Cris Regalado Peynetti
London
Summary
Dynamic Programme Consultant with 20+ years’ experience building trusted relationships across complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Specialises in aligning business, regulatory, and client interests through structured engagement strategies, clear communication, and proactive risk management. Proven track record of improving collaboration, reduce delivery risks, and enable successful programme outcomes. Experienced in facilitating workshops, managing executive-level stakeholders, and navigating competing priorities across diverse groups including clients, suppliers, regulators, and internal leadership teams. Recognised for strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into clear messages and drive consensus in high-pressure environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery to ensure stakeholder needs are understood, expectations are managed, and engagement activities deliver measurable impact.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Change Management Lead
BT Group – Digital
London
2024.10 - 2026.05
- Led stakeholder engagement and change delivery across complex digital transformation programmes, ensuring alignment between business, technology, and leadership.
- Responsibilities
- Defined and delivered stakeholder engagement strategies across multiple programmes
- Facilitated workshops and governance forums to drive alignment and decision-making
- Acted as trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on change impacts, risks, and adoption
- Developed targeted communication plans and executive reporting to support governance
- Key Achievements
- Increased stakeholder alignment by ~25%, accelerating decision-making by ~30%
- Improved engagement rates from ~50% to 80% through structured communications
- Achieved ~85–90% adoption of new delivery frameworks within 6 months
- Reduced stakeholder-related risks and escalations by ~40%
Portfolio Transformation Consultant
Telent Technology Services
London, UK
2024.01 - 2024.09
- Supported portfolio structuring and transformation by aligning stakeholders and embedding consistent ways of working.
- Responsibilities
- Coordinated stakeholder alignment across portfolio initiatives and delivery teams
- Facilitated workshops to define priorities, governance, and delivery approach
- Established structured reporting to improve visibility of risks and performance
- Key Achievements
- Improved portfolio alignment and reduced delivery friction through structured engagement
- Enabled adoption of new governance and delivery frameworks across programmes
Agile Transformation Programme Consultant
Jaguar Land Rover
, UK
2022.03 - 2022.11
- Led Agile transformation across engineering and digital teams, driving stakeholder alignment and adoption of new ways of working.
- Responsibilities
- Defined Agile transformation strategy and engagement approach across programmes
- Facilitated large-scale stakeholder workshops to align on operating models and priorities
- Coached leadership and teams to embed Agile practices and mindset
- Key Achievements
- Increased stakeholder engagement by ~60%, improving alignment and decision speed
- Achieved ~80–90% adoption of Agile practices within 6 months
- Reduced resistance to change by ~40%
Enterprise Senior Consultant
PA Consulting Group
, UK
2021.08 - 2022.10
- Led enterprise Agile transformation and operating model design across client organisations.
- Responsibilities
- Designed Agile operating models aligned to business and delivery objectives
- Led executive stakeholder engagement to define and adopt new ways of working
- Facilitated workshops to co-create future-state operating models
- Key Achievements
- Increased NPS by ~15 points through improved stakeholder engagement
- Reduced attrition by ~25% during transformation
- Reduced team turnover by ~20–30% through sustainable delivery practices
Senior Consultant
Infosys Consulting
London
2015.01 - 2021.01
- Agile Delivery Manager | Barclays
- Successfully delivered the DGSD changes on time, which enhanced Barclays’ ability to comply with regulatory requirements, improved the efficiency of report generation, and reinforced the bank’s commitment to robust risk management and customer protection.
- Coordinated the efforts of architects and business analysts to create and refine the project backlog, ensuring that all requirements were clearly defined, prioritized, and aligned with regulatory deadlines.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, ensuring that the delivery team remained focused, aligned, and committed to meeting key milestones.
- Managed cross-functional collaboration between technical teams and regulatory stakeholders, ensuring that all changes were thoroughly tested, validated, and documented to meet stringent compliance standards.
- PMO Manager | E.ON:
- Led the upscaling of digital infrastructure post-acquisition of Octopus Energy, ensuring seamless integration and scalability.
- Managed two PMO Analysts and coordinated the CAB, optimizing the change request process and mitigating over 200 risks.
- Enhanced project transparency and communication through comprehensive documentation and stakeholder reporting.
- Agile Coach | Airbus
- Supported the creation of 5 Agile squads for a new treasury function, guiding the teams through epics and backlog prioritization.
- Coached product owners and business analysts, aligning development with strategic goals and improving delivery efficiency.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, fostering continuous improvement and successful treasury function implementation.
- Scrum Master | Brent City Council
- Led the development of AI applications to support residents, delivering solutions within a challenging two-month timeframe.
- Managed a cross-functional team, removing impediments and ensuring seamless integration with existing systems.
- Coordinated activities with third parties, facilitating incremental delivery and improving Council services' efficiency and accessibility.
- Programme Assurance Leader | RBS
- Manged over 900 risks for the Bank’s “Ring Fencing” by working with risk owners to create strategies that minimized disruptions and ensured regulatory compliance.
- Assisted the PMO in improving the change management process, streamlining procedures, and clearing a backlog of 80+ change requests, which sped up processing times and ensured timely implementation.
- Financial Services, Civil Service, Utilities, Aeronautics, Oil & Gas
Senior Consultant / Engagement Manager
Red Uno Telmex – Financial Sector
- Led transformation initiatives across major financial institutions including BBVA, Scotia Bank, Bloomberg, and Reuters.
- Responsibilities
- Directed delivery of technology and transformation programmes across financial clients
- Led executive stakeholder engagement and governance structures
- Facilitated workshops to define operating models and implementation roadmaps
- Key Achievements
- Delivered complex programmes aligned to regulatory and business requirements
- Improved governance maturity and stakeholder alignment across organisations
- Enhanced delivery predictability and reduced cross-team dependencies
Education
MSc - Major Programme Management
University of Oxford
Master of Business Administration - Management of Information Technologies
Instituto Tecnologico autonomo de Mexico
Mexico CityMSc - Telecom Networks
IMT Atlantique
Rennes, FranceSkills
- Stakeholder engagement & alignment
- Strategic communication
- Workshop facilitation
- Influencing & negotiation
- Risk & expectation management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Agile & operating model transformation
Certification
- SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
- SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)
- PMP (PMI)
- Scrum Master
- Six Sigma Green Belt
Timeline
Change Management Lead
BT Group – Digital
2024.10 - 2026.05
Portfolio Transformation Consultant
Telent Technology Services
2024.01 - 2024.09
Agile Transformation Programme Consultant
Jaguar Land Rover
2022.03 - 2022.11
Enterprise Senior Consultant
PA Consulting Group
2021.08 - 2022.10
Senior Consultant
Infosys Consulting
2015.01 - 2021.01
Senior Consultant / Engagement Manager
Red Uno Telmex – Financial Sector
Master of Business Administration - Management of Information Technologies
Instituto Tecnologico autonomo de Mexico
MSc - Telecom Networks
IMT Atlantique
MSc - Major Programme Management
University of Oxford