Matias Heilala

Strategic advisor, transformation catalyst, and collaboration orchestrator driving sprints and engagements to design, define and deliver value for strategic partners and customers. Enabling Google Cloud's GTM organization and strategic partners to innovate and digitally transform by leveraging Google's cloud, data analytics, and AI technologies.

Be the foundational partner and drive success with our strategic partners, customers and broader eco-system. Working to accelerate strategic partnerships and help organizations to digitally transform and reimagine their business through data and AI-powered innovation by leveraging Google's user-centric and design-thinking based 10X Transformation sprint methodology: Go/Transform.

Working to accelerate strategic pursuits and help organizations to digitally transform and reimagine their business through data and AI-powered innovation leveraging Google's user-centric and design-thinking based sprint methodology: Go/Transform.

Working to accelerate every organization’s ability to digitally transform their business, and to reimagine their business through data-powered innovation leveraging Google's user-centric and design-thinking based sprint methodology: Go/Transform.

Delivering training to participants of BCG's RISE (Rapid & Immersive Skill Enhancement) Digital Transformation and Change Management program to embark on a transformative learning journey and learn about Digital Innovation, Change Management Strategies and Organisational Evolution to master disruptive technologies and lead the future of businesses. Role also entails coaching learner teams through a 4-6 week client-facing capstone project.

Tigerhall is a mentor media platform that aims to close the gap between what academic education teaches and what people actually need to succeed in the real world. I leveraged my years of professional experience to share my learnings in podcasts for Tigerhall, available via App Store, Google Play or on the Tigerhall website. https://tigerhall.com/thinkfluencers/matias-heilala

Digital Strategy and Transformation Director in PwC Singapore's newly launched Digital Innovation Office. Worked with clients to adopt digital/tech, to trust and make sense of data, and transform their businesses for the future. PwC's purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. PwC is a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 276,000 people who are committed to driving sustained outcomes, delivering digital innovation and quality in assurance, advisory and tax services.

Led Singtel Group’s in-house consulting team focused on defining, driving and ensuring delivery of strategic projects across Enterprise, Consumer and Digital businesses across the Group's footprint. Helped define, establish and secure leadership support for the Group Digital Office under the Group CDO to define strategic digital transformation priorities, digital programs and employee enablement initiatives for the Group. The Singtel Group is Asia's leading communications group. We provide a diverse range of services including fixed, mobile, data, internet, TV, digital and ICT solutions for Enterprises, Consumers and B2B2C scenarios. Going beyond Singapore’s shores decades ago, we have become a global communications company with an expanded presence in many cities worldwide – including Asia, Australia and Africa, deriving over three quarters of our revenue from outside of Singapore. Together with our subsidiary Optus in Australia and our regional associates in India/Africa (Airtel), Thailand (AIS), Philippines (Globe) and Indonesia (Telkomsel), we now reach over 700 million customers, shaping how they communicate each day. Over time, we have evolved in tandem with the changing face of info-communications and now provide more than traditional telco services. We are also involved in emerging digital areas that suit the evolving needs of our consumers and businesses.

Led Singtel Group’s strategy and in-house consulting team. Responsible for defining, driving and ensuring delivery of strategic priorities across Enterprise, Consumer and Digital Media businesses in Singapore, Australia and regional associates as well as the digital growth businesses including HOOQ (OTT video JV with Warner Brothers and Sony), Amobee (digital marketing) and Trustwave (cybersecurity).

Responsible for strategic planning and business development activities for NBCUniversal International Television across the Asia Pacific region focusing on executing current strategy as well as identifying and driving new growth opportunities. NBCUniversal International brings together TV production, distribution and channels businesses delivering award-winning entertainment to hundreds of millions of people across the globe. The division includes International Studios, International Distribution and International Networks. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, a global telecommunications conglomerate which is also the world's largest broadcasting and cable television operator by revenue.

Led Vodafone Global Enterprise's transformational business development activities across Asia-Pacific for Managed Mobility, Unified Communications and Collaboration, Managed Technology Services, and complex multi-country, multi-partner pursuits. Responsible for the partnering and strategic alliances function which I established to create and foster an eco-system of technology partners to support business development activities and joint go-to-market

Responsible for defining the strategy, planning and delivery of organic and inorganic strategic business objectives for Vodafone Enterprise Asia/Africa including the integration of Cable & Wireless Worldwide Asia business into the Vodafone ecosystem. Main responsibility for strategic planning, deal sourcing, due diligence, negotiations, investment assessments and partnering with external vendors in region across Vodafone’s fast-growing Enterprise business in Asia and Africa

Business manager and strategic advisor to Group Business Services Director / Enterprise CEO at Vodafone Business Services

Internal consultant to key stakeholders within the Vodafone Business Services teams and local Operating Companies, helping them identify and capitalize on opportunities by leading the analysis and sizing of markets, analyzing competitors, proposition analysis, customer segmentation, and leading the development and execution of appropriate strategic and operational plans to achieve corporate objectives

Joined as an Associate Consultant (2005) and was promoted to Senior Consultant (2006), Managing Consultant (2007) and Senior Manager (2008) during my tenure. Part of Kaiser Associates' Consulting Team in Europe. My role involved selling and leading the delivery of complex strategy consulting, innovation and transformation projects, including M&A and investment deals, to deliver growth strategies and business plans, and to implement these for core clients across technology, healthcare/pharma, consumer goods, and industrial goods verticals. Additionally responsible for developing and delivering the firm's global Consultant Development Program focused on hiring, on-boarding, developing and retaining top consulting talent across the firm. Kaiser Associates is a boutique strategy consulting firm with headquarters in Washington, DC and London. Kaiser Associates is dedicated to helping leading global corporations improve their performance and unlock new sources of sustainable, profitable growth. We provide our clients with strategic insight and analysis that drives decision-making. Founded in 1981, we maintain deep, long-standing relationships with the most admired companies in the world, including five of Fortune’s Ten Most Admired Corporations and six of the top ten of Business Week’s ‘Global 1,000’. In addition to our headquarters locations, we maintain local offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; Toronto, Canada and Hong Kong, China.

Part of the Communications & High Tech Operating Group within the UK/Ireland market unit. Main focus on Human Performance, Talent and Organizational Performance related consulting services. Projects primarily focused on strategic business transformation programs covering change management, process analysis and mapping, organisational design, capabilities/training needs assessment and transformational PMO (communications and change management planning).

Anti-aircraft artillery team leader serving at Hanko Coastal Artillery Battalion

Major: International Business Minors: Economics, Economic Geography, Area Studies Programme (Asia-Pacific and India) Master's thesis: "Role of government intervention in maximizing benefits from inward foreign direct investment: Hong Kong and Taiwan in comparative perspective" The Aalto University School of Business has been accredited by all three major international organizations that certify business schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS), a “triple-crown” accreditation held by only 135 other universities in the world. The school is also a member of the CEMS (Global Alliance in Management Education) and PIM (Partnership in International Management).

Study exchange programme based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Graduating class Valedictorian 1997

Formerly known as the British High School, Bonn, West Germany