for 160+ clients. Ran a remote team of seven on async-first operational principles across multiple time zones.

2004 to 2021 · AU & US, Foundations
  • Head of Digital Marketing · Forum Bio. 15 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

“I highly recommend Chantell as a marketing strategist. Chantell has a deep understanding of the marketing landscape and knows how to develop effective campaigns that achieve business goals.”

Rach Howard · Head of Real Estate Sales, Platforms & Self Service, News Corp Australia

“She is able to get the big picture and dig quickly into key details in order to provide useful tools for quick wins. I really love her pragmatic approach and very professional outlook based on her own experience rather than text books.”

Alison Grün · Founder, FreeW & Two Wheels to Freewill

“I am very happy to recommend Chantell. She shows the kind of dedication and commitment to her work that you often only dream of. She is bright, hardworking and regularly identifies more innovative and efficient ways of working.”

Kathy Wheeler · General Manager, QUDIT

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

Claude Cowork Model Context Protocol AI Agents EU AI Act GDPR & CCPA P&L Ownership Multi-Country Delivery ClickUp Expert Productive

Languages

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

High-value rollouts & wins