Maria Tereza Pujol Bigarella

Maria Tereza Pujol Bigarella is a Senior People Manager and Learning & Development Partner at BlueOptima since August 2021, focusing on team development and establishing the company's inaugural L&D budget. Previously, Maria served as a Human Resources and Management Analyst at Ambev, where responsibilities included developing well-being initiatives and managing payroll. Prior roles also included Operations Manager at The Food for Real, where project expansion and team management were key duties, and various teaching positions in English across different educational contexts. Maria holds a Master’s degree in Migration, Inter-ethnicities and Transnationalism from NOVA FCSH and dual Bachelor's degrees in International Relations from ISCSP/ULisboa and UNICURITIBA.