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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Languages
Timeline
Training And Certificates
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OperationsManager
VERONIKA GMITERKO

VERONIKA GMITERKO

Summary

Operations and strategy leader with 15+ years of experience across public administration, corporate environments, and entrepreneurship.

Proven track record managing large-scale teams and budgets, driving cross-functional improvements, and leading critical negotiations.

Former COO of the Slovak Ministry of Finance overseeing 12,000+ employees and a €400M+ budget.

Passionate about meaningful impact, people-centered leadership, and continuous improvement.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

Vincentius, s.r.o.
09.2024 - Current

Managing operational activities within the headquarters in Bratislava and local branches in four countries worldwide.

Sabbatical

Personal Time Off
03.2024 - 08.2024

Spend time with my children, relax, recharge and travel.

Advisory Consultant

National Council of the Slovak Republic
07.2023 - 02.2024

Advisory for member of the national parliament. Preparation of documents and marketing campaigns on social media.

Chief Operating Officer

Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
09.2020 - 07.2023

Operations leader of the entire ministry of finance with 800+ employees and 14 subordinate organizations, with a total number of over 12,000 employees. Controlling an annual budget of approximately 400 million euro and represents the Ministry within the scope of its competence or on the basis of the minister's authorization.

General Director

Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
03.2020 - 08.2020

Served as the Head of the Office of Minister of Finance. Responsibilities included coordination of legislation process, public affairs, complains and external communication department.


Preparation of materials for the parliament, coordination of task assigned within the organization, parliament and government meetings. Overall, in charge of three departments serving directly to the minister with total of 20 employees.

Company owner and manager

Wiseberg s.r.o.
01.2019 - 01.2020

Marketing campaigns with over 20 contractors. Executed large campaigns in Bratislava region and individual events in various cities in Slovakia. Main services included market research on the streets and communication activities.

Co-owner and manager

Star Factory, s.r.o.
01.2010 - 01.2020

Book publishing and marketing services, individual consulting for clients and social media management during maternity leave.

Mergers and acquisitions analyst

Sterling Stock Investment, k. s.
01.2009 - 01.2010

Internal management of investment projects. Analysis of the complete 10 year forecast of financial feasibility. For approved projects, coordination of operational components, including accounting control. Preparation and consultation of business strategy with clients and overview of project implementation. Consulting also in the field of marketing activities.

Financial controller senior

IBM, International service center
01.2008 - 01.2009

Preparation of quarterly and monthly cost reports, controlling accounting closing activities of several regions. Analysis of system errors and manual correction. Data presentation to CFO´s of given region and budgeting.

Financial planning and analysis

IBM, International service center
01.2007 - 01.2008

Financial analysis of compensation plans for managers and executives in European union region. Preparation of monthly compensation plans and its presentations.

Critical Situation Project Manager

Lenovo s.r.o.
01.2012 - 2019

Solving critical situations in correlation to product quality for multinational client companies within EU and Middle East. Leading negotiations to prevent lawsuits and manage the engineering repair process of worldwide departments in order to define and implement the most effective solution for both parties.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

City University of Seattle
Bratislava, Slovakia
05-2008

Bachelors degree - Economics

University of Maryland
College Park, United States Of America
05-2006

Skills

    Microsoft Excell, Power Point, Hyperion, Brio, Google, Social networks, HiBob, Asana, Slack, Bitwarden

    Team leadership

    Operations management

    Problem-solving

Accomplishments

    Most valuable player on college tennis team in 2003, NCAA conference.

    Full ride tennis scholarship during University of Maryland studies.

    Dean's list academic award for over 3.5 GPA. during senior year at UMD.

Languages

Slovak
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)

Timeline

Operations Manager

Vincentius, s.r.o.
09.2024 - Current

Sabbatical

Personal Time Off
03.2024 - 08.2024

Advisory Consultant

National Council of the Slovak Republic
07.2023 - 02.2024

Chief Operating Officer

Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
09.2020 - 07.2023

General Director

Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
03.2020 - 08.2020

Company owner and manager

Wiseberg s.r.o.
01.2019 - 01.2020

Critical Situation Project Manager

Lenovo s.r.o.
01.2012 - 2019

Co-owner and manager

Star Factory, s.r.o.
01.2010 - 01.2020

Mergers and acquisitions analyst

Sterling Stock Investment, k. s.
01.2009 - 01.2010

Financial controller senior

IBM, International service center
01.2008 - 01.2009

Financial planning and analysis

IBM, International service center
01.2007 - 01.2008

Master of Business Administration -

City University of Seattle

Bachelors degree - Economics

University of Maryland

Training And Certificates

  • Lean Sigma Yellow Belt
  • Lean Sigma Green Belt
  • Human Resource Management
  • Principles of Negotiation and Conflict Management
  • Assertiveness in Communication and Conflict Resolution
  • Business Economy
  • Motivation and Remuneration of Employees

Personal Information

  • Visa Status: EU citizen
  • Nationality: Slovak republic
  • Work Permit: EU citizen
VERONIKA GMITERKO