Virginia Lera

Virginia Lera serves as the Senior Director of Business Strategy, Planning & Operations for Automotive Solutions at HERE Technologies, a position held since January 2004. With extensive experience in business performance and enablement, Lera has orchestrated operations excellence and governance for the Development organization, focusing on workforce strategy and resource management. Prior roles have included managing program delivery within Engineering, overseeing planning and budgeting for major projects, and leading project management and product development efforts related to high-definition mapping technologies. Lera's career began at Raytheon Training International GmbH, where responsibilities included business operations and configuration management. Lera holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing from CESTE Business School.