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Alfredo Cedano

Director of Delivery | Country Manager | Nearshore Operations Mexico, USA and Canada

About Me

I’m a nearshore business leader and builder. I led Nortal Mexico as Country Manager and Delivery Center Director, scaling software engineering operations in Mexico for North America. My signature is Delivery Rhythm, an operating cadence that keeps velocity, quality, and cost in balance as organizations grow. I established the corporate foundation for Nortal in Mexico from the ground up (legal, financial, and compliance) and built the delivery organization on top of it. I scaled the team by over 500% in under two years while maintaining a stable culture (eNPS ~80) and consistent delivery quality. My work sits at the intersection of commercial alignment and delivery reality. I managed a USD $5M P&L by controlling the levers that move outcomes at scale: utilization and bench strategy, hiring mix, ramp plans, delivery governance, portfolio management, and support for proposals, RFPs, and pre-sales decisions tied to regional growth. I focus on account health through reliable delivery, stable teams, improved time-to-market, and strong financial discipline, reinforced by FinOps certification and a practical understanding of cloud economics. I build the delivery operating system that supports speed without sacrificing control. This includes disciplined cadences, clear ownership, risk visibility, monthly business reviews, quarterly leadership updates, and people leadership through coaching, performance conversations, and team development. I bring a systems mindset to execution, combining my MBA and research in complex systems to design scalable mechanisms that keep teams moving fast as complexity grows. I’m most effective in roles with business accountability across nearshore growth and delivery for North America: Country Manager, Nearshore GM, Head of Delivery, or Regional Delivery Leadership.

Jurisdiction

Mexico

Notable Employer

  • Country Manager | Delivery Center Director at Nortal

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Country Manager | Delivery Center DirectorNotableNortal
2023 - 2026

• Launched and scaled Nortal’s Mexico Delivery Center from greenfield into a strategic nearshore delivery hub supporting North America. • Led a local operation with accountability for an approximately USD $5M annual budget, including forecasting, cost control, resource planning, and gross margin management in the ~30% range. • Established the operational foundation required for scale, including legal entity setup, banking, HR operations, compliance, and IT enablement. • Increased engineering capacity by more than 500% in under two years while sustaining delivery readiness across multiple time zones and strategic accounts. • Partnered with North America leadership to align delivery capacity and local execution with business priorities across multiple strategic global enterprise accounts. • Supported proposals, RFPs, and pre-sales efforts for opportunities in the USD $1M range by advising on delivery feasibility, talent availability in Mexico, team structure, and hiring strategy. • Led monthly business reviews and quarterly leadership updates covering staffing, risks, budget, and operational health to support executive visibility and decision-making. • Drove talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and financial governance while optimizing overhead, utilization, and resource allocation. • Built a high-trust culture and strong engagement outcomes, achieving an initial eNPS of 100 and maintaining strong results in subsequent survey cycles.

Information Technology Delivery ManagerIntersog
2020 - 2023

• Led end-to-end software delivery for Financial Services enterprise accounts across Latin America, managing distributed teams of 30+ engineers across Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. • Improved on-time delivery by 18% through stronger delivery governance, execution discipline, and streamlined communication with U.S.-based stakeholders. • Contributed to a 25% expansion of the regional service portfolio by strengthening client relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and aligning delivery execution with long-term business objectives. • Helped recover delivery performance and rebuild client confidence by strengthening governance, improving execution consistency, and driving coordination across QA, automation, and security.

LatAm IT Delivery ManagerHCL Technologies
2020 - 2020

• Led end-to-end delivery across a portfolio of Financial Services and Insurance accounts in Mexico, Chile, and Argentina, coordinating 40+ resources across onsite and offshore teams. • Managed active initiatives with cumulative budgets exceeding USD $2M, achieving 96% on-time and within-budget delivery performance. • Reduced escalation response time by 30% by strengthening coordination with global delivery hubs and clarifying ownership, governance, and escalation paths. • Helped stabilize delivery issues and restore stakeholder confidence through stronger execution control, clearer accountability, and faster cross-regional escalation management.

Education

Degree of Computer SciencesUniversidad de Guadalajara
2004 - 2008
Masters of MBAUniversidad de Guadalajara
2009 - 2010
Doctorate of EngineeringUniversidad de Guadalajara
2012 - 2016

Certification

Total Certifications3

FinOps Certified Practitioner

The Linux Foundation

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

Skills

Core skills0
Languages2

Languages

English
Spanish