Maria João Vicente Ferreira in

Maria João Vicente Ferreira

Evaluator · DISC type Cds
Head of Transversal Applications @Global Applications Factory (Digital Global Unit) at EDP
📍 Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Maria João leads Transversal Applications at EDPs Digital Global Unit, managing a diverse portfolio including JIRA, Talkdesk, and financial management systems. A certified LeSS Practitioner with a degree from Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, she specializes in aligning global applications with business needs, focusing on operational excellence, cost optimization, and vendor management.

She is passionate about the human side of technology, emphasizing the importance of empathy and emotional intelligence within IT teams. Maria advocates for responsible and humanized AI, believing that technology should empower and connect people, and she actively shares content related to building trust and positive team energy.

Colleagues have described her as one of the most creative marketing leaders they have worked with.

Read the full overview →
Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Head of Transversal Applications @Global Applications Factory (Digital Global Unit)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Personality Overview

How Maria shows up

Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Maria cares about

Global Application Management
Leads ~10 teams managing a diverse portfolio of cross-functional applications, including solutions for debt management, contact centers, and financial management at EDP.
Human-centered Tech
Emphasizes the importance of empathy and emotional intelligence in IT, advocating for the development of responsible and humanized AI.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

8-2024
Head of Transversal Applications @Global Applications Factory (Digital Global Unit)
EDP
8-2024
Communications Specialist
EDP
6-2022
Chief Product Owner (CPO)
EDP
9-2017 - 12-2020
Senior Manager / Product Owner
EDP Comercial
1-2014 - 8-2017
Senior Project Manager & Head of Marketing
CREATE IT
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
1993 - 1996
Degree
Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
9-2010 - 6-2011
Postgraduate Degree
IPAM
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

Other EDP Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Maria. Free, 10 seconds.