Catarina Runa Miranda, PhD

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DISC Type : Dc

Global AI & Platform Director and London Digital Hub Lead at Pandora

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Catarina leads the global AI and Platform direction at Pandora, focusing on making data-intensive applications like machine learning more transparent, reliable, and scalable. A recipient of the "Twenty in Data & Tech 2025" award, she holds a PhD from the Universidade do Porto and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Outside of her technical leadership, Catarina is passionate about people-oriented leadership, coaching, and promoting equality. She has a deep love for music, which extends to listening, playing, and production. She is also a strong advocate for women in technology and data-related fields.

An early pioneer in her field, Catarinas PhD research focused on real-time facial motion capture and emotion recognition for virtual reality environments.

Personality Overview

Generally Skeptic

Features Driven

Quality Focused

They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.  They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.

Topics They Care About

AI in Retail
As Pandora's Global AI Director, she is focused on using AI for storytelling and creating personalized, immersive online customer experiences.
Women in Data & Tech
An award winner and active participant in "Women in Data®" and "Women in Tech Excellence Awards, " she frequently champions female talent in the industry.
Scalable AI Platforms
Her mission is to build reliable, scalable, and maintainable Machine Learning systems, and she's actively hiring for AI Platform leadership roles.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2024
Global AI & Platform Director and London Digital Hub Lead at Pandora
7-2023 - 1-2024
Data Science Director and London Digital Hub Lead at Pandora
4-2025
Board Member at Kyndi
1-2023
Advisory Board Member at Be the Business
5-2022 - 7-2023
Executive Director Software Engineering (Data & ML) at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Education

2012 - 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Universidade do Porto
2018 - 2018
summer school from Instituto Superior Técnico

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Insights For Selling To Catarina

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Catarina is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Catarina

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Catarina move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Catarina take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Catarina

Personality Compatibility


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