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Stefano Pauluzzi

Stefano Pauluzzi

Dubai

Summary

Senior service operations and performance leader with 10+ years of international experience across regulated environments, hospitality, logistics, and large-scale service organizations. I specialize in stabilizing service delivery, improving operational performance, mitigating risk, and protecting reputation and revenue during periods of growth and change. I bring a data-driven, hands-on leadership style, with experience leading complex service operations across Europe, the Middle East, and China. Currently Head of Service Excellence at IFZA, focused on service governance, process standardization, complaint escalation, and execution discipline across the organization.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of Service Excellence

IFZA Global International Free Zone Authority
Dubai, DU
01.2025 - Current

Lead service excellence and service operations governance across the organization to ensure consistent, reliable delivery.

Oversee complaint escalation and resolution mechanisms, supporting revenue protection, retention, and brand reputation.

Drive process standardization and performance discipline across cross-functional teams during periods of growth.

Use data, customer feedback, and operational insights to identify risk, gaps, and improvement opportunities.

Partner with senior leadership and L&D to strengthen execution capability and accountability.

GLOBAL QUALITY MANAGER

KERZNER INTERNATIONAL
Dubai, UAE
01.2023 - 12.2024

Oversaw quality across a global portfolio of 20 luxury properties, ensuring consistent LQA, Forbes, and brand standards.

Contributed to two consecutive years of improvement in key quality and reputation indicators.

Led quality readiness for six major property openings, ensuring operational alignment, standards deployment, and training.

Designed guest-journey frameworks and feedback tools to strengthen service delivery and identify improvement opportunities.

LOGISTICS CONSULTANT

BRIDGESTONE EMEA
Milan, Italy
04.2022 - 12.2022

Shipping management, Cost Optimization, Process Improvements and Data Analytics.

SHIPPING CONSULTANT

FEREST SHIPPING SRL
Udine, Italy
09.2020 - 03.2022

Sea Freight Consultancies - Shipping Consultancies - Customs Clearance - Client Relation Management

FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

INTERCONTINENTAL NECC
Shanghai, China
03.2018 - 06.2020

Led the Front Office team, first as Acting Front Office Manager and officially promoted in January 2020.

Drove Quality Assurance, Customer Satisfaction, Loyalty Recognition, and overall Service Excellence within the department.

Oversaw the Club Lounge operations, ensuring full compliance with HACCP protocols.

Achieved all departmental KPIs for two consecutive years.

Increased Guest Satisfaction by 3.5%, from 86.5% to 90.0%, during my tenure.

ASSISTANT FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

INTERCONTINENTAL JING’AN
Shanghai, China
07.2017 - 02.2018

GUEST RELATION MANAGER

INTERCONTINENTAL SHANGHAI JING’AN
Shanghai, China
07.2016 - 06.2017
  • I managed the Guest Relations Team qualifying myself for the role of Loyalty Champion within the property, increasing Loyalty Recognition by 5% percentage compared to the previous year.

FRONT OFFICE SUPERVISOR

JUMEIRAH AT ETIHAD TOWERS
Abu Dhabi, UAE
01.2016 - 06.2016

FRONT OFFICE AGENT

INTERCONTINENTAL DOHA
Doha, Qatar
10.2014 - 12.2015

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE

KEMPINSKI HOTEL YINCHUAN
Yinchuan, China
04.2013 - 09.2014

Trainee

TECNOCASA - REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Bologna, Italy
01.2010 - 12.2010

Education

Master’s Degree - Supply Chain Management

ROME BUSINESS SCHOOL
Rome
10.2022

Master’s Degree - Hotel Management

LES ROCHES MARBELLA
Marbella
10.2013

Bachelor’s Degree - Political, Organizational And Economic Sciences

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA
Bologna
02.2011

Skills

  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Microsoft Office (Advanced)
  • Opera
  • SAP ERP
  • Adobe Reader Pro
  • People Management
  • Business Administration
  • Accounting
  • Quality Assurance
  • Process Improvements

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt: in progress, completion March 2024
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, 2023
  • Microsoft Excel LinkedIn Skill Assessment badge, 2022
  • Leading Others Certification, 2019
  • Chinese Language Certificate, 2018
  • Cross Training in Finance, 2015
  • Cross Training in Reservations, 2015
  • Customers focus Online Courses, 2015

Additional Information

Nationality: Italian

Date of birth: 12 March 1988

Languages

English
Spanish
Italian

Timeline

Head of Service Excellence

IFZA Global International Free Zone Authority
01.2025 - Current

GLOBAL QUALITY MANAGER

KERZNER INTERNATIONAL
01.2023 - 12.2024

LOGISTICS CONSULTANT

BRIDGESTONE EMEA
04.2022 - 12.2022

SHIPPING CONSULTANT

FEREST SHIPPING SRL
09.2020 - 03.2022

FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

INTERCONTINENTAL NECC
03.2018 - 06.2020

ASSISTANT FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

INTERCONTINENTAL JING’AN
07.2017 - 02.2018

GUEST RELATION MANAGER

INTERCONTINENTAL SHANGHAI JING’AN
07.2016 - 06.2017

FRONT OFFICE SUPERVISOR

JUMEIRAH AT ETIHAD TOWERS
01.2016 - 06.2016

FRONT OFFICE AGENT

INTERCONTINENTAL DOHA
10.2014 - 12.2015

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE

KEMPINSKI HOTEL YINCHUAN
04.2013 - 09.2014

Trainee

TECNOCASA - REAL ESTATE AGENCY
01.2010 - 12.2010

Master’s Degree - Supply Chain Management

ROME BUSINESS SCHOOL

Master’s Degree - Hotel Management

LES ROCHES MARBELLA

Bachelor’s Degree - Political, Organizational And Economic Sciences

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA
Stefano Pauluzzi