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ABOUT JOANNA
Joanna Pamphilis has risen as a transformative leader in the tech and banking industries, guiding major organizations through substantial changes and digital evolutions. From a young age, she was determined to overcome cultural barriers and become a powerful role model, utilizing her experiences and challenges to fuel her career and ambitions. Her leadership is characterized by her strong commitment to mentorship, diversity, and continuous innovation, all while maintaining a keen focus on integrating work and life to promote well-being and productivity.
WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION I HAVE LEARNED TO BE THE MORE PRACTICAL APPROACH RATHER THAN STRIVING TO ACHIEVE BALANCE WHICH CAN RESULT IN MISPLACED ENERGY.
Joanna Pamphilis
JOANNA IN A NUTSHELL
Global Head of Investments and Securities Digital Products
UniCredit Bank
area of expertise
Finance / Banking / Investment / Accounting USA 🇺🇸
companies Joanna has worked for
JOANNA AS A LEADER
Success for Joanna revolves around the continuous evolution of her personal values and goals, integrating her passion and drive with a growth mindset and viewing failures as opportunities to learn. Her professional success is marked by her ability to foster accountability, integrity, resilience, and adaptability among her teams. She defines success not only through outcomes but as a state of being, continually striving for personal and professional growth and leveraging her position to influence positive changes in technology and business operations.
Leadership is not about control.
Great Leaders focus on active listening, fostering collaboration, and promoting an environment of learning from failure.
The future of leadership is about agility, being comfortable with ambiguity, fostering a culture of experimenting, learning.
When I think of a leader, I think of someone who leads by example, makes hard decisions, demonstrates integrity, and empowers others.
LEVERAGE MENTORSHIP, KNOW YOUR VALUE, AND CONTINUOUSLY INVEST IN EDUCATING YOURSELF.
Joanna Pamphilis
JOANNA ON PIONEERING WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION
Joanna has embraced the concept of work-life integration instead of work-life balance. This approach involves coordinating her professional and personal life in a complementary way, allowing her to meet both sets of responsibilities. She believes striving for balance creates unrealistic expectations and potential guilt. Joanna's methods include engaging in small acts of kindness, physical activities, reading, and spending time with family. This holistic approach helps her maintain overall health and productivity, even during challenging times.
JOANNA ON CHAMPIONING WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY
As a leader in the FinTech and Banking sectors, Joanna has consistently supported women in technology. She founded the PINK employee resource group at UniCredit, fostering a dynamic network for females in digital, technology, and innovation across 13 countries. By partnering with internal employee resource groups, Joanna supports external organizations like SheTech sponsoring Python bootcamps and has hosted various initiatives such as Women to Women learning seminars and commemoration of International Women's Day and International Girls in ICT Day within UniCredit. Her efforts help create a more inclusive work environment, driving innovation through diversity of thought.
CONTINUOUS LEARNING—FORMAL, INFORMAL, FROM OTHERS, AND SELF-TAUGHT ACROSS VARIOUS EXPERIENCES—FUELS MY INTERNAL DRIVE AND MOTIVATION TO BECOME A BETTER LEADER, FROM THE INCEPTION OF MY CAREER TO NOW.
Joanna on becoming a better leader
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