Maria (Victoria) M.

Director CX & Business Strategy

Barcelona, Spain

Experience

Apr 2024 - Jul 2025
1 year 4 months
London, United Kingdom

Director CX & Business Strategy

NuForm Agency

  • Combine strategy and technology to help organizations achieve competitive advantage through digital innovation at every stage of their journey.

  • Own the internal strategy for positioning, branding, offerings and services; define the operating model, OKRs/KPIs and go-to-market plans; manage partnerships, pipeline and thought leadership to drive sustainable growth.

  • Direct consumer insights programs across Europe; translate findings into journey maps, product concepts, service blueprints and operating models that guide delivery.

  • Design and run a portfolio of multi-market pilots, GTM plans and growth experiments; set prioritization, stage-gates and value cases, align the C-suite and embed scalable feedback loops so consumer signals inform every channel and region.

Oct 2023 - Apr 2024
7 months
Barcelona, Spain

International CX Partner

Ogilvy

  • Guide markets and business units in optimizing their omnichannel strategy and identifying opportunities to strengthen the experience for multiple segments within the complex ecosystem of the world’s biggest nutritional brand.

  • Expand brand offerings across the entire consumer journeys to provide personalized services that reflect their expanding product portfolio within a multi-platform ecosystem of on and offline experiences for families with children.

  • Uncover experience gaps and develop a purpose-driven strategy that allows the brand to acquire customers early on and grow lifetime value across the product portfolio.

  • Future-proof the ecosystem strategy for multiple segments with compelling propositions that deliver a modern, connected, and personalized experience for multiple segments.

Mar 2023 - Sep 2023
7 months
Dublin, Ireland

CX Partner

Atomic Marketing & Branding

  • Uncover, design, and test a new business model based on deep customer insights that capitalizes on a market opportunity based on AI powered services.

  • Create a data-driven visualization framework to uncover, display and document the entire process of the current service delivery.

  • Conceptualize pioneering opportunities to create a concrete roadmap that guides the development of a future offering that is sustainable over time, including a validated business model that can support consistent quality delivery and sustained growth.

  • Design an aligned and actionable plan that will guide the development of the necessary capabilities to deliver the desired future state of Atomic’s business, including channels, brand engagement, resourcing, process, systems, technologies, and operations.

Jul 2021 - Feb 2023
1 year 8 months
London, United Kingdom

Principal Service Designer & Researcher

NatWest International

  • Define, design and implement a new end-to-end platform for enterprise banking focused on driving change in entrepreneurship, data driven learning and climate leadership.

  • Lead actionable insight for B2B and B2C to advance service offerings, process capabilities, support tooling, and brand affinity across key segments.

  • Apply mixed-method research in a business context using qualitative and quantitative approaches, data intelligence and analytics frameworks, data visualization, focus groups, observations, online tools, surveys, sentiment analysis, and insights engines, then translate findings into decisions.

  • Architect and deliver the ecosystem and omnichannel plan by aligning staff, people, and processes; setting the overarching vision and implementation roadmap; and executing a data-driven, frictionless, and sustainable customer experience across segments and channels.

Mar 2021 - Jun 2021
4 months
Barcelona, Spain

Principal Service Designer & Strategist

Nacar Agency

  • Create a holistic data-centric approach that integrates the scheming, live demand and operational processes of Vueling Airlines.

  • Design an ad-hoc, participative and immersive framework compound of 10 in depth workshops to enable stakeholders to produce a detailed roadmap of continuous improvement along with clear accountabilities and KPIs for the organization, integrating multiple perspectives.

  • Act as a catalyst for action, fostering the commitment of the team in sharing their knowledge of information, processes, roles and specific metrics of their departments, ensuring an effective leadership presence and influence amongst c-level and executive leaders.

  • Close the gaps between the current experience and the ideal one for multiple user segments across the organization (employees, board members, operational staff, etc). Test and validate new propositions with different employee segments. Report interviews and workshop outcomes, prioritizing the most relevant strategic processes to improve, focused on data inputs, process flows, pain points of interaction and new KPIs for action.

Jan 2019 - Feb 2021
2 years 2 months
Barcelona, Spain

Head of CX & Business Strategy

Bemobile Agency

  • Define the organizational strategic portfolio through strategic thinking, innovative design and technological expertise applied to digital transformation and venture building challenges.

  • Define the overall organizational portfolio and create specific business strategies to ensure the success and profitability of the agency - specially focused on presales, corporate communications, client success, internal culture and processes.

  • Develop the strategy that drives the design of new services and incorporate it within the current business model - including the launch of Discovery, Concept, CX, Branding, Business Design and Venture Building offerings. Manage, restructure and lead a team of senior UX/UI designers, visual strategists, business and service designers to reach their full potential by creating a culture of open innovation - integrating agile methodologies across different business units and ensuring the professionalization of the department.

  • Work closely with management to provide recommendations and high-quality market insights to inform decision making and steps to action - reporting directly to the CEO.

Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
4 months
Barcelona, Spain

PM Lead & CX Strategist

14torce Agency

  • Create a service experience layer around the car maker’s Volkswagen new flagship hub, leveraging emerging technologies to drive brand engagement, category leadership, and customer loyalty.

  • Coordinate the use of agile methodologies, including product development, communication tools, day-to-day workflow and responsibilities within the service design team.

  • Identify key relationships between direct and indirect stakeholders to evaluate overall progress and improve the efficiency of the CX strategy implementation.

  • Synchronize processes to ensure that all brand touchpoints were orchestrated to generate coherent experiences within the hub and other related channels.

May 2017 - Sep 2018
1 year 5 months
Barcelona, Spain

Lead Service Designer & CX

Bank Sabadell

  • Create new ventures, develop frameworks and implement new products and services that deliver human-centered banking experiences to transform the finance sector in Spain.

  • Lead the creation of three end-to-end digital banking venture building projects and define the overall vision throughout each individual digital and non-digital ecosystem.

  • Work closely with a team of UX/UI designers, strategists, developers and entrepreneurs to plan, coordinate and execute key activities for each project. Manage multiple work streams that require cross-functional stakeholder engagements. Provide continuous in depth market inputs and contextual insights for new business opportunities.

  • End-to-end project management and communication with a range of providers collaborating with: branding, advertising, tech development, marketing, service design, user testing, copywriting, growth hacking, UX/UI, illustrations and animations.

Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
1 year 3 months
Barcelona, Spain

Senior Service Designer

DMI Consulting

  • Envision new products, services, business models and experiences through strategic thinking and rapid prototyping.

  • Plan and structure qualitative and quantitative research activities, including developing research materials for each project, analyzing data, and outlining findings.

  • Lead the ideation, technical development and launch of innovative products including web apps and platforms, mobile apps, bots and other digital tools. Create the CX Toolkit and Service Design Playbook paired with training sessions for specific teams.

  • Support new business development and overall commercial requests to develop proposals that address client needs and objectives. Build viable business concepts from the ground up to bring value to the corporate organization and its users.

Feb 2014 - Jan 2015
1 year
Barcelona, Spain

Business Development Manager

Golden Gekko

  • Find and maintain new customer relations, supervise internal and external communications, and qualify opportunities that convert leads into sales.

  • Find potential new customers, identify the decision makers within the client organization and set up meetings between them and our company.

  • Oversee weekly international campaigns for markets to ensure a solid and continuous pipeline of opportunities for the sales department. Supervise internal, external and digital communications plan, including videos, social networks and press releases for mobile marketing strategies.

Summary

I partner with leadership, CX and design teams to accelerate performance, fix journeys and deliver outcomes.

I apply a customer-centric lens to translate research, insights and strategy into action through roadmaps, pilots and multi-market rollouts.

Known for delivering clarity and momentum in complex environments, aligning the C-suite and senior stakeholders quickly, and keeping execution moving.

Languages

English
Native
Spanish
Native

Education

Oct 2025 - Jun 2026

FOUNDERZ

Master’s degree in Generative AI (Gen AI) for Creatives · Generative AI for Creatives · Los Angeles, United States

Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Master’s degree in Creative Writing & Literature · Creative Writing & Literature · Spain

Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Master’s degree in Business Innovation · Business Innovation · Spain

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Certifications & licenses

Certification In Visual Thinking For Human Centered Design Online

VISUAL ACADEMY

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