Juliana Otálvaro Giraldo

Juliana Otálvaro Giraldo has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning several industries and roles.

Juliana is currently working as an HR Lead at Finaktiva since September 2021.

Before that, Juliana worked as a Life Coach - Coach de Vida y Bienestar at their own coaching business, Juliana Otálvaro Coach, since April 2017. Their role involved guiding individuals in maximizing their personal and professional potential through a friendly and creative coaching process.

Also, Juliana founded a startup called Sé tu mejor regalo - Frutos secos y semillas in March 2018. Juliana focused on facilitating wellbeing through healthy food options, customizing blends of nuts, seeds, cereals, dried fruits, and toasted legumes as snacks or recipe complements. In 2019, their company was recognized as the winner of the Programa Capital Semilla de la Alcaldía de Medellín.

At Helados Popsy, Juliana held significant positions. From March 2013 to October 2016, they served as the Director of Training and Development in Colombia, Peru, and Panama. Juliana achieved milestones like designing and implementing the comprehensive organizational training program and the virtual campus, formARTE (Moodle). Juliana also developed an organizational leadership strategy for the performance evaluation process and restructured the Training and Development department.

Juliana gained experience as a HeadHunter at Michael Page - Colombia from March 2012 to February 2013, scouting and recruiting talent for different organizations.

Earlier in their career, they worked as an Assistant Marketing Manager at BMI - Business Marketing International for a short period in 2011, supporting online marketing campaigns and supervising client databases and event costs.

Juliana started their journey in Helados Popsy as a Corporate Management Analyst from November 2008 to July 2011. Juliana played a crucial role in analyzing company and industry situations, implementing the Mega Plan 2020, and facilitating organizational change.

Previously, they worked as a Pension Fund Advisor at Skandia, attracting new customers and providing advisory services, and as a Trainee - Projects Developer at Helados Popsy, where they designed an efficient ordering process for national ice cream stores.

Lastly, Juliana served as the National Alumni Coordinator at AIESEC from 2004 to 2005.

Overall, Juliana Otálvaro Giraldo has gained extensive experience in areas such as human resources, coaching, entrepreneurship, training and development, recruitment, marketing, and project management throughout their career.

Juliana Otálvaro Giraldo has a diverse education history. In 2009, they obtained a Certificate in Strategic Management from the Universidad de La Sabana. Later, they pursued an Industrial Engineer degree at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. The specific years of their enrollment for this degree are not provided. In 2013, they completed a specialization in Human Talent Management from the same university. Continuing their education, in 2016, they attended EAE Business School and earned a Master's Degree in Executive Development, Emotional Intelligence, and Coaching, with a focus on Management.