Kateryna Zhuzha
Passionate Intrapreneur with spike in Project Management
Project Management
Organization
Brand Management
Agility
Design Thinking
Professional Status
Student
Open to opportunities
About Me
CEMS MiM Candidate and a passionate intrapreneur with a drive for results and delivering impact in corporate and in social settings. Seeking a challenging role in a multinational organization. Record of excellent work experience at Henkel, BNP Paribas, McKinsey & Company, Ciber, as well as SMEs and start-ups.
Intern in International Brand Management (SBU)
Henkel
July 2018
to October 2018
- Concept development, launch tracking, and project management for 7 International Beauty Care Brands
- Steering key stakeholders on new product development projects, as a representative of a Strategic Business Unit
- Analysis and benchmarking of Henkel's sustainability strategy
- Research and insights generation on marketing campaigns targetted at millenials
Student Consultant
BNP Paribas
February 2018
to June 2018
- Within the scope of CEMS business project, worked on the subject of "Tapping into disenfranchised populations for the Change Management Department of BNP Paribas".
Final mark - A - Performed analysis of the CM Department, as well as the market of Disenfranchised groups in Portugal, with a particular focus on gaps and mismatches in the market
- Developed and pitched a robust Business Case Template for assessing such initiatives in the future, focusing on short and long-term objectives from both financial and social perspectives
Implementation Coach
McKinsey & Company
April 2015
to September 2017
- Led an internal merger of two departments (200 people) and managed the project to optimize 70+ processes and tools to be used
- Acted as a driver of workstreams (groups up to 20 people) on various projects, conducting client interviews, analyzing and interpreting data
- Improved internal processes through developing and implementing
solutions, aimed at increasing employee and client satisfaction - Co-created and implemented an HCD concept-driven framework, aimed at improving customer experience
Strategy Associate
Strange Love
August 2017
to June 2018
- Advised the management of an award-winning chain of coffee shops in Toronto on long-term strategy through defining quarterly goals and mirroring them in short-term objectives
- Conducted ongoing competitor and market research to improve the company's value proposition and the current offer
External Researcher
Ciber Inc.
May 2016
to July 2016
- Conducted research through gathering qualitative and quantitative
data about internal marketing and internal communication systems in
Ciber SSC - Analyzed the findings, within the scope of writing BSc thesis scope
- Pitched the proposed recommended solutions to the management team of Ciber Inc., including the communication and implementation plans
Co-facilitator of Agility Hackathon
McKinsey & Company
March 2016
to May 2016
- Co-lead a group of 40 senior executives along with a partner McKinsey
facilitator, working on a subject of agility in an organizational context - Co-created a pilot for testing and analyzing the findings in real time
- Facilitated educational sessions and deep-dives on establishing self-directing agile teams
Junior International Sales Manager
G & S Invest
January 2015
to April 2015
- Expanded the company’s B2B exports to 5 Russian speaking markets
- Solely coordinated end-to-end process, starting from analyzing the
markets to arranging logistics and contacting the clients - Built the client database from scratch and established
distribution networks, resulting in more than 90 partnering retail stores and e-shops
Intern in Financial-Economic department
Tavria, House of Vintage Cognacs
July 2014
to September 2014
- Assisted managers of all the premises of the department with
systematizing the documents in 1C:Enterprise system and in
preparing of quarterly financial plan.
CEMS MiM at Prague University of Economics and at Nova School of Business & Economics
- Head of CSR & Responsible Leadership Ambassador at CEMS Club Prague
- Project Manager in the Corporate Relations Team at CEMS Club Lisbon
- Representing the top 10% of the class
- Focus on project management, strategic analysis and international marketing
- Selected out of the 400 students in the region for a fully-funded scholarship exchange program administered by the U.S. Department of State
- Spent one academic year in USA, focusing on extensive community service as well as facilitating various educational, promotional and learning programs
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Project Management
Advanced
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Concept Development
Good
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Design Thinking
Advanced
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Agility in Organizations
Advanced
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Brand Management
Advanced
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Critical thinking
Expert
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Cultural awareness
Advanced
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Negotiations
Advanced
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Assertiveness
Advanced
- Microsoft Office Package
- Mac Office Package
- Scrum
- Facilitating educational presentations and workshops with students and elderly.
- Volunteering in public organizations.
- Russian Classics
- Maugham Somerset
- Playing piano
