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Valeria M.

Pioneer · DISC type Dsi
Front of House Team Leader - Twin Operations at Pret A Manger
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Valeria is a hands-on team leader with a unique background spanning hospitality, data center project management, and architecture. Currently leading operations at Pret A Manger, she previously managed infrastructure projects for clients like Google and Oracle at Equinix. Colleagues describe her as calm, focused, and solutions-oriented.

Originally from Italy, Valeria is a public speaker and author passionate about neurodiversity. Her interest in the history of Pripyat led her to volunteer in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and write a novel on the subject. She openly shares her journey as a late-diagnosed AuDHD individual.

She wrote a novel titled "Un bengala nella notte" based on her research and volunteering experiences in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Front of House Team Leader - Twin Operations
Job Level
Middle
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Valeria shows up

Decisive But Friendly
Dynamic But Sincere
Friendly But Fast

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics Valeria cares about

Neurodiversity Advocacy
As a late-diagnosed AuDHD individual, she is a public speaker who wishes to support other neurodivergent people through their challenges.
Frontline Leadership
She deliberately pivoted her career to a frontline leadership role to prove her capabilities and lead from the front in a fast-paced environment.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Front of House Team Leader - Twin Operations
Pret A Manger
4-2025 - 7-2025
Project Manager, EMEA DC Whitespace and Infrastructure Client Delivery (Hyperscale/Cloud)
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS)
2-2025 - 4-2025
DIB pillar co lead, UK (volunteer)
Equinix
10-2023 - 4-2025
TDM - Technical Deployment Manager (Pre-sales/customer implementation)
Equinix
9-2022 - 9-2023
IBX Customer Operations Technician III & Incident Management Champion
Equinix
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2007 - 2011
Master of Architecture - MArch
Università degli Studi di Genova
9-2002 - 7-2007
A level
Liceo Classico “A. Calamo”
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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