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Manuel Erard
Strategic Client Growth & Enterprise Partnerships · Product, CX, & Full-Funnel Transformation
Helping organisations unlock growth and deliver complex transformation across strategy, product, and customer experience.I partner with global organisations and teams through complex product and marketing transformations, with over a decade of international experience spanning digital strategy, enterprise partnerships, commercial leadership, and client growth.I’ve worked in London and Paris across leading international consultancies, agencies, and innovation studios — combining consulting rigour developed at Oliver Wyman with the agility and creative problem-solving of design-led organisations like Publicis or WPP.Recent work includes delivering award-winning brand-to-digital experiences for Aston Martin, supporting NatWest's digital bank launch, designing services to scale advanced therapies at Novartis, and leading awareness campaigns for Nissan, Volkswagen, and Jaguar Land Rover's electric vehicle programmes.Now based near Milan after a decade working in London, I'm open to transformation roles, enterprise partnerships, and growth consulting — and available for independent strategy and growth consulting through woven 🪡.
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Where I Typically Focus
I partner with leadership teams navigating complex growth and transformation challenges where strategy, product, and customer experience intersect. My work typically focuses on (but not limited to):Strategic Growth Initiatives: shaping new opportunities and scaling key accounts through clear strategic direction.
Transformation Programmes: Aligning product, CX, and technology to deliver measurable organisational change.
Enterprise Partnerships: Building trusted relationships that accelerate delivery and long-term value creation.
Strategic Framing · Consultative Client Partnerships & Growth · Opportunity Development · Transformation Programme Leadership and Delivery · Product, CX & Platform Innovation · Executive Workshop Facilitation · Cross-Market Delivery & Cultural Agility
Open to opportunities in transformation, growth, and client partnership.
Background & Selected Results
Strategic Growth:
Secured and expanded major accounts by providing strategic direction for complex, multi-market transformations; directed cross-cultural teams to adapt strategy across diverse contexts.Client Partnerships:
Built and managed senior executive relationships across markets; secured long-term partnerships (detailed commercial results available) through strategic problem-solving and a highly consultative approach.Practice Leadership:
Built new agency practices from scratch (£200k+ revenue, 20%+ YoY growth); managed portfolios >£2M while directing 10–30+ cross-functional teams internationally.Full-Funnel Innovation:
Bridged CRM, platforms, CX, and data with design thinking to deliver award-winning work across platform builds, product delivery, service design, and CX/BTL campaigns.
Selected Organisations
Aston Martin Lagonda, Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover, Sofitel, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Volkswagen, Royal Bank of Scotland (NatWest), etc.Portfolio creation in progress
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