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Veronica Ruxanda

On a mission to inspire and improve people's lives

Software development leader and entrepreneur with over 16 years of international experience in developing products and establishing high-performing departments, managing up to 17 teams and 150 team members while overseeing the complete product development life cycle.

I am deeply committed to developing talent within teams, mentoring aspiring leaders, and empowering individuals to realize their full potential. I lead with a collaborative and nurturing approach, fostering growth, innovation, and excellence. A strong believer in the power of networks, I bring contagious energy to pursuing ambitious goals, fueled by my intrapreneurial spirit and dedication to building the next generation of leaders.

Speaking & community engagement

Learning Festival 2025

The Future of Work Starts Here!

27th to 28th February 2025

Palatul Bursei, Bucharest

I'm really happy to be part of Learning Festival 2025 - a unique learning experience packed with real-world case studies, best practices, and practical tools to help HR professionals and managers lead change together.

The biggest challenge of the future isn't a lack of jobs – it's the lack of the right skills to fill them.
Organizations that don't invest in Reskilling and Upskilling today will struggle to stay competitive tomorrow.

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Past highlights

Interview

Women in Technology

DevTalksRomania

Join Vera & Andreea Balaci, Delivery Area Manager at Catalyst Solutions who are debating the subject of Women in Technology and open up about Vera's journey in tech.

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Leaders in Tech

LiT Mentoring: 1st Edition

25th to 31st October 2024

Commons Unirii, Bucharest

The launch of the LiT Mentoring programme to help mentees in topics such as building up successful tech teams, business management strategy, delivery management, organisation transformation, and talent management.

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Leaders in Tech

LiT#2: Tech Knowledge vs Team Leadership

11th April 2024

Sky Tower, Bucharest

As the organiser and host, it was incredibly rewarding to bring together such a vibrant group for "Tech Knowledge vs Team Leadership" and am thrilled to see how it resonated with everyone, both present and online. Radu spoke about balancing technical expertise with effective leadership, while I shared my journey of transitioning from a tech expert to a leader. I also took part in the panel discussions, offering insights from my experiences.

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LibreCon

LibreOffice Conference 2023

21st to 23rd September 2023

Universitatea „Politehnica” din București

The event brought together the LibreOffice team and volunteers to discuss project challenges and opportunities. My team's passion for contributing to open source played a major role in organizing the conference, the collaboration with the university further deepened our relationship with the professors and students who are an important source of talent.

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Career & experience

Head of Portal Business Intelligence Romania

1&1 Internet Development SRL, Bucharest, Romania July 2024 - Present

Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Leader

1&1 Internet Development SRL, Bucharest, Romania May 2022 - Present

Head of Development Romania Portal Products & Portal Product Management

1&1 Internet Development SRL, Bucharest, Romania July 2017 - Present

Supporter of open source LibreOffice community (Volunteer)

LibreOffice (Seasonal), Bucharest, Romania January 2023 - December 2023

Delivery Manager - Focusing on helping people succeed

Endava, Bucharest, Romania July 2016 - July 2017

General Manager

User Easy Lab, Bucharest, Romania May 2015 - July 2016

Program Director

Optaros, Bucharest, Romania January 2015 - May 2015

Head of Development Domains

1&1 Internet AG, Karlsruhe Area, Germany October 2012 - January 2015

Head of Development Romania Hosting

1&1 Internet Development SRL, Bucharest, Romania January 2011 - October 2012

Head of Quality Center

1&1 Internet Development SRL, Bucharest, Romania February 2009 - January 2011

Head of Quality Assurance Romania

1&1 Internet Development SRL, Bucharest, Romania July 2008 - February 2009

Education

Master's Degree Project Management

Academia de Studii Economice din București, The Faculty of Economic Cybernetics, Statistics and Informatics, 2009

Engineer's Degree Computer programming

Polytech'Lille, 2007

Bachelor's Degree, Automatic Control and Computer Science

Universitatea „Politehnica” din București, 2007

Certifications & training

Prince 2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management

APMG International, Jan 2017

Credential ID 04092793-01-6X3N

ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualification Board

ANIS, May 2007

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Scrum Alliance, Jun 2019

Credential ID 1072024, expires Jun 2021

Developing Leadership Strength And Personality With The Mindshift-Principle

Extraview consulting, Dec 2021

Conflict Management With The Mindshift-Principle

Extraview consulting, Sep 2021

Positive Communication With The Mindshift-Principle

Extraview consulting, Nov 2020

ISAQB - International Software Architecture Qualification Board

methodpark, Nov 2020

Remote Team Management

Coursera, 2020

Leadership Development Program

Impulse Management & Organisationsberatung, 2011, 2020

Program Management

WU Executive Academy, 2008

Languages

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Romanian

Native

British flag

English

Fluent

French flag

French

Fluent

German flag

German

Intermediate

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