Arnaldo Pedroso

Technology Director | IT Operations, Cloud, SRE & Information Security

Executive with P&L accountability and governance across IT functions, directly supporting high-availability retail platforms with multi-million dollar budgets.

+55 11 95034-8372
pedroso.arnaldo@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/arnaldopedroso
São Paulo, Brazil

Executive Profile

Technology executive with strong experience in large retail and e-commerce organizations, leading IT operations, cloud platforms, SRE, information security, governance and budgeting.

  • Leadership of technology organizations with 150+ professionals.
  • Full accountability for IT budgets, contracts and strategic vendors.
  • 24x7 operations supporting physical stores and digital platforms.
  • Executive accountability for the global technology budget, contracts governance and financial performance of IT operations.
  • Executive ownership of IT governance, audit readiness and risk mitigation across technology operations.

Leadership Experience

2020 – Present

Grupo SBF (Centauro / Nike Brazil)

Executive Technology Manager (Director-level scope)

  • Leadership of ~150 professionals across IT operations.
  • Ownership of cloud platforms, SRE and information security.
  • Strategic IT budget and vendor management.
  • Executive leadership of the corporate IT budgeting and contract management function, with end-to-end accountability for the global technology budget and ownership of budget deviations and overruns.
  • Executive ownership of IT governance, including accountability for audit findings, identification of control gaps and leadership of mitigation and remediation initiatives.
2019 – 2020

Dafiti – Global Fashion Group

Technology Manager – LATAM

  • Regional technology leadership across Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Chile.
  • Technology strategy for offices and distribution centers.
  • Technology budget oversight and vendor management across LATAM operations./li>
2018 – 2019

TOTVS S.A.

Technology Manager

  • Leadership of SRE and database operations teams.
  • Cost reduction initiatives and infrastructure optimization.
  • Budget planning and cost governance for database and infrastructure operations.
2012 – 2018

Walmart Brazil

Technology Manager – Infrastructure

  • Leadership of infrastructure and data center operations.
  • High-availability platforms supporting large-scale retail operations.
  • Shared accountability for infrastructure CAPEX and OPEX, including vendor negotiations and cost-optimization initiatives.

Core Competencies

  • Technology Executive Leadership
  • IT Governance, Risk & Compliance
  • Large-scale IT Operations
  • Cloud Platforms & Site Reliability Engineering
  • Retail & E-commerce Technology