Pedro Lopes Sousa

A beginner

About

Operator and founder across tech, venture capital and consulting. Worked at Google, Amazon, Alibaba and the United Nations. Founder of TherapyPal. Leader of Eleusis Institute, mental health non-profit. Writer at Observador.

 

 

oi@pedrolopessousa.com

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Executive

Head of Business Development

Amazon Web Services

2025 – Present

Lisbon, Portugal

  • Leading partnerships in the region with top software houses and consulting companies
  • Clients include: McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, NTT, CapGemini, Devoteam, Palantir, SAP

Managing Director

Alibaba

2023 - 2023

Madrid, Spain

  • Leading the Iberia & France team x-product lines
  • Clients include: AliPay, Mastercard

Business Development

Google

2020 - 2023

Madrid, Spain

  • Launching product partnerships for Cloud
  • Clients include: NOS, Orange, Vodafone, Feedzai, Caixa Geral

Sales, Partnerships & Business Development

Amazon

2015 - 2019

Madrid, Spain

  • Launch crew of Amazon in Spain
  • Clients include: Nestlè, Diageo, Mars, Coca-Cola, Kraft-Heinz, Unilever, Heineken, Mahou, Xiaomi

Projects, Operations & Analytics

Sonae

October 2016 - March 2018

Porto, Portugal

  • International expansion projects & operations
  • Clients include: Philips, Lazada, Amazon, Worten

Consulting

Product Consultant

United Nations

2024 - 2025

Geneva, Switzerland

  • Design and delivery of global fundraising product for UN agencies, plus ad-hoc product management for other customers
  • Clients include: UNICEF, FAO, Stripe, Saudi Telecom, McKinsey, Bain, Roland Berger, Deloitte, LEK

Startup Consultant

Stanford University Seed Institute

2022 - 2025

California, United States

  • Consulting and mentoring for startup CEOs going through the Seed Institute program

Skills

Business Development

 

  • Strategy Development
  • Business Planning and Vendor Negotiations
  • Cloud FinOps
  • BANT, MEDPIC sales methodologies

Product Management

 

  • Product discovery and development methods
  • AI Prototyping
  • RICE method prioritization
  • UX/UI, design thinking

Education

Catholic University of Portugal

Masters in Management

Major: Business Analytics & Data Science

Grade A

University of Porto

Bachelor of Management

Cross-Registrations: Programming, Databases, Drawing, UX/UI Design

Grade A

Trainings

Military University Institute

Leadership & Command Certificate

Residential bootcamp with role-play, hands-on leadership training in extreme situations

European Institute of Technology

Jumpstarter Program

Seed stage training and mentoring program for startups

Recommendations:

“Pedro brings top-level negotiation skills and analytical accumen to any business.”

Vendor, Amazon

 

“Pedro mixes strong product intuition with business development skills, connecting the dots between building and selling.”

Client, Stripe

Certifications:

Associate Cloud Engineer, Google - 2022

English: CPE C2 - Cambridge University

Spanish: DELE C2 - Instituto Cervantes

French: DALF B2

Memberships & Awards

Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures & Technologies

Fellow

Recognition for leadership in areas around entrepreneurship

College of Economists, Portugal

Associate

Member of the management sciences group

Pedro Lopes Sousa

A beginner

About

Operator and founder across tech, venture capital and consulting. Worked at Google, Amazon, Alibaba and the United Nations. Founder of TherapyPal. Leader of Eleusis Institute, mental health non-profit. Writer at Observador.

 

 

oi@pedrolopessousa.com

(+351) 9***

Linkedin

Executive

Head of Business Development

Amazon Web Services

2025 – Present

Lisbon, Portugal

  • Leading partnerships in the region with top software houses and consulting companies
  • Clients include: McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, NTT, CapGemini, Devoteam, Palantir, SAP

Managing Director

Alibaba

2023 - 2023

Madrid, Spain

  • Leading the Iberia & France team x-product lines
  • Clients include: AliPay, Mastercard

Business Development

Google

2020 - 2023

Madrid, Spain

  • Launching product partnerships for Cloud
  • Clients include: NOS, Orange, Vodafone, Feedzai, Caixa Geral

Sales, Partnerships & Business Development

Amazon

2015 - 2019

Madrid, Spain

  • Launch crew of Amazon in Spain
  • Clients include: Nestlè, Diageo, Mars, Coca-Cola, Kraft-Heinz, Unilever, Heineken, Mahou, Xiaomi

Projects, Operations & Analytics

Sonae

October 2016 - March 2018

Porto, Portugal

  • International expansion projects & operations
  • Clients include: Philips, Lazada, Amazon, Worten

Consulting

Product Consultant

United Nations

2024 - 2025

Geneva, Switzerland

  • Digital fundraising product development

 

  • Clients include: UNICEF, FAO, Stripe, Saudi Telecom, McKinsey, Roland Berger, Bain, Deloitte, Samsung

Startup Consultant

Stanford University Seed Institute

2022 - 2025

California, United States

  • Volunteering in consulting for startups through the Seed program

Skills

Business Development

 

  • Strategy Development
  • Business Planning and Vendor Negotiations
  • Cloud FinOps
  • BANT, MEDPIC sales methodologies

Strategic & Creative Oversight

 

  • Budget Management & Forecasting
  • Timeline Development & Execution
  • Vendor & Contract Negotiation
  • On-Site Production Management

Education

Catholic University of Portugal

Masters in Management

Major: Business Analytics & Data Science

Grade A

University of Porto

Bachelor of Management

Cross-Registrations: Programming, Databases, Drawing, UX/UI Design

Grade A

Trainings

Military University Institute

Leadership & Command Certificate

Residential bootcamp with role-play, hands-on leadership training in extreme situations

European Institute of Technology

Jumpstarter Program

Seed stage training and mentoring program for startups

Recommendations:

“Pedro brings top-level negotiation skills and analytical accumen to any business.”

Vendor, Amazon

 

“Pedro mixes strong product intuition with business development skills, connecting the dots between building and selling.”

Client, Stripe

Certifications:

Associate Cloud Engineer, Google - 2022

English: CPE C2 - Cambridge University

Spanish: DELE C2 - Instituto Cervantes

French: DALF B2

Memberships & Awards

Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures & Technologies

Fellow

Recognition for leadership in areas around entrepreneurship

College of Economists, Portugal

Associate

Member of the management sciences group

Pedro Lopes Sousa

A beginner

About

Operator and founder across tech, venture capital and consulting. Worked at Google, Amazon, Alibaba and the United Nations. Leader of Eleusis Institute, mental health non-profit. Writer at Observador.

 

 

oi@pedrolopessousa.com

(+351) 9***

Linkedin

Executive

Head of Business Development

Amazon Web Services

2025 – Present

Lisbon, Portugal

  • Leading partnerships in the region with top software houses and consulting companies
  • Clients include: McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, NTT, CapGemini, Devoteam, Palantir, SAP

Managing Director

Alibaba

2023 - 2023

Madrid, Spain

  • Leading the Iberia & France team x-product lines
  • Clients include: AliPay, Mastercard

Business Development

Google

2020 - 2023

Madrid, Spain

  • Launching product partnerships for Cloud
  • Clients include: NOS, Orange, Vodafone, Feedzai, Caixa Geral

Sales, Partnerships & Business Development

Amazon

2015 - 2019

Madrid, Spain

  • Launch crew of Amazon in Spain
  • Clients include: Nestlè, Diageo, Mars, Coca-Cola, Kraft-Heinz, Unilever, Heineken, Mahou, Xiaomi

Projects, Operations & Analytics

Sonae

October 2016 - March 2018

Porto, Portugal

  • International expansion projects & operations
  • Clients include: Philips, Lazada, Amazon, Worten

Consulting

Product Consultant

United Nations

2024 - 2025

Geneva, Switzerland

  • Design and delivery of global fundraising product for UN agencies, plus ad-hoc product management for other customers
  • Clients include: UNICEF, FAO, Stripe, Saudi Telecom, McKinsey, Bain, Roland Berger, Deloitte, LEK

Startup Consultant

Stanford University Seed Institute

2022 - 2025

California, United States

  • Consulting and mentoring for startup CEOs going through the Seed Institute program

Skills

Product Management

 

  • Product discovery and development methods
  • AI Prototyping
  • RICE method prioritization
  • UX/UI, design thinking

Business Development

 

  • Strategy Development
  • Business Planning and Vendor Negotiations
  • Cloud FinOps
  • BANT, MEDPIC sales methodologies

Education

Catholic University of Portugal

Masters in Management

Major: Business Analytics & Data Science

Grade A

University of Porto

Bachelor of Management

Cross-Registrations: Programming, Databases, Drawing, UX/UI Design

Grade A

Trainings

Military University Institute

Leadership & Command Certificate

Residential bootcamp with role-play, hands-on leadership training in extreme situations

European Institute of Technology

Jumpstarter Program

Seed stage training and mentoring program for startups

Recommendations:

“Pedro brings top-level negotiation skills and analytical accumen to any business.”

Vendor, Amazon

 

“Pedro mixes strong product intuition with business development skills, connecting the dots between building and selling.”

Client, Stripe

Certifications:

Associate Cloud Engineer, Google - 2022

English: CPE C2 - Cambridge University

Spanish: DELE C2 - Instituto Cervantes

French: DALF B2

Memberships & Awards

Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures & Technologies

Fellow

Recognition for leadership in areas around entrepreneurship

College of Economists, Portugal

Associate

Member of the management sciences group