Sandro Mota Oliveira
Strategy and growth-driven executive with 10+ years of experience leading organisational transformation, real estate investment advisory, and international expansion. Track record contributing to €250M+ in transactions and delivering value through restructuring, market entry execution, and board-level advisory. Educated at leading global institutions including IE University, Berkeley Haas, Porto Business School and Católica Porto Business school, recognised for aligning strategy with execution and scaling performance in complex environments.
Key Skills
1. Corporate Strategy
2. Organisational Transformation
3. Corporate Real Estate
4. Investment Advising
5. Corporate Governance
Career Path
Sandro Mota Oliveira is a strategy and investment executive with international experience across real estate advisory, corporate transformation, and growth-driven organisations. His career spans leadership roles in investment, portfolio development, and organisational restructuring, combining operational execution with board-level advisory across multiple markets.
He began his professional trajectory in real estate investment advisory, managing transactions for high-net-worth and institutional clients and contributing to over €200 million in completed deals. Building on this foundation, he progressed into commercial and development leadership roles, coordinating multidisciplinary teams on large-scale projects exceeding €250 million and driving measurable value creation through pricing optimisation and strategic positioning.
He later assumed executive leadership responsibility for a €300 million development portfolio, overseeing strategy, operations, and investor relations while leading cross-functional teams and executing long-term value creation initiatives. This was followed by strategic advisory roles supporting executive boards on corporate growth, structured finance initiatives, and governance frameworks.
As Chief Operating Officer of a multi-market travel technology platform, he directed organisational restructuring and international expansion into seven new geographies, aligning operational models to support scalability and financial sustainability.
Currently, he serves in executive leadership within real estate advisory, focusing on corporate strategy, organisational structuring, and investor engagement, contributing to market positioning and sustainable growth initiatives across hospitality, residential, and commercial assets.
He holds executive education credentials from IE University, Porto Business School, Berkeley Haas, and Católica Porto Business School. His leadership approach is shaped by a background in high-performance sport and defined by resilience, execution discipline, and long-term strategic perspective.