AI, engineering and leadership.

I work with leaders on technology strategy, organisational change and the practical adoption of AI.

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Maria Gutierrez in a plum blazer

Experience

25 years of leading engineering through change.

  • PersonioVP of Engineering
  • TwitterVP of Engineering, Strategy and Operations
  • IntercomLondon Head of Engineering
  • FreeAgentVP of Engineering
  • LivingSocialSenior Director of Engineering
  • AdobeEngineer

Services

How I help

Practical support for leaders and leadership teams, from the first conversation to change that lasts.

Main focus

Change and AI transformation

AI rewards organisations that are clear about how they already work. I help leadership teams decide what to change first, bring their people with them, and check that the change is landing.

  • Where to start, and what to leave alone
  • Bringing managers and teams with you
  • Knowing whether it is working

Leadership coaching

A thinking partner for CTOs, VPs and engineering leaders, especially in a new or bigger role.

Product, engineering and the business

Connecting what teams build to how the business creates value: strategy, operating model and measures leadership can trust.

Value for customers

Quality, reliability and support treated as part of the product, because customers feel them first.

Speaking & workshops

Your AI Leadership OS

A hands-on workshop for engineering leaders: set your priorities, redesign your week around them, and build a daily rhythm where AI supports the work and you still make the calls.

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Leading through change

Lessons from acquisitions, hypergrowth, cost reduction and quality crises, and what they teach us about the shift to AI.

Let’s talk about what comes next.