Summary
Paulo Soares is a seasoned solution architect and sales business development leader with 11 years of experience delivering transport, energy and public sector solutions at Nokia from pre-sales through delivery. He combines hands-on software engineering roots (C++, Java, XML) with proven line management skills—building and directing multi-site, multicultural teams and managing resources, recruitment and training. Paulo has led product roadmaps and innovation projects such as Broadband on Trains and RPA deployments, translating market trends into commercially viable offerings and RFP-winning proposals. Comfortable in both technical design and commercial negotiations, he routinely owns end-to-end solution sales for systems integrator vertical services. His background spans telecom, IPTV, process automation and aviation maintenance systems, giving him a rare cross-domain perspective on complex, regulated infrastructures. Based in Lisbon, he is particularly skilled at turning fragmented development practices into agile, repeatable delivery models that shrink time-to-market.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Escola Alemã de Lisboa
Degree, Electronics and Computing Engineering specialized in Telecommunications, Degree, Electronics and Computing Engineering specialized in Telecommunications at Instituto Superior Técnico
German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French